IPL 2019, MI vs RCB: Mumbai beat Bangalore by 5 wickets

L Malinga to V Kohli, Length ball around off, Kohli runs it down towards point and gets a single.

L Malinga to V Kohli, Good length ball outside off, Kohli moves to his off side and blocks it.

L Malinga to P Patel, On the pads, Parthiv flicks it comfortably to fine leg and rotates the strike.

L Malinga to V Kohli, Malinga starts with a full length ball on off, Kohli guides it towards deep point and gets to the other end.

Lasith Malinga to bowl from the other end.

J Behrendorff to V Kohli, Full on off, Kohli taps it to point and keeps the strike. 7 runs off the first.

J Behrendorff to V Kohli, Wide! Misses his line again and bowls this down the leg side. Kohli looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled.

J Behrendorff to V Kohli, On off, Kohli gets on his front foot and blocks it.

J Behrendorff to V Kohli, This is better from Behrendorff. Good length ball just outside off, Kohli has a poke at it but misses.

J Behrendorff to V Kohli, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark. Kohli is up and running. Behrendorff misses his line and and bowls it on the pads, Kohli accepts the invitation and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

J Behrendorff to P Patel, Bangalore are off the mark and so is Parthiv. On middle and leg, this time Patel connects his flick towards fine leg for a single.

J Behrendorff to P Patel, Behrendorff starts right on the money. Inswinging ball pitching on middle, Parthiv looks to flick but gets a fine feather on it onto his pad. Mumbai go up in appeal but the umpire turns it down.

All formalities are done and dusted and we are all set to begin. The umpires are out in the middle. Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel are the openers for Bangalore. Jason Behrendorff to start the proceedings with the new ball for Mumbai.

Bangalore (Unchanged Playing XI) - Parthiv Patel (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Moeen Ali, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj.

Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma(C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendorff, Lasith Malinga (In for Alzarri Joseph), Jasprit Bumrah.

Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli says even he would have liked to bowl first as he feels it is easier to bat in the second half of the innings due to dew. Tells that it is important to have fun and they are not looking too far ahead of themselves. He ends by informing us that his side is unchanged from the last game.

Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma says the nature of the ground deems them to chase as the ground plays better in the second half. Reckons they had a good total on the board but were not up to the mark with the ball in the last game. Credits the way Jos Buttler played in the previous game. Informs Alzarri Joseph has dislocated his shoulder and he is replaced by Lasith Malinga.

Toss - Mumbai win the toss and elect to bowl first.

Pitch Report - Pommie Mbangwa is our pitch master for the day. He says there is grass just like it has been throughout the season. Mbangwa reckons the dew will play a big part. He expects the captain winning the toss to bowl first.