IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs
Bengaluru, Mar 29 (IBNS): A spectacular knock by South African batsman AB de Villiers proved futile as Royal Challengers Bangalore were defeated by Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians in the 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday.
Batting first, Mumbai scored 187/8 in 20 overs.
Rohit Sharma (48) and Suryakumar Yadav (38) were the top scorers for the men-in-blue.
Chasing 188, Bangalore scored 181/5 in 20 overs. AB remained unbeaten at 70.
Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli scored 46.
While Mumbai registered their first victory, Bangalore are yet to win a match in this year's IPL.
Image Credit: @IPL
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