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MI vs RCB, 5th T20, IPL 2023 summary
RCB
172-2(16.2)
RCB won by 8 wickets 🏆
MI
(20.0)171-7
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P'ship : 23(5)
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What a batting masterclass we have witnessed tonight from Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli as they see their team home with plenty of deliveries left. A lot of thinking to do for Rohit Sharma and co before playing the next game.
For now, it's me AkshayaKrishna Polya signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Arijit Kundu and Ninaad Dixit, who alongside our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav brought you all the live-action of this mouth-watering fixture. Join us for matches across the world. We will meet tomorrow again. Until then, it's a goodbye!
For now, it's me AkshayaKrishna Polya signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Arijit Kundu and Ninaad Dixit, who alongside our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav brought you all the live-action of this mouth-watering fixture. Join us for matches across the world. We will meet tomorrow again. Until then, it's a goodbye!
Faf du Plessis (RCB Captain and POTM): "It was nice for us to start the way we did in the powerplay. Siraj with his tail up is a beautiful thing to see isn't it? The confidence that he got the last few months playing for India is really important for us so he set the tone really well for us. Our bowlers stuck to their task really well. The last 2 or 3 overs there's a bit of learning to try and improve at the death there. When you are asked how to bat in a chase, that is a pretty good example.
The cutters were working really well so if you took some pace off the ball, it wasn't so easy to hit the ball. If you got in some good positions and played some good cricketing shots there was value for that as well. Credit to the groundsmen for making a fantastic wicket. Even the spinners, there was something for them if you bowl in good areas. Really good allround cricket wicket.
Its my first time playing here as a home player. Always a special place and the atmosphere especially when you are batting with Virat Kohli. That energy that comes off him and also the crowd, how they get behind you. Its a special place.
You have to try and keep up with the youngsters and put in the work. I try and make sure that I still push the old hamstrings so I can move as quickly as I wanna move on the field like in the young days. So its very important for me to keep doing that. Staying fit and making sure that I play as much cricket as possible.
The confidence, the start of campaign. All of us are confidence players. You want to start a tournament with a band so that will be huge for both of us to get that confidence going."
The cutters were working really well so if you took some pace off the ball, it wasn't so easy to hit the ball. If you got in some good positions and played some good cricketing shots there was value for that as well. Credit to the groundsmen for making a fantastic wicket. Even the spinners, there was something for them if you bowl in good areas. Really good allround cricket wicket.
Its my first time playing here as a home player. Always a special place and the atmosphere especially when you are batting with Virat Kohli. That energy that comes off him and also the crowd, how they get behind you. Its a special place.
You have to try and keep up with the youngsters and put in the work. I try and make sure that I still push the old hamstrings so I can move as quickly as I wanna move on the field like in the young days. So its very important for me to keep doing that. Staying fit and making sure that I play as much cricket as possible.
The confidence, the start of campaign. All of us are confidence players. You want to start a tournament with a band so that will be huge for both of us to get that confidence going."
Faf du Plessis: Player of the Match
Faf du Plessis: Active catch of the Match (for dismissal of Hrithik Shokeen)
Nehal Wadhera: Longest six of the Match
Tilak Varma: Most fours of the Match
Tilak Varma: Most valuable asset of the Match
Tilak Varma: Game changer of the Match
Tilak Varma: Electric Striker of the Match
11:21 PM IST | Time for post-match presentations...
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