IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians defeat Royal Challengers by 6 wickets

Suryakumar Yadav's brilliant innings of 83 off 35 balls led Mumbai Indians to a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Mumbai Indians successfully chased down the target of 200 runs in just 16.3 overs.

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Nehal Wadhera also contributed with a half-century, while Ishan Kishan scored 42 runs off 31 balls.

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MI bowlers made a strong comeback after Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis' aggressive batting, restricting RCB to a total of 199/6.

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Maxwell smashed 68 runs off 33 balls, while Du Plessis scored 65 runs off 41 balls, forming a crucial partnership of 120 runs for the third wicket.

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Mumbai Indians chose to field first and had an ideal start as Jason Behrendorff dismissed Virat Kohli for just 1 run.

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