IPL 2023: SKY blue rules over RCB as MI go third

Surya's 35-ball 83 helps Mumbai win by six wickets with 21 balls to spare

MUMBAI: Not often do you see Suryakumar Yadav adopt a cautious approach to start his innings. On Tuesday, with Mumbai Indians in a dicey position, Surya first steadied the innings before launching into the Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) attack to guide MI to a comfortable six-wicket win at the jam-packed Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

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When Surya walked into bat, MI had got a healthy start but saw Ishan Kishan and skipper Rohit Sharma dismissed within the space of three balls to Wanindu Hasaranga (2-53) in the fifth over. He could have taken the attack to the RCB bowlers with one over of powerplay still to be bowled, but he chose otherwise and along with Nehal Wadhera, he decided to build the innings.

In the end, Surya's 35-ball 83 (7x4; 6x6) - his fourth half-century in six matches - and Wadhera's (52*, 34; 4x4, 3x6) second fifty on the trot helped them put on a 66-ball 140-run partnership for the third wicket which guided MI to a comfortable win with 3.3 overs to spare. The win moved them to third in the standings with 12 points. More importantly, the early chase improved their run-rate as well.

Surya first showed real signs of aggression off the15th ball he faced when he launched Hasaranga's short one into the deep midwicket stands. That set up Surya for the launch and none of the RCB bowlers were spared.

1/10:IPL 2023: SKY blitz helps Mumbai Indians thrash RCB

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2/10:​Suryakumar Yadav

<p>Suryakumar Yadav hammered 83 off 35 balls as Mumbai Indians thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on Tuesday to jump from eighth to third in the IPL points table. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

3/10:RCB run charge

<p>RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (65) and Glenn Maxwell (68) lit up the first innings after put into bat. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

4/10:Leading from the front

<p>The in-form Du Plessis survived a dropped catch on nought before he hit back and registered his sixth half-century of the season. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

5/10:Big Show

<p>Maxwell greeted Chris Jordan with two sixes in his opening over but the pace bowler pulled things back in his final two and dismissed Dinesh Karthik (30). Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

6/10:Virat Kohli

<p>Jason Behrendorff struck early with two wickets including that of Virat Kohli (1), as he returned figures of 3/36. </p>IANS

7/10:Faf's Big Show

<p>At 16/2, Du Plessis and Maxwell combined to punish the Mumbai attack, hitting seven sixes between them in their fourth century partnership of the season. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

8/10:SKY not the limit

<p>Chasing 200 to win, Suryakumar put on a blistering stand of 140 with Nehal Wadhera (52*), as Mumbai romped home with 21 balls to spare at Wankhede Stadium. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

9/10:SKY's IPL best

<p>Suryakumar's blitz laced with six sixes was his IPL best and made RCB's 199/6 look a small total. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

10/10:Ishan Kishan

<p>Opener Ishan Kishan hit a quick-fire 42 but Mumbai slipped to 52/2 when skipper Rohit Sharma fell for seven to extend his batting slump. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN

IPL 2023: Suryakumar Yadav blitz helps Mumbai Indians thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore

Josh Hazlewood conceded two fours in the 12th over, he then hit a four and a six off Mohammed Siraj in the 14th. Then came the big one - the 15th bowled by Hasaranga - who ended up conceding 20 in the over with Surya scoring 15 of them.

In the 16th over bowled by Vyshak, the right-hand batter hit two sixes and a boundary before holing out but by that time he had done his job. At the other end, left-hander Wadhera made sure he didn't play any rash shots and followed Surya's instructions to the T.

Once he had settled down, he also showed why MI have invested in him by playing some solid shots. He was dropped on 15 by Hasaranga and he made RCB pay for it.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore recovered from losing Virat Kohli in the first overs of the innings to post 199 for six thanks to skipper Faf du Plessis (65, 41b; 5x4, 3x6), who was dropped in the first over by Nehal Wadhera, and Glenn Maxwell's (68, 33b; 8x4, 4x6) third-wicket partnership of 120 in just 62 balls.

1/10:IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians set unique run-chase record

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2/10:​Mumbai Indians

<p>Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore to become the first team to pull off three successful run-chases of 200 runs in a single IPL season. </p>AFP

3/10:MI rise to 3rd spot

<p>MI beat RCB by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday to move to the third spot with 12 points in the IPL 2023 standings. </p>ANI

4/10:​Suryakumar Yadav

<p>Suryakumar Yadav hammered 83 off 35 balls as MI chased down a total of 200 runs set by RCB in just 16.3 overs. </p>IANS

5/10:Match-winning partnership

<p>Suryakumar put on a blistering stand of 140 with Nehal Wadhera (52*), as Mumbai romped home with 21 balls to spare. </p>ANI

6/10:SKY blitz

<p>Suryakumar reached his 50 in 26 balls and kept up the charge with a string of sixes and fours. </p>IANS

7/10:The record

<p>This is MI's third successful 200-plus run chase of IPL 2023, the most by a team in a single season. </p>AFP

8/10:200-run chase

<p>MI's first successful run chase of 200-plus runs this season came against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on April 30. </p>ANI

9/10:SKY is the limit

<p>Suryakumar smashed 29-ball 55 as MI chased down the 213-run target to win the match by six wickets. </p>ANI

10/10:Mayhem in Mohali

<p>MI's second such triumphant chase came against Punjab Kings in Mohali on May 3.</p>IANS

IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians set unique run-chase record

Unfortunately for them it was way short.