BENGALURU: Mumbai Indians pacer Jason Behrendorff, coming in as an impact player, managed to keep Royal Challengers Bangalore openers Faf du Plessis (73) and Virat Kohli (82 n.o) quiet only for an over, his first.
Kohli, with a fine flick of Arshad Khan’s in-swinger, began an assault that left Mumbai bowlers bewildered. At the packed-to-the-rafters M Chinnaswamy stadium, the home team’s eight-wicket victory on Sunday night was a dream campaign opener. While the bowling at the death remained a concern, RCB will take heart from their openers’ ruthless show of power hitting.
