02 Apr, 23:06 (IST)

Its all over for Mumbai Indians and it happened really quickly. Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis has demolished the MI bowlers and the win came in just 16.2 overs and with total conviction that RCB were the batter team today. MI have to really regroup and plan about their bowling. RCB, meanwhile can enjoy the winning start. 

02 Apr, 22:39 (IST)

Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis has launched an assault on the MI bowlers as RCB cruise to half-centuries in no time and take RCB to a winning position. They will want to finish the game by delivering the killer blow now. 

02 Apr, 22:12 (IST)

A solid powerplay for RCB as Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis smash the likes of Jason Behrendorff and Jofra Archer in the powerplay to take the score beyond 50. With still 10 wickets in hand, they can control the innings from here. 

02 Apr, 21:54 (IST)

RCB openers Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli look to get a steady start in the powerplay. Meanwhile MI uses the impact player rule and bring in Jason Behrendorff replacing Suryakumar Yadav. 

02 Apr, 21:33 (IST)

Stunning effort from Tilak Varma as his 84*(46) takes MI to a very comfortable position from where they can compete after initial crisis. Tilak batted throughout the innings and accelerated at the right moment to take the score to a respectable place. Stay tuned as we return with the RCB chase. 

02 Apr, 21:16 (IST)

Tilak Varma is batting on 63 from 39 deliveries and looking to give MI a strong finish, taking them to a respectable and competitive total at the end of 20 overs. With two overs to go, it is time to accelerate. 

02 Apr, 20:48 (IST)

Out! Nehal Wadhera's brave innings comes to an end as he perishes by hitting one from Karn Sharma to Virat Kohli at long on. He struck to back-to-back sixes but failed to clear the third one. 

02 Apr, 20:15 (IST)

Sudden setback for RCB, Reece Topley hurts his right shoulder during fielding and looked in pain. The English quick had to be walked-off. 

02 Apr, 20:07 (IST)

Out! No respite for MI as this time captain Rohit Sharma gets dismissed. Tries to play from the crease and nicks one from Akash Deep to the wicketkeeper. MI's powerplay is going nowhere as they lose three quick wickets with almost little to no runs on board. 

02 Apr, 19:51 (IST)

Out!  Cameron Green's debut doesn't go very well with the bat as he gets cleaned up by Reece topley. Topley strikes in quick succession after Mohammed Siraj scalped the wicket of Ishan Kishan. Mumbai Indians run into trouble early.  

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With the first round of games in the IPL 2023 coming to an end, fans finally get to see the clash they waited for. Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Mumbai Indians at their home in the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. While RCB made it to the play-off last season and reached the Qualifier 2, Mumbai Indians failed to make it past the league stage. RCB resume their campaign in another new season with dreams of winning the trophy this season while MI will look to regain their serial winning attitude and form. Yuzvendra Chahal Goes Past Amit Mishra, Takes Third Spot on Most Wickets in IPL List.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have their leader Faf Du Plessis return with new preparations along with Virat Kohli, who has finally got back his T20 form back. Although RCB have already faced some injury setbacks in the form of Rajat Patidar and Josh Hazlewood, who will miss almost the first half of the season and Will Jacks, who got ruled out. Glenn Maxwell is also uncertain for this game. RCB will look to regroup with the likes of Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj and start the tournament with a win.

Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, have broke the bank for Cameron Green and he is almost sure to feature in the starting lineup with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma. The challenge for them will be to field a competitive bowling attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. Umran Malik Cleans Up Devdutt Padikkal With 149 Kmph Delivery During SRH vs RR IPL 2023 Match, Off Stump Goes Cartwheeling! (Watch Video).

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik(w), Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Siddarth Kaul, Karn Sharma, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj, Sonu Yadav, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Finn Allen, Himanshu Sharma

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Dewald Brevis, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Cameron Green, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Sandeep Warrier, Akash Madhwal, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal