RCB beat MI by 14 runs | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Highlights And Cricket Score 31th T20 Match - Commentary

The run out though of McCullum changed the momentum as after that the hosts kept losing wickets with Hardik Pandya taking three in one over. The home side then looked like they would struggle to cross the 150-run mark. However, a 24-run last over saw them get close to the 170-run mark. The wicket is quite slow and Mumbai will have to bat really well to get to it. They do have a strong batting line-up and the hosts' bowling hasn't been upto the mark this season. Let us see if it can come to the fore tonight. Join us for the chase in a while.

So an excellent last over for Bangalore has seen them post a total which can prove to be more than competitive on this wicket. They were put into bat and their openers got them off to a very good start with Manan Vohra making most of the opportunity given to him. Once the two openers departed, Virat Kohli and Brendon McCullum joined forces and stitched a 60-run stand and while the two were batting, something above 180 looked possible.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin de Grandhomme. SIX! Yes, he can! He has tonked it. 24 from the last over and the look on Rohit Sharma's face says it all. De Grandhomme has made full use of the Free Hit as he sends it sailing over the long off fence. BANGALORE FINISH WITH 167 ON THE BOARD!

Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin de Grandhomme. NO BALL and to add to that it is a SIX! Drama at the end. This was turning out to be a decent last over but this has spoiled it. A high full toss and on middle, Colin says thank you so much and deposits it into the square leg stand for a biggie. A Free Hit coming up, can de Grandhomme finish the innings in style?

Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin de Grandhomme. This is wide outside off, de Grandhomme throws his bat at it. He gets it through covers and the batsmen run two.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin de Grandhomme. SIX! That is why he wanted the strike. A much-needed biggie for Bangalore. Short and on middle, Colin waits for it and pulls it over the square leg fence for half a dozen.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Umesh Yadav. BYE! A short ball outside off, Umesh goes for the pull but misses. Colin wants the strike and goes for the run. Kishan has a shy at his end but misses.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Colin de Grandhomme. Short and outside off, Colin guides it through point and the batsmen cross.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Umesh Yadav. Smart by Umesh as he guides this towards point and gives the strike to Colin.

Mitchell McClenaghan to bowl the last over.

Jasprit Bumrah to Colin de Grandhomme. A yorker to end the over. Just 2 from the penultimate over. A yorker outside off. Colin tries to jam it out but misses. He wants a run but is sent back by Yadav. Ishan has a shy as Colin dives to get in but the keeper misses at his end.

Umesh Yadav is the next man in.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Southee. OUT! Another one bites the dust and once again it was the slower ball which does the trick. Outside off. Southee tries to drag it over deep mid-wicket. He only gets height on it and not the distance. Cutting steadies himself under it and takes a tumbling catch.

Jasprit Bumrah to Colin de Grandhomme. A full toss and de Grandhomme fails to make toll of it. He flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. Just two from the first four.

Jasprit Bumrah to Colin de Grandhomme. Another slower ball, Colin swings but only connects with thin air.

Jasprit Bumrah to Colin de Grandhomme. Slower ball and this one is outside off. Colin swings but misses.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Southee. A yorker on middle, Southee flicks it towards square leg for a run.

Tim Southee is the next man in.

Hardik Pandya to Washington Sundar. OUT! Three in the over for Pandya and this is turning from bad to worse for Bangalore. Sundar is the man walking back now. Another slower ball, never arrives. Sundar rocks back and flicks it towards Sharma at deep mid-wicket who takes it easily. What an 18th over to bowl, just 2 and three wickets from it.

Hardik Pandya to Washington Sundar. Slower ball and once again it grips in the surface. Sundar tries to defend it but gets beaten.

Hardik Pandya to Colin de Grandhomme. Shuffles across and gets a ball on his pads. Colin flicks it towards deep square leg for a run.

Hardik Pandya to Washington Sundar. No hat-trick as Sundar tries to keep it out but gets an outside edge down to third man for a run.

Washington Sundar walks out to face the hat-trick ball.

Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. OUT! Two-in-two for Hardik Pandya and he gets the big fish. Bangs this one short on middle, Kohli rocks back and pulls it flat towards long on. Pollard there runs in and takes a good catch. A dejected Kohli walks back and this could be vital. He could have easily made a difference of ten or more runs. Bangalore are losing their way and Pandya will be on a hat-trick.

Colin de Grandhomme is next to bat.

Hardik Pandya to Mandeep Singh. OUT! Madeep holes out! The slower one does the trick. It is full and on off. Singh goes down on one knee and tries to drag it over the mid-wicket fence. Does not get the desired connection and it falls into the hands of Yadav at deep mid-wicket. A good cameo by Mandeep comes to an end.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mandeep Singh. Full again on middle, Mandeep flicks it through square leg for a run. So 10 from this over.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mandeep Singh. Goes fuller now on middle, Singh drives it back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mandeep Singh. SIX! Stand and deliver! The key here was that he picked the length up early. Short and on middle, Singh stands tall and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence.

Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. Short and on middle. Kohli was ready for it as he pulls it hard but finds deep mid-wicket. A single results.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mandeep Singh. Shortish outside off, Singh guides it down to third man for a run.

Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. Slower ball on off, Kohli hits it down to long on for a run.

Jasprit Bumrah is back on.

Second strategic break.

Hardik Pandya to Mandeep Singh. Another slower ball on off, Singh defends it back to the bowler. Just 10 from the last two and a wicket also. Bangalore seem to be losing a little momentum now.

Hardik Pandya to Mandeep Singh. FOUR! Change in length by Hardik and he pays the price. Goes short and on middle, Singh does well to roll his wrists over the ball and pull it along the ground and through backward square leg for a boundary.

Hardik Pandya to Mandeep Singh. Shortish and outside off. Singh misses the cut.

Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. In the air... but away from the fielder! Once again the signs of the ball not coming on. Slower delivery on off. This one sticks on the surface. Kohli checks his shot and it goes uppishly through covers for a run.

Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. Dances down the track and tries to play it through the off side but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Hardik Pandya to Mandeep Singh. Shorter in length outside off, Singh guides it down to third man for a run.

Hardik Pandya is back on.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Virat Kohli. Back of a length on off, Kohli pushes it to covers. Just 4 from this over and also a wicket. Mumbai needed an over like this and it has been provided by Mitchell.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Mandeep Singh. Good length again on off, Singh guides it down to third man for a single.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Virat Kohli. Short and outside off, Kohli guides it towards point. The fielder there makes a good diving stop and a single results.

Mandeep Singh is the next man in.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Brendon McCullum. OUT! Direct hit and McCullum is out of here! Mumbai needed this and it has come courtesy a brilliant throw by Hardik. This is another slower one on off. McCullum flat-bats it towards Pandya and sets off for a run. Hardik collects the ball at mid off. Aims and scores a bull's eye at the non-striker's end to find Brendon way short. There was never a run there, he was hoping for the fielder to miss and he did not. End of an entertaining knock by McCullum. Mumbai will now look and build on this.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Brendon McCullum. Short again but this time the ball does not bounce and Brendon misses the pull shot.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Brendon McCullum. Short and wide! It is cut over point and two runs results.

Mitchell McClenaghan is brought on to bowl another spell.

Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. Another short ball as Bumrah sees Kohli giving him the charge. Virat somehow puts bat on ball and it goes towards mid off for a brace.

Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. Short goes Bumrah again. Kohli this time pulls it through mid-wicket and bags a brace.

Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. BEATEN! Beauty by Bumrah. He is causing Kohli trouble here. On a length and around off, it straightens after pitching. Kohli has a poke at it but gets beaten. There is a muted appeal from the bowler but he is the only one doing so. Now then, he was right in appealing as Snicko shows there was something as the ball passes the bat. A let off for Kohli. He is riding his luck out there this evening.

Jasprit Bumrah to Brendon McCullum. Length again on off, McCullum guides it down to third man for a run.

Jasprit Bumrah to Virat Kohli. In the air... but lands in between two fielders! Kohli will consider himself lucky there. This was short by Bumrah. It shoots off the surface and Kohli is surprised by the bounce. The ball takes the top edge as he tries to pull and lobs towards mid-wicket. The fielder from that position is running backwards and the fielder from the deep comes inside but the ball lands in between them. A run taken.

Jasprit Bumrah to Brendon McCullum. Shorter in length and on off, Brendon guides it down to third man for a run.

Jasprit Bumrah is back on.

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. They pick up a single.

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. Short again but this time it stays a touch low. Brendon goes for the pull but misses.

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. Flatter on off, Brendon guides it to point.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. Now takes a single! This is why he is one of the best batsman in the world. Scored a maximum from the last ball, now he tucks it around the corner and says McCullum you can keep strike.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. SIX! That is huge! Bangalore have now decided to put the foot down. Kohli shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of it and hits it high and handsome over the long on fence.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mayank Markande to Brendon McCullum. FOUR! Even better by McCullum this time! 13 from the over. Markande slows it up on middle. McCullum goes down on one knee and sweeps it through the same region to collect another boundary.

Mayank Markande to Brendon McCullum. FOUR! This spoils the over! This ball had hit me written all over it. Short and on middle. Brendon rocks back and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli. A single! So a good come back until now by Markande after going for a boundary on the first ball. He has gone for only a run after that as Kohli works it on the leg side for a run. Kohli now becomes the highest Indian T20 League scorer with this run.

Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli. Fuller on the pads again. Kohli tries to sweep, a shot he does not play often. He misses to get hit on the pads.

Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli. Fires it on the pads, Kohli goes for the flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli. FOUR! BRUTE! Kohli dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it past the bowler for a boundary.

Mayank Markande is back on.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. Once again signs of the wicket being very slow. Krunal floats this one up on off, the ball stops on the surface. Kohli goes for the drive but then stops his shot in between. The ball lobs towards mid off for a run.

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. Shuffles across and sweeps this towards short fine leg for a run.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. This one is quicker and again on the stumps. Kohli tries to keep it out but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a run.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. Risky shot! Krunal attacks the stumps and Kohli waits for the ball and then guides it very late towards short third man. Had he missed that, the ball would have hit the stumps.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. A boundary now a double to follow! This is angled into the batsman. Kohli works it towards square leg with soft hands and bags a brace.

Krunal Pandya to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Up and over! Top shot! Pandya tosses this one up on off, this is a little too full. Kohli lunges and goes over covers for a boundary. Runs starting to flow now.

Krunal Pandya is back on.

Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. Kohli flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Brendon McCullum. The batsman plays the Square-Cut. They pick up a single.

Hardik Pandya to Brendon McCullum. FOUR! Full again from Pandya on off, Brendon leans ahead and drives it uppishly over covers for another boundary.

Hardik Pandya to Brendon McCullum. Short ball this one, Baz goes for the pull but gets beaten.

Hardik Pandya to Brendon McCullum. SIX! Brendon you beauty! Vintage stuff. Another full toss from Hardik on middle, McCullum scoops this over the keeper's head and the ball sails over the ropes.

Hardik Pandya to Brendon McCullum. SIX! No ball and its gone all the way! Hardik bowls a high full toss outside off, Brendon swings at it and the ball flies to just hits the ropes at the third man region. Free hit coming next.

Hardik Pandya to Virat Kohli. Trouble! Had JP hit, Brendon was a goner. Kohli taps it to backward point and quickly decides to run. McCullum responds but finds himself suddenly short. Duminy has a shy towards the striker's end but just misses the stumps.

Hardik Pandya to bowl the 10th over.

Mayank Markande to Brendon McCullum. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mayank Markande to Virat Kohli. Kohli is up and running. Drives this through mid off for one.

Huge cheer from the crowd as Virat Kohli walks in next.

Mayank Markande to Manan Vohra. OUT! No, it's umpire's call. Mayank gets his man! Gives this air and bowls it full on leg. Vohra gets low and looks to sweep this away. He misses it and the ball hits his pads. Long appeal from Markande, the umpire takes his time and raises his finger. Vohra takes it upstairs. Replays roll in and show us that would have clipped the leg stump so that would have been umpire's call. So, Vohra reaches a landmark but fails to get to his fifty.

Manan Vohra has taken a referral for an LBW shout given against him. Looks like that will go down leg.

Mayank Markande to Manan Vohra. SIX! Tossed up ball on middle, Vohra gets low and slogs this over mid-wicket for a half a dozen. That six also gets him past 1000 runs in the Indian T20 League.

Mayank Markande to Brendon McCullum. Slow ball on leg, Baz reverse sweeps this towards square leg for one more.

Mayank Markande to Manan Vohra. Comes from over the wicket and lands it full on off. Vohra hits it to mid on for one.

Strategic break!

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. And again! Very good from Krunal. Brendon fails to connect yet another ball outside off.

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. Turn and bounce. Served on middle, it spins and angles away from McCullum who looks to fend it.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. Darts this full on middle and off, Vohra slogs sweeps this to deep square leg for just a single.

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball to extra cover. One run added to the total.

Krunal Pandya to Brendon McCullum. Loopy ball on middle, Baz gets behind it and blocks it.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. Darts this full on leg, Vohra goes for the sweep but misses his shot again. It hits his shoe and rolls towards short fine leg where they take a leg bye.

Mayank Markande to Manan Vohra. The batsman gets a leading edge on that one. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mayank Markande to Manan Vohra. BEATEN! Nicely bowled! Slower through the air on off, this one turns away sharply. Vohra has a feel for it and gets beaten. There is turn but it is slow and hence the batsman have time to adjust.

Mayank Markande to Brendon McCullum. Fires it on the pads, McCullum misses the flick to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye.

Mayank Markande to Brendon McCullum. Flatter and attacks the stumps this time. Brendon keeps it out.

Mayank Markande to Brendon McCullum. FOUR! Innovation and McCullum plays it with the turn. Clever batting from the veteran. Gets into position early to play the reverse sweep. Connects well and the ball races away to the third man fence.

Mayank Markande to Manan Vohra. Starts off with a leg spinner on off, it turns away. Manan goes for the pull but the ball hits the toe end and goes down to long on for a run. Turn for the leggie first up.

Mayank Markande is into the attack.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. Works this towards mid-wicket to retain strike. 43/1 at the end of the Powerplay.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. Manan picked it early and slog swept it through square leg. They manage to come back for the second.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. Cuts this to the fielder at point.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. Slow ball outside off, Vohra looks to sweep this but misses it.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Krunal Pandya to Manan Vohra. Good stop from Pollard at the extra cover boundary. Vohra drives this through covers and gets a couple of runs for it.

Not Virat but Brendon McCullum is the next man in. Also, Krunal Pandya to roll his arm now.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. OUT! Yes, it is a clean catch and a brilliant one from Rohit Sharma. Length ball on off, Mitch rolls his fingers on this. De Kock looks to pull this one away but doesn't get it off the middle of the wood. It goes towards short mid-wicket where Sharma gets low and he seems to have taken the catch. He however claims it but the umpires take it upstairs to check. The replays show us that his fingers were under the ball and it was a clean catch. A wicket against the run of play for Mumbai and a much needed one.

The umpires on field have gone up to see if Rohit has taken a clean catch. The soft signal is out. Let's find out.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. Wide. The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. Wide signalled by the umpire.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. Full and on leg, de Kock does well to keep the yorker at bay.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Bangs this short outside off, de Kock cuts this to the third man region where there is no fielder.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. Swing and a miss. Length ball outside off, de Kock throws the kitchen sink at it and gets beaten.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. Gives room and Mitch follows him. Serves this full on his pads and Quinton gets hit on his pads.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. Short ball around off, de Kock punches it to mid off.

Mitchell McClenaghan gets a change of ends.

JP Duminy to Quinton de Kock. Now de Kock punches it to sweeper cover to retain strike. A very good over for Bangalore. 22 from it.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. Drags his length back on off, Vohra hits it to the leg side for one.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. SIX! This is the best of the lot. JP gives this air around off, Vohra lofts it elegantly over extra cover for half a dozen. So 4,6,4,6 is what the first four balls read.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. FOUR! Comes over the wicket this time but the result is the same. Lofts this over mid-wicket to get another boundary. 14 from it and there are still three balls to go.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. SIX! Goes over mid off this time. Loopy ball on off, Manan times it perfectly to that region. His second of the night. He has decided to take on JP Duminy here. Giving him another could prove to be a costly as he has already gone 10 from the first two balls.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. FOUR! Floated ball in line of the stumps, Vohra gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over JP's head and into the fence.

JP is given the ball yet again. he is ready to bowl his second over.

Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock. Very good ball from Bumrah. Rolls his fingers on this and bangs it a bit short. De Kock looks to pull it but completely misses it.

Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock. Good length ball outside off, de Kock charges down the wicket but fails to put bat on ball.

Jasprit Bumrah to Manan Vohra. Manan guides it to third man. They pick up a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

Jasprit Bumrah to Manan Vohra. Saw Vohra charging and also making room, so Bumrah followed him. Manan still manages to get it towards mid on for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Manan Vohra. A bit behind that good length line, Vohra stays back and punches it to the man at cover-point.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl his first over.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. Back of a length ball on leg, it rushes onto de Kock who misses his shot. Mitchell appeals but to know avail.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Manan Vohra. Chips this over mid-wicket to get to the other end.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Manan Vohra. Length ball on off, Vohra hits this to extra cover for nothing.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Manan Vohra. Back of a length ball again outside off, Vohra swings and misses.

Mitchell McClenaghan to Quinton de Kock. Back of a length ball, de Kock taps this towards square leg for his first run.

Mitchell McClenaghan to bowl from the other end.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. Some turn for JP. Another slower ball on middle and leg. Vohra gets a soft leading edge but it falls safe. Already signs of this wicket being a very slow one. Also Duminy has got good purchase from the surface.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. Sweeps this ball straight to short fine leg for nothing.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. Long appeal from Mumbai but the umpire is not interested. Short ball on leg, gets turn again. Vohra hangs back and misses his flick. The ball hits his pads and Mumbai appeal. They think of a review and then decide against it. A good decision by them as Hawk Eye later on shows the ball to be going over.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. SIX! The first one of the night! Tossed up ball on leg, Manan gets on one leg and sweeps this over square leg for a huge maximum.

JP Duminy to Manan Vohra. Comes in from round the wicket and lands it on middle and leg, it spins back into Vohra who tries to flick it. Gets beaten by the turn and the ball goes on to hit his thigh pad.

We are all set for the action to begin. Bangalore shuffle with their opening pair. Manan Vohra and Quinton de Kock stride out to take center stage. The umpires are in position and are all ready to get the encounter underway. Mumbai are done with their team talk and are all pumped up. They too have a surprise as they have given the new ball to JP Duminy. Let's begin!

Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper says that they have not played good cricket at home and that needs to be changed. Adds by saying that they too would have fielded first. Reckons that the pitch is a bit slow compared to the previous match. Opines that they need to put enough runs on the board and says that AB de Villiers has still not recovered from his fever. Informs Washington Sundar comes in for Murugan Ashwin.

Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai skipper says that it is a good pitch and it has always been good here at Bangalore. Reckons that dew may come in later and it may become easier in the second half. Ends by saying that Evin Lewis has injured his wrist and Kieron Pollard will take his spot.

TOSS - Mumbai have won the toss and will take the field first.

Another Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma encounter awaits us. It is Bangalore who host Mumbai for game no. 31 of this year's Indian T20 League. The visitors go into this game with a very good record against the home side. They have won their last four encounters at the Chinnaswamy and have beaten them in the last five fixtures. They got back to winning ways in the last game and will look to do the same today. The hosts on the flip side have lost their last two games at home and will want to change that today. A slip up is something both can't afford. The two have always provided entertaining clashes and one can expect the same here today. Toss and team news on the way.