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RCB have defeated MI by 8 wickets with the help of solid 148 run Opening Partnership between Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis in the run chase. Talking about this match, RCB winning the toss invited MI to bat first and their bowlers completely dominated Mumbai batters with the ball, as Mumbai were reduced to a below par total of 105/6 in 15.3 overs but Tilak Verma's solid knock off unbeaten 84 from 46 balls helped MI to post a decent total of 171/7 in 20 overs.
RCB Skipper Faf du Plessis won Man of the Match award for his 73 off 43 balls and Virat Kohli ended up scoring unbeaten 82 runs from 49 balls. King Kohli finished off the game in style with a shot very similar to that off the iconic MS Dhoni's six which won India the World Cup trophy 12 years ago on same day.
Numbers and Stats from RCB vs MI game:
4 - Since 2021, RCB has defeated MI in all 4 IPL meetings consecutively.
Teams with most consecutive victories against MI in IPL:
RCB : 4 (2021-23)
CSK : 4 (2014-15)
RR : 4 (2018-19)
RCB vs MI in last 4 IPL matches:
RCB win by 2 wickets in Chennai, 2021
RCB win by 54 runs in Dubai, 2021
RCB win by 7 wickets in Pune, 2022
RCB win by 8 wickets in Bengaluru, 2023
14 - Dinesh Karthik recorded his 14th career duck in IPL.
Most ducks in IPL:
Rohit Sharma - 14
Mandeep Singh - 14
Dinesh Karthik - 14
50 - Virat Kohli became first Indian Player to register 50 fifty-plus scores in IPL history.
Most fifty-plus scores by an Indian batsman in IPL:
Virat Kohli - 50
Shikhar Dhawan - 49
Rohit Sharma - 41
84 - Tilak Verma smashed 84*(46) in this game while batting at number 5 position.
Highest Score for MI batsman in IPL while batting at number 5 (or) lower position:
Hardik Pandya - 91(34) vs KKR in Kolkata, 2019
Kieron Pollard - 87*(34) vs CSK in Delhi, 2021
Tilak Verma - 84*(46) vs RCB in Bengaluru, 2023
148 - Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis had 148 run Opening partnership between them.
Highest Opening Partnership for RCB in IPL:
Virat Kohli-Devdutt Padikkal : 181* vs RR in Mumbai-WS, 2021
Tillakaratne Dilshan-Chris Gayle : 167 vs PWI in Bengaluru, 2013
Virat Kohli-Faf du Plessis : 148 vs MI in Bengaluru, 2023
200 - Rohit Sharma played his 200th game as captain in T20 cricket.
Most matches as Captain in T20s:
MS Dhoni - 307
Daren Sammy - 208
Rohit Sharma - 200
909 - Virat Kohli has scored most runs (909) against Mumbai Indians in T20 history.
Most runs vs MI in T20s:
Virat Kohli - 909
Shikhar Dhawan - 871
KL Rahul - 867
2013 - Since 2013, Mumbai Indians have always lost their first game of an IPL season 11 out of 11 times.
Mumbai Indians in their first match of the IPL season since 2013:
2013 - Lost to RCB by 2 runs
2014 - Lost to KKR by 41 runs
2015 - Lost to KKR by 3 wickets
2016 - Lost to RPS by 9 wickets
2017 - Lost to RPS by 7 wickets
2018 - Lost to CSK by 1 wicket
2019 - Lost to DC by 37 runs
2020 - Lost to CSK by 5 wickets
2021 - Lost to RCB by 2 wickets
2022 - Lost to DC by 4 wickets
2023 - Lost to RCB by 8 wickets
