IPL 2018, MI vs RCB: 5 reasons why Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Mumbai Indians

#5 Failure to counter spin

Mumbai's spin duo picked up four wickets between them

Mumbai have one of the best fast bowling attacks in the tournament, in the form of Jasprit Bumrah and Mustafizur Rahman.

It was clear from the start that if RCB had to chase the total down, they would have to smash Mumbai’s spinners out of the park.

However, the opposite occurred. Krunal Pandya troubled Bangalore with his part-time spin. He bowled some tight overs in the middle and also picked up the wickets of Mandeep Singh, Anderson, and Sundar in the process.

Krunal was ably supported by the young leggie Markande, who went for just 25 runs off his four overs.

The spin duo conceded 53 runs off their eight overs and picked up four wickets between them.