6
1
1
4
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1
= 15
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MI vs RCB, 1st T20, IPL 2021 summary
RCB
160-8(20.0)
RCB won by 2 wickets
MI
(20.0)159-9
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P'ship : 2(2)
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That's the end of our live coverage from Onecricket for the opening encounter of Vivo IPL 14. Stay tuned for tomorrow's match between the Master up against his apprentice. MS led Chennai Super Kings will lock horns against the Delhi Capitals led by the youngest captain the competition Rishabh Pant. Till then it's ta-ta and good night from me, Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and my co-commentators Vikhyat Jain and Nikhil Anand.
Harshal Patel: When they traded me they told me I was part of the plans and would bowl at the death. Absolutely happy to be here to repay the faith showed in me. I didn't know I was the first to get a five-for against Mumbai. Whatever momentum I had I wanted to make use of it. This is my first five-for in 98 matches and to get it against a team like Mumbai is special. I've just been working a lot on my yorker, become more confident in bowling it at different stages of the game. I was always good with length balls and slower balls.
Harshal Patel gets the Man of the Match Award.
Virat Kohli, RCB skipper: Last time we won the first game we played as well. It was important to play agains the strongest opposition to test the depth of your team. Everyone got involved, everyone's got game time. Lot of options in the kitty which helped bring the game back. To be honest, the pitch was looking decent in the first half. I thought the dew might help, but as the ball got slower the ball got slower and the length ball got difficult to get away. That's why all those partnerships were crucial. It's not a ground where you can hit through the line unless the situation demands it. It's not going to be that momentum that you see in the IPL. especially in Chennai. The shot that Pollard got out to, invariably in Wankhede and a couple of other stadiums that's sailing into the stands. Those last six overs for us with the ball were probably the best we've ever had. Harshal is relishing the role. He is going to be our designated death bowler. Very confident about what he wants to bring to the table and as a captain you want someone with that clarity. In T20 cricket that's all you ask from the bowler. And the wickets that he got weren't fluke wickets. He actually wanted the guys to hit the ball where he wanted them caught. Maxi we wanted him to bat at 4. Rajat he's solid, an exciting prospect, plays spin well. We want Maxi to come in after a nice set u, but even if we lose early wickets he becomes a different player. You saw today, he's a different player with 10-15 balls behind him. Changed the momentum for us in the middle overs. It's a difficult one, AB is probably the only player who's so versatile and can do what he did on slow pitches today, so we have to understand. If there's a partnership on, you might see a totally different order. But in a tricky chase you want some options in the back end, where the opposition thinks it's not over till he gets out.
Murali Kartik invites the winning captain Virat Kohli for a conversation.
Harshal Patel gets the Upstox Most Valuable Asset of the Match Award. Gets a trophy a cheque of Rs 1 lakh.
Virat Kohli gets the Cred Powerplayer of the Match. He looked in good touch during the powerplay.
Chris Lynn gets the Unacademy Let's Crack it Sixes Award. He smashed three sixes during his knock of 49.
Harshal Patel gets the Dream 11 Game Changer of the Match. Gets a Dream11 Trophy and cheque of Rs 1 lakh.
AB de Villiers get the Safari Super Striker of the Match Award. Gets a trophy and a cheque of Rs 1 lakh.
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