RCB vs MI Highlights, IPL 2023: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis Power Royal Challengers Bangalore to 8-wicket Victory

Virat Kohli finishes it off in style with a six. Sensational from Kohli and Faf du Plessis as Royal Challengers Bangalore crush Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets. It was a dominating performance from RCB as they outclassed the five-time champions in all three departments. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis were too good for Mumbai Indians bowlers tonight as the two batters completely dominated the opposition with their nonchalant shots. Royal Challengers Bangalore (172/2 in 16.2 overs) beat Mumbai Indians (171/7) by 8 wickets. (Virat Kohli 82*, Faf du Plessis 73)

Glenn Maxwell hits back-to-back sixes against his countrymen Cameron Green here. RCB are inch closer to winning here.

OUT! Cameron Green takes his first wicket of IPL as Dinesh Karthik departs for a duck. It was on the pads and DK flicked it over mid-wicket where Tilak Varma grabbed an easy catch. RCB still way ahead in the game. RCB 149/2 in 15.3 overs

OUT! Arshad Khan finally gets the first breakthrough for Royal Challengers Bangalore as Faf du Plessis departs for 73. The RCB skipper went for a big shot and the ball went in the air for a long time which allowed Tim David to get under it as he took a fine catch. RCB 148/1 in 13.5 overs

Jofra Archer finished his spell with a 10-run over as Virat Kohli smacked him for a fine six over the deep square leg. Archer’s Mumbai Indians debut didn’t go as planned as he dropped Kohli on the first ball of his over and ended the match wicketless. RCB 139/0 in 4 overs

Jason Behrendorff returned to the attack and Virat Kohli welcomed him with a boundary, while Faf du Plessis hit a six and a four to collect 16 runs from his over. The required run rate is 6.14 and RCB will look to finish the match early now to better their NRR. RCB 129/0 in 13 overs

What a fine start to IPL 2023 by Virat Kohli as he completes his fifty with a fine half-century. He ran some quick runs in this knock so far and has also hit boundaries at regular intervals to put pressure on the bowlers. RCB 113/0 in 12 overs

A 100-run partnership between Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli here as Mumbai Indians bowlers are looking completely clueless here. Kohli smacked Piyush Chawla for a maximum to bring up 100 for RCB as they are on course for a massive victory here. RCB 108/0 in 11 overs

Fabolous knock from Faf du Plessis so far as he completes his fifty with a maximum and followed it up with another six to put pressure on young Hrithik Shokeen. 17 runs came off the over. Brilliant from the two RCB senior pros. RCB 97/0 in 10 overs

Virat Kohli hits it straight as an arrow for a boundary but it turned out to be another fine over from Piyush Chawla as five runs came off his third. He is the only bowler who has managed to trouble Faf du Plessis a bit tonight. RCB 80/0 in 9 overs

Cameron Green into the attack and it turned out to be a good over for Royal Challengers Bangalore as Faf du Plessis hit a six and a couple of boundaries. 17 runs came off the over and it’s turning bad to worse for debutant Green here. RCB 75/0 in 8 overs

Another tidy over from Piyush Chawla as only five runs came off it. The pressure is now on Mumbai Indians to break the partnership. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are looking in decent touches here and they are finding runs with ease. RCB 58/0 in 7 overs

Virat Kohli smashed Jofra Archer for a boundary over deep mid-wicket to bring up the fifty for Royal Challengers Bangalore. A dominating powerplay for RCB and it’s great to see the opening pair of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis finally clicking well. RCB 53/0 in 6 overs

A tight over from Piyush Chawla as only five runs came off it. It was nice to see Piyush Chawla bowl after a very long time. He was disciplined with his line and length and didn’t give any room to batters to free their arms. RCB 45/0 in 5 overs

Jofra Archer dropped Virat Kohli on the first ball of his Mumbai Indians career and then the batting maestro punished him hard with a six and a four. 10 runs came off the over. It was a decent one from Archer and Kohli showed his class by founding the boundaries. RCB 40/0 in 4 overs

Faf du Plessis stamped his authority over Jason Beherendorff here by smashing him for a couple of sixes and a four. A big over for RCB as 16 runs came off it. The momentum is in Bangalore’s favour and now they have to continue it to strengthen their grip. RCB 30/0 in 3 overs

Arshad Khan started the over with three wides in a row and then got hit for a four by Virat Kohli. However, he bounced back well in the second half of the over. 9 runs came off the over. Kohli is batting with a positive intent which is a good sign for RCB. RCB 14/0 in 2 overs

A tidy over from Jason Behrendorff as only five runs came off it. The Aussie joined the game replacing Suryakumar Yadav. Virat Kohli took a couple of quick singles and looking confident with his body language here. RCB 5/0 in 1 over

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are out in the middle to start the chase for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Impact Player Jason Behrendorff will start the proceedings with the new ball

Tilka Varma played a rollicking knock of 84 not-out, in 46 balls, to guide Mumbai Indians to 171 for 7 in 20 overs. The right-hand batter played a phenomenal knock to lift the MI innings which was reeling at 105 for 6 at one stage. His 50-run stand with Nehal Wadhera and a 48-run unbeaten partnership with Arshad Khan did wonders for Mumbai.