MI vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets with 21 balls to spare

MI vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2023, Match 54 Updates: Mumbai Indians have demolished Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowling line-up as they've chased down 200 in just 16.3 overs thanks to an astonishing knock from Suryakumar Yadav as he registered his highest score in the IPL. A fifty from Nehal Wadhera was vital as he supported SKY throughout the middle phase which helped the home side boost their way to victory. Hasaranga and Vyshak were amongst the wickets but at the end, MI cruised through the overs. With this, they are now at the number spot in the points table. Follow MI vs RCB Live Score at Sportskeeda in IPL 2023.

So that is that as far as today's contest is concerned. A four-pointer which Mumbai Indians have come out on the right side of without breaking a sweat but it's time for their arch-rivals to take centerstage tomorrow. Chennai Super Kings will look to strengthen their hold on the second spot in the points table as they face the Delhi Capitals, who might be placed at the bottom, but have generated a nice head of steam with four wins in their last five matches. We will bring you the coverage of the action as it unfolds at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai right here on Sportskeeda so do return for the same while also keeping yourselves updated with all the other cricketing news and action from around the globe on this very platform. For the moment though, this is the duo of Maanas Upadhyay and Sooryanarayanan Sesha taking your leave. Thank you so much for joining us as we hope you enjoyed our coverage. See you again tomorrow - take care and good night!

Clarity in thought process and keeping it simple. That's what Suryakumar Yadav believes in although you don't get the impression of simplicity when you watch him bat. That's how breathtaking he makes batting look on most days and today was one such day. It doesn't even surprise any of us anymore although we surely aren't complaining given how he doesn't cease to amaze us alright! For the first time since we can think of, Mumbai Indians are in the top echelons of the points table. It's been a long time coming for the five-time champions but this doesn't guarantee anything of course. They've got to ensure the cash in on this and string together enough wins to take them into the playoffs. As for RCB, they've been shellacked in their last two games and their ordeal has only gotten tougher with their net run-rate dropping further. One more defeat and you fear it could be curtains as far as their qualification hopes are concerned.

Live Score

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

199/6 (20)

Mumbai Indians

200/4 (16.3)

Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets

Suryakumar Yadav (Player of the Match): Loved it! Much needed. It was very important from team's point of view to come and play the home game and win it. They came up with a plan here to bowl slow and make me hit to the bigger boundary and I spoke to Nehal and we thought let them come with that plan - we will hit the ball into the gaps and run hard to take the singles and doubles. Your practice has to be the same what you have to do in the matches. When I practice, I do a proper practice. I keep fielders, I come out of my comfort zone and put myself under pressure. I know my game, where my runs are and I don't do anything different.

Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians captain): I said at the toss that it's a good pitch. If you apply yourself you can score a lot of runs. You've just got to keep backing yourself to play those shots and all those four guys (SKY, Faf, Maxwell and Wadhera) played really well. (On Akash Madhwal's last over) He was with us last year as well and we saw the skillset he brings. All we wanted to do is give him that specific role so that he focuses on that. We told him this is what he had to do. I know it's a tough role but when I speak to him, he shows a lot of confidence. He's a leader as well, he leads the Uttarakhand team. Restricting them to less than 200 was a great effort. At one stage it was looking like 220 or something like that. (How much is a safe score batting first against MI?) I have no idea and honestly if I did I wouldn't want to reveal it (laughs). The last four games that have been played here, scores in excess of 200 have been scored. That's the nature of the ground and what I'm seeing is teams are taking risks and it's coming off. You've got to take those risks and that's what the batters are doing as well. And it's being chased down as well - the other night we saw Sunrisers chase down 214. That's because of batters taking those risks and wanting to do something special for their team.

Nehal Wadhera (Mumbai Indians): It was fun batting up the order. Earlier I was batting down and when I got the opportunity to bat up, I got back-to-back fifties. But I am happy that the team won. Wankhede is such a ground where 200 is chase-able. Even during the practice game, we played two games and we chased 200. I have the confidence that if I keep batting till the end, I can finish the game. Surya bhai is a top class player and I try to copy some of his shots but I cannot. He was telling me keep playing, keep playing and was giving me confidence. He was telling me that if we keep batting we can finish the game in the 15th/16th over. After seeing Surya bhai bat, I asked how does he play. I grabbed certain tips from him and it worked out. I hope I continue to learn more and more things from him.

Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain: (On how many runs they left out there) I think at least 20. Anything under 220, against MI's strong batting unit - we were disappointed we did not capitalise in the last five overs. Disappointed with the lack of runs in that phase. (Half-time message) Now you got to play the bluff card, and say 200 was enough (smiles). Anything pace on felt easier. It was a little slower than the usual Wankhede wicket. (On Suryakumar Yadav) He is one of the best. When he gets going, it is really difficult to bowl to him. He makes a captain grey. It feels you can't shut him down. He (Siraj) has been fantastic. The nature of T20 cricket is such that bowlers will be under pressure. He kept everyone quiet for a long time. But it is the nature of T20 cricket. Guys will come after him. In the back end, the wickets get slower so teams target getting closer to that 60-run mark after the powerplay.

Match Summary: Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets.

Suryakumar Yadav 83 (35) | Jason Behrendorff 3/36 (4)
Glenn Maxwell 68 (33) | Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/37 (3)

Trivia time - name a human entity who has the best range and science potentially has no answer to counter. Suryakumar Yadav would make a pretty decent answer! Some would say he's alien but he just outdoes his own brilliance and stretches his limits beyond the 'SKY'!

200 is often chaseable at the Wankhede Stadium, particularly given how Mumbai Indians have been butchering opposition attacks throughout this season. It always felt as though the Royal Challengers Bangalore left at least 20 runs out on the park given how they were placed at one stage. The way MI went about approaching this target though, coupled with a listless bowling display by RCB, you felt they were at least 40 short!

Cameron Green didn't open the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma back up top. He had the best seat in the house as it was Ishan Kishan who began the carnage, tearing into a surprisingly lackadaisical Josh Hazlewood who dished out slot deliveries on a platter that were dispatched with ease. The powerplay was maximized to the fullest with Kishan looking in ominous touch but Wanindu Hasaranga's double-strike sent both openers back and put the game back in the balance.

The slower ones were holding up in the surface and that put Vijaykumar Vyshak and Harshal Patel in the mix. Neither got their radar right though and while there was the odd fortuitous boundary, Suryakumar and Nehal Wadhera cashed in on anything loose to keep MI on par with the eight-ball. SKY wasn't really at his fluent best and that says something given what he unleashed thereafter.

RCB needed wickets but they never came. Hasaranga was brought back into the attack but he too, dished them out in the arc like a buffet that the batters were waiting to feast in upon. SKY's tempo was always on cue and once he cranked it up even further, there was simply no force that could stop him. He raced along to a half-century, completed 3000 runs in the IPL and also carted his 100th six in the league en route to a spectacular onslaught as he unleashed his full range. The asking rate not only came down - it was rendered moot as MI simply butchered every bowler in sight and left them clueless. SKY was in a hurry to wrap this up and while he perished towards the end, Wadhera notched up a second consecutive half-century and finished things in grand fashion himself as MI won with plenty of time to spare. Wow - that was quite a show alright! Stick around for the presentation folks...

And that's how it'll end! Half-century for Nehal Wadhera and it's a breathtaking slash over the covers that will wrap up an annihilation of some kind here at the Wankhede Stadium. The blue flags are waving in full swing in the stands as Mumbai Indians win by 6 wickets with 21 deliveries to spare!

16.3 Harshal Patel to Nehal Wadhera

MY WORD! THAT WILL ALSO BE THAT! Slower delivery that sits up to be hit outside off stump. Wadhera winds up and crunches it flat off the back foot over deep extra cover to send MI to third in the points table!

16.2 Harshal Patel to Nehal Wadhera

short and outside off stump. Wadhera swipes at it and misses

16.1 Harshal Patel to Cameron Green

loopy full toss at the stumps. Green eases it down the ground for a single

Harshal Patel [3.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

So we do enter the 17th over of the innings after all! Certainly seemed in doubt the way SKY was latching onto every loose delivery that Vyshak dished out there. RCB's net run-rate, which was already in negative territory, is going to take a further hit today. Mumbai Indians require 7 runs off 24 deliveries at 1.75 RPO.

End of over 16 (19 runs), Mumbai Indians 193/4

Cameron Green 1(1)
Nehal Wadhera 46(32)
Vijaykumar Vyshak 37/2

15.6 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Cameron Green

slower delivery on a back of a length outside off stump. Green waits and punches it towards deep point for a single

Vyshak on a hat-trick...

Cameron Green, RHB, comes to the crease

Oh what an anticlimax! MI won't be hurting as such from this given that they nearly have the game in the bag but they would want to wrap this up at the earliest.

15.5 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Tim Da

ONE BRINGS TWO! Slower delivery on a length outside off stump. David does not pick it and goes reaching out for it in front of his body. In the end, he chips it straight down Maxwell's throat at long off! So, after all the carnage, Vyshak is now on a hat-trick!

Tim David c Glenn Maxwell b Vijaykumar Vyshak 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)

Tim David, RHB, comes to the crease

'Arguably the best T20 batter in the world' says Sanjay Manjrekar on air. With each passing innings, Suryakumar is rendering the word 'arguably' moot. He walks off receiving a handshake from just about every member of the RCB team before the crowd and the MI dugout rise in applause! A timeout has been called for but there's not much to discuss there for either side. Just the formalities remain!

15.4 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Suryakumar Yada

TAKEN AT DEEP BACKWARD SQUARE LEG! A collective hush at the Wankhede stadium followed by a rapturous applause! Slower delivery on a length outside off stump. Surya tries to heave it away but for a change, does not quite time it. Lobs up towards deep backward square leg, where Jadhav makes no mistake! Surya soaks in all the applause, and he deserves every bit of it! This has been some knock!

Suryakumar Yadav c Kedar Jadhav b Vijaykumar Vyshak 83 (35b, 7x4, 6x6)

This is now Suryakumar's highest score in the IPL.

How do you bowl to him? It's tough answering that, but not dishing out full tosses is a start. Just 8 runs to win...

15.3 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Suryakumar Yada

OH MY GOODNESS! Full toss at the stumps. Surya walks across his stumps nonchalantly and then whips it over fine leg even more effortlessly! This is a genius at work!

15.2 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Suryakumar Yada

THIS GOES FOR FOUR TOO! Slower delivery dug into the track outside off stump. Surya throws his hands at it and scythes it over backward point

When it goes wrong, it can go awfully wrong! And of course, SKY has to pull off that vintage cart over fine leg!

15.2 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Suryakumar Yada

RCB BLEEDING RUNS NOW! High full toss at the batter. Not only does Surya do well to pick it, he somehow gets inside the line and swings it away over the fine leg fence!

15.1 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Nehal Wadhera

slower yorker outside off stump. Wadhera digs it down the ground for one

Vijaykumar Vyshak [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack.

It's a peak that is going to take something freakish to match. Make absolutely no mistake about that! Just take a look at that equation though - less than a run-a-ball and suddenly, it's a question of when and not if. MI would want to finish this off quickly to boost their net run-rate as well!

2022-2023 SKY in T20s, we won't see anything like this ever again. Special player
— Random Cricket Stats (@randomcricstat) May 3, 2023

End of over 15 (20 runs), Mumbai Indians 174/2

Nehal Wadhera 45(31)
Suryakumar Yadav 67(31)
Wanindu Hasaranga 53/2

14.6 Wanindu Hasaranga to Nehal Wadhera

back of a length delivery outside off stump. Punched down the ground for another single

14.5 Wanindu Hasaranga to Nehal Wadhera

WADHERA GETS IN ON THE ACT NOW! Length delivery on middle and leg stump. Wadhera walks across his stumps and shovels it through the vacant deep backward square leg region for four!

14.4 Wanindu Hasaranga to Suryakumar Yada

length delivery outside off stump. Surya jabs it past cover point and ambles across to the other end

What a way to bring up 3000 runs in the IPL! Even SKY isn't the limit for this superstar! It's also his 100th IPL six!

14.3 Wanindu Hasaranga to Suryakumar Yada

SIX MORE! Slot ball and Surya will hit that into the stands all day long! Clears his front leg just enough and mousses it over cow corner!

14.2 Wanindu Hasaranga to Suryakumar Yada

full delivery down the leg side. Surya does not quite middle his sweep this time but gets it over the keeper for a brace

If you bowl that length, he will pull off that shot with his eyes closed on most days!

14.1 Wanindu Hasaranga to Suryakumar Yada

NO STOPPING SKY! In the slot at the stumps. Surya gets down on one knee and smears it over deep backward square leg for another maximum!

Wanindu Hasaranga [3.0-0-33-2] is back into the attack

Suryakumar is dazzling and enthralling all and sundry at the Wankhede Stadium. Of course, one mustn't forget what a good hand Wadhera has played again - he's proving to be quite a find and it's quite archetypal of the Mumbai Indians, who just know how to unearth these prodigies. As for RCB, it has gone completely pear-shaped today!

End of over 14 (13 runs), Mumbai Indians 154/2

Nehal Wadhera 40(29)
Suryakumar Yadav 52(27)
Mohammed Siraj 31/0

13.6 Mohammed Siraj to Nehal Wadhera

dug into the track outside off stump. Wadhera has a swipe at it and this time, it is his turn to toe-end it towards mid off

13.5 Mohammed Siraj to Suryakumar Yada

back of a length delivery on off stump. Surya tries to help it fine but somehow ends up chalking it to long on for a single

Another half-century for Suryakumar Yadav! His fourth of the season and it also brings up the 100-run stand between him and Wadhera! What a partnership this has been!