Rohit plays it to Siraj, no run. A short ball is bowled around the off, and Rohit attempts to pull it across. However, he only manages to get a top edge. Siraj and Karthik both rush in, but they are both fixated on the ball, resulting in a collision.
Although Siraj gets his hands on the ball, he is unable to maintain control, and the two players collide. Siraj falls to the ground. Fortunately, both players avoided sustaining any significant injuries.
In the very next over, Akash Deep bowls to Rohit, and he is caught by Karthik! RCB is off to a fantastic start, dominating in their home conditions. Akash pitches a good length ball just outside off, causing it to seam away. Rohit attempts to push at it with little foot movement and only manages to get an edge behind.
Karthik takes an easy catch. Rohit had intended to place the ball in the gap between the keeper and short third man, as the slip fielder had moved out, but he fails in his attempt. MI now finds themselves in a perilous situation.
In the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians held in Bengaluru on Sunday, RCB got off to a strong start. They invited Rohit Sharma and his team to bat first and managed to dismiss Mumbai’s top three batsmen (Rohit, Ishan Kishan, and Cameron Green) within the powerplay overs.
As a result, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma were in the middle as MI scored 29/3 in the powerplay overs. In the playing XI, RCB included Glenn Maxwell as one of the overseas players, along with Michael Bracewell and Reece Topley. Mumbai, on the other hand, fielded Jofra Archer, Tim David, Green, and Jason Behrendorff. RCB has an unbeaten record against MI since 2020 and hopes to maintain it.