Rohit Sharma, RCB vs MI: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has come close to Virat Kohli as RCB cruised to victory in the IPL 2023 match. See what happened in this case.
Getting off to a good start in the Indian Premier League is nothing new for Mumbai Indians. In the last 11 seasons, Mumbai have consistently lost their first match. It continued in IPL 2023 as well. Rohit's team lost against RCB in the match held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the first match of the tournament by 8 wickets due to the amazing batting glory of Virat Kohli and captain Faf Duplessis.
Chasing the target of 172 runs given by Mumbai, Virat Kohli and Duplessis batted brilliantly. Faf started with a bang then Virat batted explosively. Especially Kohli's winning shot with a six was amazing.
Facing 49 balls, Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 runs with 6 fours and 5 sixes. Mumbai Indians team captain Rohit Sharma, who was disappointed by Kohli's game, came and hugged him as RCB won. Said your game was excellent.
A photo of opposing captain Rohit Sharma coming and hugging Virat Kohli is going viral on social media.
Speaking after the match, Virat Kohli said that he was very happy to win at home after 4 years. Can't say if there is a better match. First 17 overs our bowling was amazing. Credit for the last 3 overs should go to Tilak Verma.
The crowd at Chinnaswamy alone was amazing. The stadium is full. It was important that we get off to a good start. It needs the support of the fans. Got it. Karn Sharma has bowled well. Even in the nets, he doesn't bowl us sixes - Kohli.
With an 8-wicket victory, RCB has won five of the last six matches played against Mumbai Indians. He also won his third win against Mumbai at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
