IPL 2022: RCB Win Against Mumbai Indians by 7 Wickets

In the 18th match of IPL 2022, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers locked horns against each other at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

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Faf du Plessis's team Royal Challengers (RCB) won the toss and decided to send Mumbai Indians (MI) in to bat first.

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Suryakumar Yadav of Indians was the highest scorer for the team, making 68 runs off 37 balls after hitting 5 fours and 6 sixes, while Pollard went out on duck.

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After losing 6 wickets in 20 overs, Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians set the target of 152 runs for Royal Challengers.

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RCB chased down the target of 152 set by Mumbai Indians and won the match by 7 wickets with 9 balls to spare.

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Anuj Rawat of RCB showed powerful batting skills on the field, scoring 66 runs off 47 balls and hitting 6 sixes and 2 fours.

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Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik of RCB scored 8 runs off 2 balls and 7 runs off 2 balls, respectively.

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