IPL Match 1 Review: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI)
RCB Vs MI – IPL 2021 Match 1 Short & Sweet Review!
Match Details: Scorecard, Video Highlights, & More!
Scorecard: Match 1: RCB Vs MI Video Highlights
Venue: MA Chidambram Stadium, Chennai
Toss: RCB won the Toss and chose to field first (Yes Virat Kohli really did win a toss)
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan & Nitin Menon
My Pre-Match Prediction
What Actually Happened
- Winner: RCB won by 2 wickets
- Player of the Match: Harshal Patel (5/27 & 4*)
- Best Figures
- Harshal Patel (RCB) – 5/27
- Jasprit Bumrah (MI) – 4/26
- Most Runs
- Chris Lynn – 49 (35)
- AB De Villiers – 48 (27)
Moments of The Day
The IPL is full of surprises and memorable moments. Here are my moments of today:
Surprises
- Washington Sundar opens….the BATTING: In a slow Chennai pitch, it was surprising to see Sundar & Maxwell bowling a combined total of 1 over (and Sundar taking a wicket). On the other hand, he came out to bat with Virat Kohli in absence of Devdutt Padikkal.
- Harshal Patel Announces His Arrival: A major Indian first class player in recent times, he has never really lived up to his potential. Traded two years ago to the Delhi Capitals from RCB, he repaid their faith in style. After conceding 15 in his first over, came back with slower deliveries, yorkers, bowleds to get a 5-fer & almost a hat-trick. Hope it is a sign for big things to come. Also the first player to take a 5-fer against the Mumbai Indians in ALL 14 seasons.
- AB De Villiers Is Still The Best In 2021: Last played in IPL 2020’s eliminator, he was timing it beautifully where most struggled!
Honorable Mentions: RCB’s collapse, Maxwell’s fluency, LynnSanity, & decent tall debuts by Marco Jansen & Kyle Jamieson were the other major moments today.
Rahul Dravid Breaks The Internet
But the best moment of all…actually happened right before the game. Rahul Dravid at his hilarious best—check this video out!
Also Read: What Rahul Dravid Taught Me
Broken Cricket Dream of the Day
- Virat Kohli: Dropped the catch and almost injured his eye. The bruise was evident for the rest of the game. Hope it is okay
- #BrokenCricketBats: Krunal Pandya actually broke his bat defending Jamieson’s delivery!
- The Dropped Catches: The standard of catching in the IPL is depreciating by the year. Brilliant boundary saves & run-outs at one end and dropping dollies on the other. Mohammad Siraj, Virat Kohli, & Rohit Sharma the culprits today.Net
IPL 2021 Points Table
No need to go elsewhere for the Points Table. We will keep updating it in every article!
| Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Tied/No-Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| 1. Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.05 |
| 2. Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 |
| Chennai Super Kings | ||||||
| Delhi Capitals | ||||||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||
| Punjab Kings | ||||||
| Rajasthan Royals | ||||||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Tomorrow’s Preview
The Chennai Super Kings take on Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede in Mumbai.
- MS Dhoni Vs Rishabh Pant
- Watch Out For: The return of Ishant Sharma & Amit Mishra (DC)
- Questions: Rahane Vs Smith, Tom Curran Vs Umesh Yadav Vs Ishant Sharma
- Watch Out For: Faf Du Plessis, Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)
- Questions: Fate of Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali Vs Sam Curran Vs Dwayne Bravo Vs Imran Tahir
My Prediction: Delhi Capitals win
Comment on your thoughts below and share ahead!
If you have not yet read our IPL Previews, here is a list of all of them! Check them out and share ahead:
- Chennai Super Kings – CSK Preview
- Delhi Capitals – DC Preview
- Kolkata Knight Riders – KKR Preview
- Mumbai Indians – MI Preview
- Punjab Kings – PBKS Preview
- Rajasthan Royals – RR Preview
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – RCB Preview
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – SRH Preview
