"One Step Better Than Surya...": Harshal Patel Puts Ex-RCB Star Ahead Of MI Batter

03.04.2023 - 03:49 sports.ndtv.com

Royal Challengers Bangalore took on Mumbai Indians in their opening match of IPL 2023 on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The Faf du Plessis-led side had an impressive outing last season before they got eliminated after losing against Rajasthan Royals in the Qualifier 2 match.

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians had a forgetful season as they finished in 10th place on the points table, with only four wins out of 14 matches.

The RCB vs MI showdown ended overwhelmingly in the Bengaluru franchise's favour, with Mumbai suffering an 8-wicket defeat Speaking ahead of the blockbuster clash, RCB pacer Harshal Patel stated that the entire bowling unit needed to think of a plan to stop Surya from opening a rampage and he also added that former RCB batter AB de Villiers was "one step better" than the India batter. "Someone of Surya's calibre, who's in the kind of form that he is in, all you can bank on is your planning and execution.

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The 27th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 kicked off with Punjab Kings Stand-in skipper Sam Curran winning the toss and opting to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. The duo of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis provided a superb start to the side by stitching a solid opening stand. They added 130 runs for the first wicket in 15 overs. On the first ball of the 16th over, Sam Curran bowled a beamer to du Plessis. While the bowler was quick to apologise for his mistake, Kohli jokingly jokingly pretended to punch him.

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It was a run fest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday as Royal Challengers Bangalore faced MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings. Batting first, CSK were guided to 226/6 with Devon Conway and Shivam Dube slamming quick half-centuries. In reply, RCB's Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell too hit half-centuries but still RCB fell short by just eight runs. One batter who was expected to do well on the batting track was Virat Kohli. However, the ex-RCB skipper fell for just 6 off Akash Singh in first over of the chase. Kohli swung hard against a back of a length delivery and played the ball on to the stumps. The dismissal stunned the Bengaluru crowd, including Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma, who was present in the stands.

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Chennai Super Kings batters made merry against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadiun in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on Monday. Devon Conway and Shivam Dube hit fast half-centuries as CSK posted a huge 227-run target for RCB. In the last over of the innings, RCB bowler Harhal Patel came to end the proceedings for his team. However, he could not complete the over and was replaced by Glenn Maxwell. He bowled two beamers to Moeen Ali and was taken away from the attack as per rules.

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