IPL 2021: ABD, Harshal Patel star as RCB defeat MI in last-ball thriller

Seamer Harshal Patels fivewicket haul 527 helped Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB beat Mumbai Indians MI by two wickets in a last ball thriller in the opening match of the 2021 Indian Premier League IPL season at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on FridayPatel ran through MIs middle and lower order to restrict them to 1599 after they were cruising at 861 midway through their inningsRCB were then powered by a 27ball 48 from AB de Villiers and a 28ball 39 from Glenn Maxwell even as they made heavy weather of the chase winning it off the last ball of the match even though they had been set up well by a 52run thirdwicket stand between skipper Virat Kohli 33 off 29 and MaxwellEarlier after MI looked set for a big total halfway through their innings RCB pulled back by getting rid of Suryakumar Yadav 31 off 23 and Chris Lynn 49 off 35 in quick successionPatel the rightarm pacer who plays for Haryana in domestic cricket then ran through the middleorder He got rid of dangerous hitters Ishan Kishan Hardik Pandya Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya besides dismissing tailender Marco Jansen to put the brakes on a strong MI batting lineupMI batsman Yadav looked set for a big score but RCBs new recruit Kyle Jamieson forced an edge off his bat that was neatly collected by de Villiers behind the stumpsWashington Sundar then caught Lynn off his own bowling as he looked to go for a big hit but instead lobbed it high in the air as MI slid to 1053 in 125 overs There were still 43 balls left and MI had their powerhitters in the dugout However Patel got into the act and ran through the middle and lower orderHe deceived Hardik Pandya with a slow full toss got Ishan Kishan with a yorker had Krunal Pandya caught at deep midwicket and then also had Kieron Pollard caught in the deep He then bowled IPL debutant South African Marco Jansen to complete a fiferRCB got off to a flier scoring 36 runs in just four overs before two quick wickets of opener Washington Sundar and newcomer Rajat Patidar pegged them backKohli and Maxwell then took their team to safety but four wickets for 24 runs in the space of four overs saw them struggling at 1226 in the 17th over De Villiers then went after the bowling to take them close before he was run out MI sensed a chance but with just two needed off two balls they had left it too lateBrief scores Mumbai Indians 1599 in 20 overs C Lynn 49 S Yadav 31 I Kishan 28 H Patel 527 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 1608 in 20 overs AB de Villiers 48 G Maxwell 39 V Kohli 33 J Bumrah 226 M Jansen 228This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever