The Mumbai Indians have arrived at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai for Match 1 of VIVOIPL 2021
Match 1. Royal Challengers Bangalore win the toss and elect to field.
MI have lost each of their last eight season openers in IPL.
MI have won their last five matches in Chennai.
RCB have lost their last five matches in Chennai.
MI have won eight of their last 10 encounters v RCB.
Well, we will know in couple of hours! However, SKYβs cool assuring gesture in the match was definitely memorable!
RCB Captain Kohli wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in the season opener of VIVOIPL 2021.
Match 1. Mumbai Indians XI: R Sharma, C Lynn, I Kishan, S Yadav, H Pandya, K Pollard, K Pandya, M Jansen, R Chahar, T Boult, J Bumrah
Match 1. Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: V Kohli, R Patidar, AB de Villiers, G Maxwell, W Sundar, D Christian, K Jamieson, H Patel, S Ahmed, M Siraj, Y Chahal
20-year-old Marco Jansen who impressed Virat Kohli during Indiaβs tour of South Africa in 2018 is making his IPL debut today.
Match 1. 3.6: WICKET! R Sharma (19) is out, run out (Virat Kohli), 24/1
MI- 30/0 (5 Overs)
Suryakumar Yadav (5) Chris Lynn (6)
1st wicket in IPL 2020 - Rohit Sharma
1st wicket in IPL 2021- Rohit Sharma
1st boundary in IPL 2020 - Rohit Sharma
1st boundary in IPL 2021- Rohit Sharma
That is king Rohit Sharma for you!
3 RCB Debutants tonight - Mohammed Siraj, Kyle Jamieson and Glenn Maxwell!
OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Jamieson has got a wicket on his last ball! Broken the stand which was taking the game away from Bangalore. First one for Kyle!
Mumbai: 94/2 (12 overs)