IPL 2016: RCB vs MI - Leading from the front, skippe- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Leading from the front, skipper Rohit Sharma smashed 62 off just 44 balls to guide Mumbai Indians to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.

In This Pic : Team Royal Challengers Bangalore, Team Mumbai Indians

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Batting first, Bangalore managed 170/7 in 20 overs. Travis Head (37) was the top scorer for the side. In reply, riding on Rohit's innings and Kieron Pollard's quick-fire unbeaten 19-ball 39, defending champions Mumbai chased down the total easily as they posted 171/4 in 18 overs to bag their second win of the season. Iqbal Abdulla (3-40) was the pick of the bowlers for Bangalore.

In This Pic : Travis Head

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Chasing a challenging target of 171, Mumbai got off to a poor start, losing opener Parthiv Patel (5) in the second over itself. But his opening partner Rohit Sharma and incoming Ambati Rayudu (31) held on to score at a good pace without losing any further wickets to score 51/1 after the completion of the powerplay.

In This Pic : Team Royal Challengers Bangalore

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Earlier put into bat, the visitors got off to a flying start, scoring 49 for the loss of one wicket after the completion of powerplay. K.L. Rahul took the initiative at the start, smashing two fours and two sixes for his 14-ball 23, but the right-handed batsman fell in the fourth over to the bowling of Mitchell McClenaghan to give Mumbai their first breakthrough. But the wicket did not stop incoming batsman AB de Villiers (29) and opener Virat Kohli (33) from playing their natural game.

In This Pic : Virat Kohli

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But the 11th over of the Bangalore innings saw a big twist in the game as off-spinner Krunal Pandya dismissed in-form Kohli (caught at long-off) followed by De Villiers (stumped) to bring Mumbai back into the game. Bangalore, after the two quick blows, were reduced to 93/3.

In This Pic : Krunal Pandya

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