RCB beat MI at Wankhede

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 240 for 4 and beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at Wankhede Stadium on April 12, ending a venue trend that usually favors the chase. (espncricinfo.com) Phil Salt set the pace with 78 off 36 balls, Rajat Patidar hit 53 off 20, and Virat Kohli added 50 off 38 as Bengaluru posted the highest Indian Premier League total at Wankhede. (espncricinfo.com) Mumbai Indians finished on 222 for 5 in reply. Sherfane Rutherford made 71 not out off 31 balls, Hardik Pandya scored 40, Ryan Rickelton made 37, and Suryakumar Yadav added 33. (espncricinfo.com) The bowling swing came from spin, not pace. Suyash Sharma removed Rickelton and Tilak Varma in his first over, and Krunal Pandya gave up 26 runs in four overs and dismissed Suryakumar Yadav. (espncricinfo.com) That result left Royal Challengers Bengaluru third in the table with six points from four matches and pushed Mumbai Indians to eighth with two points from four. (news18.com) It also changed the batting race. Patidar moved to second in the Orange Cap standings with 195 runs in four matches, while Kohli rose to fifth with 179. (news18.com) The wicket chart shifted elsewhere on the same day. Gujarat Titans fast bowler Prasidh Krishna took the Purple Cap with 10 wickets after a four-wicket haul against Lucknow Super Giants. (news18.com) For Bengaluru, the bigger number was 240. At a ground where the toss and dew usually tilt night games toward the team batting second, they batted first, broke the scoring record, and still defended it. (espncricinfo.com)