Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indian in Super Over

DUBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli slammed a boundary off the last ball of the Super Over tie-breaker to register a thrilling win over reigning champions Mumbai Indians after the scores were tied in the normal course of the 10th match of the IPL here on Monday.

After both teams scored the exact number of runs in 20 overs/innings -- RCB made 201/3 batting first, and MI 201/5 -- the match went into the Super Over.

In the Super Over, in which Mumbai Indians batted first, Navdeep Saini bowled a disciplined line and length and conceded only seven runs, before Kohli and AB de Villiers scored the required runs off pacer Jasprit Bumrah to win two points for RCB.

Rohit Sharma chose to bowl despite only three out nine games having been won by teams chasing. It ended in a tie, second of the edition, after sensational hitting by Ishan Kishen (99-58b, 2x4, 9x6) and Kieron Pollard (60*-24b). RCB scored 201 and MI, despite an early wobble, reached 201/5 with Pollard's last-ball four.

Earlier, A.B. de Villiers (55 not out, 24 balls, 4x4s, 4x6s), Devdutt Padikkal (54, 40 balls, 5x4s, 2x6s) and Aaron Finch (52, 35 balls, 7x4s, 1x6) scored quick-fire half-centuries as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made 201 for three wickets in 20 overs.

For Mumbai Indians, Trent Boult bagged two wickets for 34 while Rahul Chahar captured one for 31. Of the six bowlers used, four went wicketless.

Mumbai made one change in their playing XI, bringing in Ishan Kishan place of Saurabh Tiwary who was not fit. Agencies

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