Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 8: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians"

Hello and Welcome to the 8th Match of the IPL 2011 season between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians are riding high with Success and Royal Challengers Bangalore are on other side looks ordinary. Lets see if Royal Challengers Bangalore can match to the standards of Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first. Royal Challengers bangalore opened the batting with MA Agarwal and TM Dilshan, for Mumbai Indians SL Malinga opened the bowling. MA Agarwal was bowled of the very first scorching yorker from SL Malinga. V Kohli came and left soon when he was out to KA Pollard. AB de Villiers and TM Dilshan slowly tried to repair the innings of Royal challengers bangalore. Inspite of the late blitz Royal challengers Bangalore managed to score 140 for the loss of 4 wickets in their 20 overs. For Royal challengers banglore TM Dilshan scored 59* and AB de Villiers scored 38, for Mumbai Indians SL Malinga and KA Pollard took two wickets each.

In reply Mumbai Indians opened the batting with the Master Sachin Tendulkar and DJ Jacobs, for Royal Challengers Bangalore Z Khan opened the bowling. DJ Jacobs gave a good start to Mumbai Indians and was later bowled of DP Nannes for 22 trying to score quick. After DJ Jacobs exit AT Rayudu joined Sachin Tendulkar and made sure there were no more hiccups and took Mumbai Indians home with 9 wickets 9 balls to spare. AT Rayudu and Sachin Tendulkar both scored 50's. For Mumbai Indians AT Rayudu scored 63* and Sachin Tendulkar scored 55*, for Royal Challengers Bangalore DP Nannes took a wicket.


Man of the Match is Sachin Tendulkar for his 55 runs

Score : Mumbai Indians 143 for 1 (Sachin Tendulkar 55*, AT Rayudu 63*, DP Nannes 1/0) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 140 for 4 (TM Dilshan 59*, AB de Villiers 38, KA Pollard 2/25, SL Malinga 2/32) by five wickets