Tumbles and high jumps in the Mumbai heat

May 01, 2017

Virat Kohli played fluent drives and gave Royal Challengers Bangalore a quick start•BCCI

AB de Villiers helped RCB regain some lost ground...•BCCI

Shane Watson, though, could not find a way to end his poor run with the bat - he was bowled for 3•BCCI

Yuzvendra Chahal took a tumbling catch to dismiss Parthiv Patel first ball in the chase•BCCI

Jos Buttler got Mumbai Indians going with flat-batted cuts and drives and put on 61 runs for the second wicket with Nitish Rana•BCCI

Hardik Pandya lent able support to his captain while sharing a word or two with Jadhav in between•BCCI

Mitchell McClenaghan slowed them down and brought out his signature vein-bulging celebration•BCCI

... before Krunal Pandya dismissed him for the fourth time in four matches•BCCI

Pawan Negi thumped three sixes on his way to 35 off 23 balls•BCCI

So near, yet so far: Aniket Choudhary took a tumble as well but could not catch a skier•BCCI

Once Pawan Negi broke through the partnership, Rohit anchored Mumbai's 163-run chase•BCCI

Rohit and Hardik added 35 unbroken runs for the sixth wicket to close out the game for the hosts with one ball to spare•BCCI

It was a scorching day in Mumbai, and McClenaghan and Rohit Sharma found ways to deal with it•BCCI

Kedar Jadhav also made a cameo, helping RCB to 162 for 8•BCCI

Choudhary had showed off his high jump skills, though, after dismissing Parthiv•BCCI

Kieron Pollard muscled his way to a 13-ball 17 before holing out to deep midwicket off Chahal•BCCI

And that ruled Royal Challengers out of contention for a spot in the playoffs•BCCI