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#MIvRCB | Hardik gets us agonisingly close, but heartbreak it is :( – As it happened

By Mumbai Indians

This is it from tonight's #MIvRCB game. Down but not out, for sure! We now have a five-day break before we lock horns against the Delhi Capitals in Delhi. Rest, reset and go again is our mantra and we're sure of turning it around. Until then, goodbye! 👋

In all fairness, WHAT. A. CONTEST. that was! All adjectives might fall short to describe the TV-HP effort which almost got us over the line. 👌 We ourselves were on the edge of our seats covering this thriller!

11:25 PM IST: We are lost for words, honestly. An emotional rollercoaster right from Ball 1, but this is cricket. Can be terribly cruel. 💔 Nonetheless, the way Tilak and Hardik played made the Paltan BELIEVE till the very last over.

Okay then, 19 off the final six deliveries. Naman-Santner out there. We have come so far, let's bring it on PALTAN!

11:12 PM IST: Nahiiiiiiii, HP follows Tilak. What a classic cameo that was mahn, simply out of this world! An innings that has kept us right in the mix! 😍 

No worries TV. 🫂 You played your heart out! A knock of the highest order in pressure situation!!! 💪

Be wherever y'all are. Don't move an inch. 

11:02 PM IST: Tilak completes a well-consructed half-century when his team needed the most!!! Five fours and two sixes at a 200+ strike rate. WOAHHHHH. 👏

Paltan, heartbeat is all over the place right now. We are only manifesting for the best... 🧿

65 needed off 30 balls. That's it. That's the update. 

10:45 PM IST: KP to HP... AND THAT's SMOKED INTO THE STANDS 𝕩 2 🤯

HP, aate se hi shuru kar diye!!! 👊 Two fours and maximum apiece in the very next over and the equation is down to 84 off 36 balls! ✌️

10:39 PM IST: 𝟬 𝟲 𝟰 𝟮 𝟰 𝟭 in the 13th over and Tilak is on the charge. 106 off 42 balls needed. A couple more overs like this please... 

Ummm, this is becoming a bit challenging now, NGL. 

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10:20 PM IST: Tilak comes. Tilak hit's a first ball four. Tilak shows intent. Be like Tilak. 😌

10:11 PM IST: 🔙 to 🔙 fours ft. Surya dada + Jacks' boundary off Krunal Pandya up the ante. Aane do boys, we need these! 🤓

9:59 PM IST: Powerplay done. Our scoreboard reads 54/2. SKY and Jacks steadying the boat. Only 🤞 at the moment.

9:37 PM IST: NOOOOOOO... Rohit got us off to a flyer with two fours and a cracking maximum, but an unfortunate dismissal means he departs for 17. But Ricky bhau isn't holding back, or letting the momentum drop, smashing some crisp-sounding boundaries to keep us in tune with the asking rate! Paltan, B.E.L.I.E.V.E.

That Hitman maximum म्हणजे we are off in our chase!!! 🚀

9:29 PM IST: RO and Rickelton are out in the middle! 🤜🤛 Nothing less than fireworks right away...

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9:14 PM IST: ...And that's that for RCB's innings. The visitors record 221/5 in their quota of 20 overs, with Kohli and Patidar registering fifties. Let's come out all guns blazing and get it done, Boys in Blue & Gold!! ⚡

9:08 PM IST: Rickelton भाऊ, you plucked that straight out of thin air!!! 🤯 Not an easy catch by any means. Patidar Departs and Boult gets us our WICKET NO. 5.

🚨 #ICYMI: Captain Pandya is now the Purple Cap holder with 10 wickets.

8:52 PM IST: Two overs each for BOOM & Chahar, one apiece for Boult and Hardik. Final four overs to go. Let's restrict them under 200, lads! 👊

Arghhh, so closeee to the fifth wicket 😯

8:41 PM IST: Finally!!! WICKETS NO. 3 and 4 are here!! Our Skip overpowers Virat Kohli and Livingstone in the 15th over as the former returns after a 42-ball 67 knock. 🙂 WOW BOWLING INDEED!!!

Third wicket पाहिजे लवकर! 🫠 C'monnn boys...

A light moment in the middle between Bumrah and Kohli! 🤗 Dost, on and off the pitch!

8:14 PM IST: WICKET NO. 2 and the dangerous-looking partnership is broken!! Vignesh Puthur gets the better of Devdutt Padikkal in the 9th over as Will Jacks takes a superb catch! 🥳 RCB's scorecard now reads 95/2.

8:10 PM IST: 𝟏 𝐋𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟎 𝟎 – HP's first over = TIGHT.

7:59 PM IST: Okay, we have conceded a few boundaries. But it does happen in the powerplay! Wickets jaldi aa aane wale hain.

7:45 PM IST: BOOM vs Kohli face-off is here... As massive as it gets!

Man, that THUNDERBOULT was simply OUT OF THE WORLD! Stumps, that would have definitely hurt you, but we don't care one bit. 😬

7:32 PM IST: WICKET NO. 1 it is! Boulty completely destroys the stumps and Phil Salt is on his way back to Pavilion! 🤩 Ek number shuruwat bolteeeee... 

7:29 PM IST: Vibes 🔛, decibels 🆙 – Say it loud and clear: GANPATI BAPPA… MORYAAAAAA!!! 🔊

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PLAYING XI, #AalaRe! 👇

...And the news we were waiting for is finally here!!! RO and BOOM are right in back in the matchday squad. 😎 Do bhai, dono tabahi loading 🔜

7:01 PM IST: The coin toss falls in Hardik’s favour! ✅ We will FIELD first.

6:49 PM IST: Toss is just around the corner and we are comfortably seated with our चहा-नाश्ता done. 🍪 Exhilaration has no bounds today, given the emotional value this venue holds! 🏟️ LET’S SKIP TO THE TOSS ALREADY…

Needless to say, you won’t wanna miss a single moment of a clash that promises to be a humdinger. 🤓 And we pretty well understand if you, for any reason, can’t make it to Wankhede. Koi baat nahi guys, the MI LIVE BLOG will take you through all the key updates at a lightning speed. Keep following!! 📲

A few fond memories [read ABSOLUTE CINEMA] of this match-up are already known to Paltan. 😉 Jassi bhai, who entered the MI camp yesterday, kickstarted his IPL career against this very opposition in 2013, claiming the wicket of Virat Kohli to open his account!!! 🔥 What are your memories? Let us know in the comments… ✍️

🚨🚨 Visuals from Wankhede show BOOM marking his run-up!!! 🥳 Things we love to see...

6:30 PM IST: Yo Paltan, wasssupppp!!! Another day and another high-voltage clash at Wankhede. A warm welcome to y’all to the MI LIVE BLOG of the #MIvRCB clash, our fifth fixture of the #TATAIPL 2025. 🙌