Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Match Highlights & Results

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Amelia Kerr is the Player of the Match for her all-round show tonight. (31* off 27 with the bat and 4-0-22-3 with the ball)

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Earlier in the game, Harmanpreet Kaur finally won a toss after 7 games and opted to bowl first. On a sunny afternoon and a dry wicket on offer, Mumbai bowled first and they did a stellar job at that as well. Hayley Matthews bowled a tidy spell in the Powerplay and getting rid of Sophie Devine via a run out in the first over helped Mumbai a lot as well. In the middle phase, their bowlers controlled the play with Amelia Kerr not giving away anything to the batters. Bangalore, on the back of a couple of starts at the top and a cameo from Richa Ghosh towards the end managed to get to 125 runs. Coming to the chase, Mumbai showed intent to get back onto the top spots and even with wickets falling they managed to wrap things up with 20 balls remaining.

Bangalore's journey in the Women's T20 League 2023 ends for now and it ends with another painful loss. With the ball, they were a bit sloppy in the Powerplay and a couple of no balls really cost them dearly. However, they made a comeback in the middle overs picking up wickets in a bunch with Megan Schutt bowling really well. The rest of the bowlers did get a bit of tap and even though they picked up wickets, the runs to defend were always running out. Kanika Ahuja picked up a couple of wickets late in the game but overall not the ending Bangalore would have hoped for.

Mumbai needed a big win to make sure they bolster their net run rate and in terms of balls remaining they have managed to do so. It was the bowling effort that set up the victory along with the solid opening stand between Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews. However, just like the last couple of matches they lost wickets in a heap and would want to make sure this is not repeated. Amelia Kerr, after starring with the ball, played a calm-headed knock with the bat as well to take Mumbai over the line and she was well-supported by Pooja Vastrakar.

Mumbai finish the league stage with a win and this is a win that could be huge for them in the context of the points table. As for Bangalore, a forgetful tournament ends with another loss but they did all they could in the field.

5 WIDES! Mumbai have done it the hard way. Fires it down the leg, and Amelia Kerr goes for the pull and misses. The keeper fails to collect it too and the ball runs down to the fine leg fence for five wides. Mumbai wins by 4 wickets with 20 balls to spare.

Fired in full and outside off. Amelia Kerr comes down and drills it to covers.

Short and outside off, cut away to covers.

FOUR! BANG! Half tracker down the leg. Amelia Kerr gets into the position and helps it toward the long leg region for a boundary. Easy pickings for the batter.

Amanjot Kaur walks out to bat now as Smriti Mandhana brings herself into the attack.

OUT! GONE! Kanika Ahuja gets two in two. Flat and quicker around off. Issy Wong comes down and slices it uppishly to Mandhana at the extra cover region. Mumbai loses their sixth as Wong departs for a golden duck. Mumbai are doing it the hard way here.

Strategic break! With just 6 needed for victory and plenty of balls to spare, Mumbai are all set to regain top spot on the points table and edge closer to a direct entry into the final. Bangalore have put on a more than decent fight with the ball but just don't have enough runs on the board to defend. Also, Issy Wong is in next.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Full and on off. Pooja Vastrakar shimmies down and lofts it toward the long-off region. She gets the height but not the elevation. Smriti Mandhana settles nicely under the ball and takes it with ease. Mumbai lose their fifth as Pooja Vastrakar departs after a handy knock.

Full and on off. Amelia Kerr shimmies down and works it to wide long on for one.

DROPPED! Full and on off. Pooja Vastrakar drills it hard back to the bowler. Kanika Ahuja fails to hang on to hit and the batters take a single.

Full and on the stumps, Amelia Kerr whips it toward deep mid-wicket for one.

WIDE! Fires it full and down the leg. Amelia Kerr goes for the sweep and misses.

Full and on off. Pooja Vastrakar shimmies down and lofts it on a bounce to long off for one.

Flat and on off. Pooja Vastrakar drops it into the point region for a quick single.

Full on the stumps, Amelia Kerr slogs it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Full and outside off, Amelia Kerr goes inside out toward the wide long off region for a couple.

Full on the middle and leg. Pooja Vastrakar works this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shortish and outside off, cut away to deep cover-point for one.

Flat and on off, Pooja Vastrakar eases it down to long on for one.

Shortish around off, Pooja Vastrakar pulls it hard toward the deep mid-wicket fence for a single.

Full and on off. Pooja Vastrakar drives it to mid off for none.

Slower ball, on a length and on off. Kerr dabs it into toward point for one.

Short and outside off, Kerr pulls it hard toward the deep square leg fence for a couple.

FOUR! CHEEKY! On a length and around off. Kerr shuffles across and ramps it over the keeper and short fine leg fielder for a excellent boundary.

Back of a length on off, Pooja Vastrakar punches it down to long-on for one.

Megan Schutt (3-0-10-1) to bowl out here.

Slower and just outside off, Amelia Kerr dabs it to short third.

Very full and outside off. Amelia Kerr drills it along the ground toward the wide extra cover region for a couple.

Full on the leg peg. Kerr comes down and works it to square leg fielder.

Slower, and spins around off. Pooja Vastrakar punches it down to long on for a single.

Fuller on the middle and leg. Amelia Kerr shimmies down and works it down to long on for one.

Flat and on off, Kerr stays back and defends.

Very full and on the pads, this is flicked away toward deep square leg for a run.

Flatter one, angled into the pads, Amelia Kerr looks to lean on and push it away but misses and get hit on the pads.

Quicker one, speared in on the pads, Pooja Vastrakar clips it away behind square leg for a single.

FOUR! Overpitched and punished! This is bowled around off, Pooja Vastrakar transfers her weight onto the front foot and hammers it away through extra cover for another boundary.

Slower and shorter, turning in from around middle, Pooja Vastrakar tentatively pushes it toward mid-wicket and looks for one but is sent back.

FOUR! Put away with ease! Tossed up outside off, Pooja Vastrakar gets on the front foot and creams it through the cover region for a boundary.

FOUR! Nicely done! This is floated up on the stumps, Amelia Kerr gets down on one knee and shuffles across the stumps before helping the ball into the vacant fine leg fence for a boundary.

Flatter one around off, slapped away toward cover-point.

Floated up around off, Pooja Vastrakar knocks it down to long off for a single.

Nicely looped up, full again and well outside off, enticing the batter. Pooja Vastrakar simply blocks it out.

Flaoted up on the off stump, Amelia Kerr gets down on one knee and sweeps it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Tossed up on a nagging length and on the off stump. Amelia Kerr rocks back and looks to cut it off the stumps but finds the fielder at backward point.

Banged in short and over middle, Amelia Kerr pulls it off the front foot and toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a hard length angled onto the body, Amelia Kerr keeps it down in front of mid-wicket.

FOUR! Lovely stroke to ease the nerves! Good length outside off and swinging away. Amelia Kerr steps out and drives it on the up through cover-point for a boundary.

Good length on the pads, tucked away in front of square leg for a single.

Very full and around off, shaping away, Pooja Vastrakar stays watchfully and keeps it out on the off side.

Pooja Vastrakar is in next.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Ellyse Perry comes back into the attack and gets the big fish. Perry floats this one up full and outside the off stump with a hint of away movement. Harmanpreet Kaur looks to play the expansive drive and frees her arms. There's no foot movement though and Kaur ends up reaching for it a bit. The ball takes the inside edge and goes on to clip the pads before eventually hitting the stumps. 53 needed now off 65 balls but Bangalore are picking up wickets in a hurry here.

Ellyse Perry (1-0-12-0) is back on.

Slower one, on the shorter side and outside off, Amelia Kerr goes on the back foot and dabs it down toward backward point.

WIDE! Tossed up well outside the off stump and beyond the tramline as well. Amelia Kerr leaves it alone for a wide.

Quicker one, on a nagging length and around off, Amelia Kerr looks to play at it but is well beaten.

Amelia Kerr is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Natalie Sciver-Brunt misses out on a freebie and instead ends up giving her wicket away and she is devastated. Asha Shobana drags this one down and bowls it short and wide, turning it away. Natalie Sciver-Brunt rocks onto the back foot and looks to cut it hard but only manages to get a faint outside edge on it. Richa Ghosh moves swiftly to her right and grabs a sharp catch. Mumbai lose their third wicket now.

Slower and on a length around off, Harmanpreet Kaur pre-meditates and just laps it down through backward square leg for a run.

Floated up on middle, Natalie Sciver-Brunt slog-sweeps it along the ground through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up on middle and leg, Natalie Sciver-Brunt skips down the pitch and swings freely at it, smoking the ball over the wide long on fence for a biggie. That one went a mammoth 84 meters!

Pitched up on middle, Natalie Sciver-Brunt steps out and lofts it down to long on for a single.

Back of a length and angled into the body. Natalie Sciver-Brunt looks to pull off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad.

Length again on the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur gets inside the line and laps it down to fine leg for a single.

Full and straight this time, Harmanpreet Kaur comes forward and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Cheeky attempt first ball! Good length around off, Harmanpreet Kaur sits down and looks to lap it away but misses.

Harmanpreet Kaur comes out to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT! A soft dismissal here and Hayley Matthews has to depart as well. Megan Schutt comes back into the attack and starts off with a good-length ball. This one angles back in a long way from outside off. Matthews gets pushed onto the back foot and gets caught on the crease as well. Matthews ends up pushing at it and chips it straight to extra cover where Smriti Mandhana takes a simple catch. Mumbai are two down now.

FOUR! BANG! Shortish around the stumps. Natalie Sciver-Brunt goes back and pulls it hard through the mid-wicket region for a boundary to end the over.

Full and on the middle and leg. Hayley Matthews heaves it toward wide mid on for one.

Shortish around off, Hayley Matthews goes back and works it through cover point region for a couple.

Tossed up again on off, Natalie Sciver-Brunt eases it down to long off for one.

Tosses it up outside off, Hayley Matthews drills it through extra covers for one.

Leg-spinner at the middle while pitching it at a good length. Matthews drives the ball to the fielder at the cover on the back foot.

Strategic break! Mumbai have just lost a wicket but their openers have been able to give them a quick start as well. Both Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews were going great guns and had a bit of luck going their way as well. Yastika has departed but with 73 runs needed in 84 balls, Mumbai should get the win here. Bangalore haven't bowled badly but have missed a few tricks with the extras and the misfields that are costing them big time here. Also, Natalie Sciver-Brunt walks out to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Smriti Mandhana juggles on a few attempts and takes it on the third chance. She holds onto it and Yastika Bhatia departs. Full and on the leg stump. Yastika Bhatia shimmies down and lofts it toward the mid-on region. Smriti Mandhana runs around to her right and takes it after a couple of attempts. Mumbai loses their first and Shreyanka Patil breaks the dangerous stand.

Flat and quicker again outside off, Yastika Bhatia stays back and punches it past point for a couple. Megan Schutt has a slight fumble and allows the batter to take two.

Flat and quicker outside off, Yastika Bhatia shimmies down and bunts into covers.

Tosses it up on the middle and leg. Yastika Bhatia prods and defends.

Short and outside off, cut away to point for one.  A slight misfield allows the batter to cross over.

FOUR! CLUBBED! Shortish around off, Hayley Matthews goes back and lofts it over the infield and toward the wide long off region for a boundary. 50 partnership comes up between the duo.

Full again outside off, Yastika Bhatia has driven this to mid-off.

FOUR! Yastika Bhatia gets her third boundary in the over. Full and outside off, Yastika Bhatia drives it uppishly through extra cover and mid-off and gets yet another boundary.

FOUR MORE! Short and outside off, Yastika Bhatia plays the uppercut over the infield and through the wide third man region for a boundary.

Full and outside off, driven back to Perry who has a shy at the stumps as Hayley Matthews was out of her crease at the non-striker's end. She dives and makes it in.

FOUR! INTO THE GAP! Full and outside off. Yastika Bhatia stands still and slices it through the backward point region for a boundary. Excellent timing and placement by Bhatia.

Full and into the blockhole. Yastika Bhatia digs it out.

Ellyse Perry comes in to replace Megan Schutt.

Flat and quicker on the stumps, Yastika Bhatia works it toward square leg for one.

FOUR! BANG! Tossed up outside off, Yastika Bhatia advances and hits it inside out over the backward point region for another boundary.

FOUR! CHEEKY! Full and outside off, Yastika Bhatia shuffles across and paddles it away past short fine as it races toward the fence for four.

Flat and outside off, Yastika Bhatia guides it to point,

Tosses it up at leg at and it deflects off Yastika Bhatia's pad to the fielder at short third man. No run was taken.

Tosses it up around off stump and spins away from the left-hander, Yastika Bhatia goes for the heave and misses, getting beaten on the outside edge.