IPL: Suryakumar guides Mumbai to victory against RCB

Suryakumar is unable to get a run off the first ball before he carves the next over the covers for two runs and then sweeps the third ball to fine leg for one.

With 13 needed from nine balls, Hardik all but settles the deal as he whips the full delivery from Morris for a six over midwicket.

However, Morris gets revenge off the very next delivery as Siraj takes a superb catch in the covers to send back Hardik for 17.

Some drama as Hardik exchanges some words with one of the RCB fielders, who are celebrating his dismissal.

Kieron Pollard gets off the mark with a four as he flicks a full toss from Morris through midwicket as the pacer concedes 13 runs from the penultimate over, with Mumbai needing just four for victory.

Siraj to bowl the final over.

Suryakumar smashes the first ball over the covers for a four to lift Mumbai Indians to a convincing five-wicket victory in grand style.

He finishes on a career-best 79 from 43 balls, hitting 10 fours and three sixes, as Mumbai cruise to 166-5 in 19.1 overs, to win with five balls to spare.

Morris continues as RCB search for a wicket or two to check Mumbai's charge.

Suryakumar gets a single off the first ball on the leg side before Hardik drives the next back to the bowler and then gets the third ball to long-on for one.

A single each to Suryakumar and Hardik before the former flicks the last ball in some style over midwicket to end the over with a four and keep things in control, with 27 needed from three overs for victory.

The experienced Dale Steyn to bowl the crucial 18th over.

He starts with a slower ball which is pitched well wide of Hardik shuffling across the stumps, who lets it go but the umpire doesn't rule it a wide, however the pacer ends up bowling a wide next up.

Steyn then bowls a good yorker as Hardik has a swing but is beaten before Steyn struggles with his control and bowls two wides in a row.

A single to Hardik to deep point before Suryakumar sweeps the full toss over fine leg for a six and then swipes the fifth ball to deep square leg for one and Hardik is beaten last ball.

Steyn has conceded 11 runs in his final over, including three wides, as Mumbai reach 149-4 in 18 overs, needing just 16 from two overs for victory.

Morris comes back into the attack.

Suryakumar takes a single off the first ball down to long-off for a single.

The next ball is full as Hardik Pandya watchfully keeps it out and then pushes the next ball on the off-side before the pacer bowls a wide down the leg side.

Pandya then gets off the mark in some style as he whips a length ball from Morris over midwicket for a six to continue his smashing form with the bat, from the last match.

Pandya then shuffles across and does well to clip the yorker through midwicket for two runs as Mumbai reach 117-4 in 15 overs, with 48 needed from five overs for victory.

Siraj is called back into the attack.

The first ball is a half-volley on the pads as Suryakumar clips it through square leg for a four to race to his fifty from just 29 balls.

The next ball is pitched up outside the off-stump as Suryakumar drives it through the covers for another four and then ramps a short ball fine on the off-side for the third four in a row.

Siraj does well to respond with a yorker which the right-hander keeps out before he retains strike with a single from the last ball.

Mumbai looking in control at this stage as they reach 130-4 in 16 overs, with 35 needed from four overs for victory.

Suryakumar gets a thick outside edge off the second ball which goes fine on the off-side for a four. The next ball is short and also wide as the right-hander punches it past point for another boundary.

Suryakumar in full flow as he plays a beautiful punch off the backfoot through the covers this time for the third four of the over as he races to 40 from 24 balls.

Chahal will finish off early keeping in mind the threat of Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard in the death overs.

Krunal chips the first ball over midwicket for two runs and then sweeps the next for one before Suryakumar gets the sweep in the gap behind square leg for a four.

He then takes a single to long-on before Krunal tries to loft the spinner down the ground but ends up slicing a simple catch to Morris at long-off to perish for 10.

Mumbai are 107-4 in 14 overs, needing 58 from the last six overs for victory.

He starts his new over with a couple of dot balls to left-hander Tiwary, who then guides a wide delivery past point for a couple.

He looks to loft the pacer down the ground but miscues it towards mid-off where Padikkal dives forward and takes a stunning catch just inches from the ground.

Tiwary walks back for five as Mumbai are reduced to 73-3 in 11 overs.

In the next over, Krunal Pandya tries to play the reverse sweep Chahal but misses and is hit on the body as the bowler appeals for LBW which is turned down.

Pandya then slices the next ball, which is flighted up, over the cover region for a four and then reverse sweeps the next past point for two runs followed by a single to long-on.

Suryakumar then plays the inside out lofted shot over the covers as he clears the fence to end the over with a six, to take Mumbai to 86-3 in 12 overs.

Kohli looks unhappy with Chahal as he has a few words with his premier spinner, who went for 13 runs in his third over.

Sundar will finish off early as he bowls his fourth over on the trot.

He continues to be tidy as he concedes just five singles in his final over, to finish with tidy figures of 20 runs from his four overs.

Chahal continues from the other end. A single each to Suryakumar and Saurabh Tiwary before the former slog sweeps the leggie for a six over midwicket.

He then sweeps a full delivery through square leg for a four followed by two dot balls, as Mumbai reach 70-2 in 10 overs.

Mumbai will fancy their chance with another 95 runs from the remaining 10 overs for victory, with eight wickets still in hand including a lot of big hitters in the Pandya brothers and Kieron Pollard.

RCB will look to build the pressure in the middle overs and chip away at the wickets.

Kishan then pushes the next on the off-side and then gets a single to point before Suryakuarm gets one off the last ball, as Sundar gives away just four runs from his third over.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack.

Suryakumar gets a single from the second ball through the off-side before Kishan takes one with the sweep shot and the former gets one through midwicket.

Kishan then looks to loft Chahal down the ground but gets it off the toe end and is caught by Morris at long-off to perish for 25 from 19 balls.

A single to Suryakumar off the last ball as RCB are reduced to 53-2 in eight overs, with just eight runs coming from the last two overs.

Sundar continues with the ball as Kishan picks a single from the first ball and de Kock tries to smash it over midwicket but is unable to get hold of it, as he gets two runs and then gets a thick inside edge for another couple of runs, as the off-spinner gives away just five runs in the fifth over.

Despite bowling in the Powerplay, Sundar has conceded just 11 runs from his two overs.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over.

Kishan gets a bottom edge off the first ball as he tries to run it down to thirdman for a single before Siraj strikes with the wicket of de Kock, who lofts it straight to Gurkeerat at deep midwicket to perish for 18.

He greets new batsman Suryakumar Yadav with a bouncer but it goes down the leg side and is called a wide before the right-hander whips the next through midwicket for three runs.

The last ball is a half volley on the pads as Kishan clips it through midwicket for a four, as Mumbai reach 45-1 in six overs.

He makes a tidy start with three dot balls in a row to left-hander Kishan before an inside edge gets him a single on the leg side and de Kock picks one off the next to mid-on.

The last ball is short and wide as Kishan despatches it through the covers to end the over with a four.

Steyn continues as de Kock and Kishan pick a single each off the first two balls before the former pulls a short ball over midwicket only for two runs.

De Kock then makes room but Steyn does well to follow him with a full delivery on the pads and he then tries to pull the next but is unable to get it away.

The last ball is short as de Kock picks it over fine leg region for a six, to spoil what was proving to be a good over by Steyn till that point as Mumbai reach 31-0 in four overs.

Mumbai 15-0 (2 ovs) vs RCB 164-6

Chris Morris to open the bowling for RCB, who will be eyeing a few early wickets with the new ball.

Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan are the two openers for Mumbai Indians, who have the ability to hit the boundaries in the Powerplay.

De Kock defends the first ball before he is hit on the pads next ball but the shout for LBW is turned down and he then takes a single on the leg side to get off the mark.

Kishan then cuts the fifth powerfully past point for a four to get going in style and then blocks the last ball.

Another South African pacer Dale Steyn from the other end.

De Kock picks a quiet single from the second ball on the off-side before Kishan swings the fast bowler over midwicket for a six and then takes one after mishits the pull shot.

De Kock drives the last ball through the covers for two runs as Mumbai reach 15-0 in two overs.

Gurkeerat can only defend the first ball back to the bowler before he tries to pull the next ball but can't get hold of it as it falls just short of the fielder at midwicket.

Bumrah tries the bouncer which goes high and is called a wide and Gurkeerat finally gets a single to deep square leg, followed by another run to Sundar.

Gurkeerat has a swing but can only get a run before Sundar does well to keep out a cracking yorker as he gets a single on the leg side.

Just five runs from the 19th over as Bumrah finishes with wonderful figures of 3-14 in four overs, including a maiden.

Boult to bowl the final over. Sundar slaps the first ball wide of mid-off and rushes back for the second and then picks another run to the same fielder.

Gurkeerat is then beaten by the slower ball which moves away from him before he flicks the next over square leg for a four. He then smashes the next ball straight down the ground for another four before picking up two runs off the last ball to long-on.

13 runs from the final over as RCB finish on 164-6 in their 20 overs.

He starts with two dot balls to Dube, who then miscues the short ball and is caught by Suryakumar Yadav at deep midwicket side for two.

Padikkal then gets an inside edge on to his thigh pads as the ball spoons on the off-side where Ishan Kishan dives forward at point but is unable to get to the catch.

Bumrah then rocks RCB with the big wicket of the well-set Padikkal, who whips the short ball off his hips straight to Trent Boult on the fine leg fence. He walks back after a fine innings of 74 from 45 balls, having hit 12 fours and a six.

A sensational double wicket-maiden from Bumrah in the 17th over of the innings as RCB slip to 134-5.

Boult is called into the attack from the other end.

Chris Morris hits the first ball through the covers for a four to get off the mark in confident fashion. However, Boult gets revenge off the very next ball as Morris cuts the short wide delivery straight to Pattinson on the thirdman boundary.

Three wickets in the space of six deliveries as RCB are reduced to 138-6, in the 18th over.

Gurkeerat Singh gets off the mark with a single past point and Washington Sundar flicks the next on the leg side for one before the former gets another run off the fifth ball.

Boult then goes for the short ball but it slips down the leg side and is called a wide before Sundar glances the last ball off his hips fine for a four, to take the score to 146-6 in 18 overs.

Padikkal takes on Chahar as he launches the flighted delivery straight down the ground for a six over long-on. The leggie drops short as Padikkal slaps it past point for a four and then repeats the shot for another boundary square on the off-side.

He then clips the fifth ball through midwicket for two runs to take his score to 73 -- his highest in the IPL as RCB reach 129-2 in 15 overs.

Captain Kieron Pollard brings himself into the attack, to bowl the 16th over.

De Villiers guides the first ball square on the off-side for two runs before he hits a full toss straight into the hands of Chahar at deep square leg to perish for 15. The umpires check the height of the full toss with the TV umpire, who rules that it is a legal delivery as RCB lose the key wicket of de Villiers with the death overs approaching.

Shivam Dube gets off the mark with a single and Padikkal gets one to midwicket before the former is beaten by the slower ball which grips and moves away late and he then takes one off the last ball, as RCB are reduced to 134-3 in 16 overs.

He beats de Villiers with the first ball which is pitched up and turns sharply as the right-hander is beaten before he looks to drive the next but is beaten again by the big turning delivery.

De Villiers then tries the reverse sweep but hits it to the fielder in the slips and then takes a single to long-off. The leggie then bowls a wide down the leg side and then picks a single to long-off as Chahar gives away just three runs from his third over.

Pattinson is back into the attack.

Three singles from the first three balls before de Villiers gets low on his knee and scoops the length ball back over the wicketkeeper's head for a six. There is no stopping RCB's Mr 360 in this mood as he pulls the next ball behind square for a four, to get 13 runs from the over, as RCB reach 113-2 in 14 overs.

Krunal continues as he does well to bowl four dot balls in a row to Kohli, who has struggled to get going at the start of his innings. He then takes a single on the off-side from the fifth ball before Padikkal hits another boundary through the covers as the left-hander brings up his fifty from just 30 balls.

A tidy spell from Krunal, who conceded just five runs in his final over, as he gave away just 27 runs from his four overs.

Bumrah comes back into the attack, as he strikes with the key wicket of RCB captain Kohli.

The right-hander had clipped the first ball on the leg side for two runs before he top edges the pull shot is caught by Saurabh Tiwary at midwicket after struggling for nine from 14 balls.

That wicket of Kohli helps Bumrah complete the landmark of 100 wickets in the IPL and is the third highest to achieve the feat. Incidentally, Kohli was also Bumrah's first wicket in the IPL.

Bumrah then beats Padikkal, who pokes away from his body, before taking a single to mid-on and AB de Villiers gets one off the last ball to thirdman, as RCB reach 97-2 in 12 overs.

Having lost the wicket, RCB have slowed down a touch with Kohli and Padikkal picking two singles each, to get just four runs from the ninth over.

Infact, Kohli had nearly chipped a full delivery back to the bowler but the ball fell just short.

This will be a crucial phase for RCB's batsmen in the middle overs against the Mumbai spinners.

In the next over, Kohli clips Chahar for a single on the leg side before Padikkal smashes a wide delivery over the covers for a four before taking one to the fielder in the deep.

Another single to Kohli to long-on before Padikkal smashes a short ball from Chahar through the off-side again for the second four of the over, as RCB race to 88-1 in 10 overs.

Philippe plays the reverse sweep for two runs past point and then picks a single to midwicket.

A single each to Padikkal and Philippe before the former gets a single off the last ball, as six runs come from the over.

Spin from both ends as leg-spinner Rahul Chahar comes into the attack from the other end.

Padikkal sweeps the first ball fine for two runs before he reverse sweeps the next past point for a four.

Padikkal then gets a single off the third ball before Philippe comes down the track and lofts the fourth ball over the covers for a four.

Philippe then comes down the track tries to smash the next but this time he is beaten in the flight as wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock whips off the bails and appeals for stumping. It is a fantastic piece of glovework from the South African to stump out Philippe for a brisk 33 from 24 balls to give Mumbai the first breakthrough.

Virat Kohli steers the last ball of the over to thirdman for two runs to get off the mark as Chahar goes for 13 runs in the opening over but importantly manages to get the opening wicket as RCB are reduced to 73-1 in eight overs.

Philippe keeps growing in confidence. This time he takes on Boult as he lofts a full delivery straight down the ground for a six.

A couple of dot balls before the right-hander shuffles across and tries to pull it fine but is beaten by a quick short ball. He then gets a thick inside edge off the last ball trying to slog it across the line as he gets a four behind the wickets.

Pattinson continues as he starts his second over with a short ball down the leg side which Padikkal glances fine on the leg side for a four.

He then clips the next ball through square leg for two runs and then takes a single. A single to Philippe with the pull shot brings up the 50 for RCB in the sixth over.

Padikkal then comes down and makes room before lofting the fast bowler over the covers for a four as RCB race to 54 for no loss in six overs.

Padikkal continues his impressive showing as he strokes his way to 29 from 17 balls with six fours, while Philippe has raced to 25 from 19 balls as the two openers have laid a solid foundation for a strong middle order to follow.

Spin introduced early as Krunal Pandya comes into the attack, to bowl the third over.

Philippe sweeps the first ball through square leg for two runs and then picks a single to midwicket. Padikkal then paddles the third ball fine on the leg side for a four and then gets another boundary off the next ball as Boult is unable to stop the ball, which falls just short of him.

A single to the left-hander as Krunal goes for 12 runs in his first over.

James Pattinson comes into the attack as Mumbai continue to rotate their bowlers in the opening overs.

Padikkal swings the first ball off his hips over midwicket for a four and then attempts another lofted shot over the covers but is beaten.

He then gets on top of a short ball as he runs it down to thirdman for a single. Philippe then pulls a short ball over square leg for a four and then picks a single on the leg side as RCB race to 32-0 in four overs.

Devdutt Padikkal walks out to open the batting for RCB with Josh Philippe, as Aaron Finch has been left out.

Trent Boult to bowl the first over for Mumbai. The first ball is full as Philippe shuffles across and then defends it on the leg side before he clips the next to deep midwicket for a single.

Padikkal then defends the next ball on the off-side and does the same with the fourth ball. The left-hander then makes room and smashes Boult over the off-side for a four to get off the mark in smashing fashion and defends the last ball.

Jasprit Bumrah from the other end.

Philippe keeps out the first two balls with utmost caution and then gets a leading edge which falls just of the fielder at mid-off. He then clips a full delivery through midwicket for a four before taking a quick single on the off-side as RCB reachg 10-0 in two overs.

The first leg match between the two teams this year finished in a tie before RCB clinched victory in the Super Over.

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

Mumbai Indians: Kieron Pollard (captain), Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock (w/k), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe (w/k), AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday.

Rohit Sharma is likely to miss his third game in a row when Mumbai Indians take on Royal Challengers Bangalore with both teams aiming to secure their spot in the IPL play-offs.

While defending champions Mumbai are sitting on top of the table despite their eight-wicket hammering by Rajasthan Royals with 14 points, Virat Kohli-led RCB are also on the same number of points from 11 games.

A win for either side on Wednesday should be enough to help seal their spot in the play-offs.

Rohit's fitness has become a subject of unwanted attention ahead of the game. Having missed the last two games due to a hamstring injury, Mumbai Indians skipper returned to the nets on Monday, a day when he was not named in the India squad for the Australia series.

There is still no conclusive update on his fitness from either Mumbai Indians or the BCCI.

Quinton De Kock (374 runs) had a rare failure against Rajasthan and he would be keen to make an impact. Kishan (298 runs) and Suryakumar Yadav (283 runs) are among the leading run-scores who can go on the offensive against any attack.

The big-hitting prowess of Hardik Pandya (224 runs) was on display in the Royals game, when he plundered seven sixes.

Along with stand-in captain Kieron Pollard (214 runs) and Krunal Pandya (85 runs), he can take any attack to cleansers and their hard-hitting ability could prove to be the difference between the two sides.

Mumbai bowlers would be more than keen to forget the hammering they received from Rajasthan's Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson.

For RCB, Kohli (415 runs) would like to continue his splendid run in the tournament.  Australian Aaron Finch (236 runs), young Devdutt Padikkal (343 runs) and AB de Villiers (324 runs) need to make an impact in the business end of the tournament and support their skipper.

De Villiers has shown time and again, why he is regarded as one of the best T20 batsmen by turning the clock back on few occasions.  If the RCB top-order fires in unison, then they can pummel the Mumbai attack into submission.

The likes of Chris Morris, Moeen Ali and Gurkeerat Mann, who form the lower-middle order, are also capable of chipping in with useful cameos.