MI posted a massive total of 213 for RCB to chase but RCB batsmen were getting out like a falling deck of cards chasing that total. RCB bowled well with Umesh Yadav producing 2 successive gem balls clean bowling SA Yadav and Ishan Kishen for golden ducks in the very first over, but Rohit Sharma and Evin Lewis let the fightback with a partnership of 108 runs for third wicket. Rohit Sharma was careful in building the innings giving most the strike to Evin lewis initially and then accelerated at the end. It was a good surface to bat on with the ball coming on to the bat. RCB bowlers could not contain the MI batsmen and gave away runs. Evin Lewis was fluent with the bat not giving any opportunities to the opposition, striking the ball cleanly and fearlessly. Mohammad Siraj showed some brilliance by bowling some execellent dot balls but all other bowler including Umesh were been hit mercilessly by Rohit and Pandya brothers.
RCB faltered again chasing the humongous total of 213, It was only Kohli for RCB firing and no body else in RCB. It was a MI day today with the bowlers performing well. Mitchell McClenaghan bowled well to take off ABD and deKock early to set the tempo, lateron excellent bowling from Krunal Pandya and young Markande started the RCB collapse. Kohli was left watching RCB batsmen depart on the other end, it was awful to watch Kohli’s frustrations.
RCB need to really think their run chase and fix their bowling combinations, Chahal is not performing, time to try some other combination, batting is not working as well, need to get Sarfaraz come in early and settle down, he is not a lower order batsmen. Any other comments?
