MUMBAI: In a game that swung like a pendulum, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) held on to record a narrow 12- run win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League on Monday at the Wankhede Stadium.
Chasing 222 for victory, MI were brought back into the match by Tilak Varma (56, 29b; 4x4, 4x4) and Hardik Pandya (42, 15b; 3x4, 4x4) with their 34-ball 89-run partnership for the fifth wicket after they were reduced to 99/4 by the 12th over. MI needed 41 runs in the last three overs, but both perished in the space of four balls as RCB heaved a sigh of relief and closed out the contest.
