MI win run-feast, RR notch-up fifth win in five games

Mumbai Indians won their first game of this IPL season with a 18-run win over RCB in a run-feast in Bangalore. MI posted 209/7 thanks to fifties from Unmukt Chand and Lendl Simmons and a 15-ball 42 from Rohit Sharma. (Source: BCCI)

Invited to bat first, MI got off to a good start before David Wiese dismissed Parthiv Patel. MI 47/1. (Source: BCCI)

Unmukt Chand and Lendl Simmons then took the attack to the RCB bowlers and scored a very fast pace. Simmons brought up his fifty off 36 balls and Chand did the same in 33 balls. Both shared a 72-run stand. (Source: BCCI)

After losing Simmons, Chand and Rohit in quick succession, MI slowed a bit a 6-ball 16 from Hardik Pandya selped them post 209/7. (Source: BCCI)

Chasing 210 for a win, RCB never got going. They scored below 6 runs per over and lost Manvinder Bisla in the 5th over. RCB 26/2. (Source: BCCI)

In a bizarre incident, Pollard had a tape on his mouth, a gesture against the umpires after he had a little exchange with Chris Gayle. (Source: BCCI)

RCB pinned hopes on Gayle but the West Indian disappointed. He scored a 24-ball 10 and got out leaving RCB in the lurch. (Source: BCCI)

RCB lost Kohli, Karthik, Rossouw and it was AB de Villiers who thought of pulling off an incredible win. He dealt in only fours and sixes. AB came in when RCB required 148 runs off 57 balls. He smashed a 11-ball 41 before getting out. (Source: BCCI)

The hope was over for RCB but Iqbal Abdullah and David Wiese shared a 58-run stand off 28 balls to give a glimmer. It was not to be as RCB fell short by 19 runs. (Source: BCCI)

In the first match of the day, the two unbeaten teams of IPL 8, CSK and RR faced each other. CSK were reduced to 39/9 by RR. Smith held onto one end and scored a 29-ball 40. (Source: BCCI)

Darren Bravo and Mahendra Singh Dhoni stitched together a 91-run stand to lift CSK to 156/4. Bravo scored 62* while Dhoni scored a slow 31*. (Source: BCCI)

The target was never imposing for RR. Returning to the team, Shane Watson smashed a 47-ball 73. (Source: BCCI)

Ajinkya Rahane continued his good form and a superb innings and carried RR to the end with a 55-ball 76 unbeaten innings. (Source: BCCI)

A record 144-run stand between Watson and Rahane made the chase a walk in the park. RR defeated CSK by 8 wickets. (Source: BCCI)