Bangalore vs Mumbai Match Stats

Close call but Faf du Plessis has made it! Jofra Archer begins a new spell with a shortish delivery over the stumps. Virat Kohli takes it on and muscles it away toward wide long on. The batters push hard for two and in comes a bullet of a throw from the deep. The ball crashes into the stumps at the bowler's end and the umpires have gone upstairs. The replays show that Faf is well in.

Slower one, on a hard length and around off, Virat Kohli defend sit back to the bowler.

Length ball around off, Virat Kohli drives this one on the up and through extra cover for a couple of runs.

A sharp bumper this over middle and Virat Kohli looks to take it on but is beaten for pace and bounce. Kohli reckons it is over his head but they don't review it.

FIFTY for Virat Kohli and the crowd inside the stadium goes wild, a brilliant knock from him and he will now look to finish the job at hand. Back of a length, Kohli dabs it down toward mid on and picks up a single.

Slower one, into the surface and around off, Faf du Plessis mistimes the heave back toward the bowler.

FOUR! Dismissive from Virat Kohli. Back of a length around middle and leg, Kohli comes down the pitch and leaps up as he muscles the ball well in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Pitched up around off, this is punched back past the bowler for a single.

SIX! Easily done! Banged in short and over leg stump, sitting up nicely for the batter. Faf du Plessis hangs back and pulls it up and over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

FOUR! Poor delivery from Jason Behrendorff as he comes from 'round the stumps and angles it onto the pads. Faf du Plessis just tucks it away neatly through backward square leg for a boundary.

Very full and on off stump, Faf du Plessis gently pushes it toward mid off.

Full and angling in from around off, Faf du Plessis stays inside the crease and lofts it over the cover region for a single. 43 needed now off 42 balls.

Hard length on off stump, Faf du Plessis shows fast hands as he cuts it close to the body and behind point for a couple of runs.

Good length over off and middle, Faf du Plessis nudges it down toward short mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Short ball at the body, not short enough to trouble the batter. Virat Kohli swivel-pulls it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. Bangalore are making a real statement here with the bat.

Banged in short again and around off, Virat Kohli plays a controlled pull shot in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Very full, a low full toss around off, Faf du Plessis drives but straight to mid off.

Slower short ball outside off, Faf du Plessis stays back and taps it down in front of point.

SIX! Holds the pose as well! Goes full and on middle stump but serves it in the slot. Virat Kohli keeps his balance ans smokes this one over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

DROPPED! Fullish length on the pads, Virat Kohli flicks it flat and off the middle off the bat toward deep mid-wicket. Hrithik Shokeen runs in from the deep and runs in a bit too much as he ends up spilling it. They get a couple of runs and Mumbai still searching for their first wicket.

Banged in short over the stumps, Virat Kohli looks to pull but misses.

Full and straight, driven along the ground and down to long on for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Arshad Khan gets the first breakthrough for Mumbai but it looks to be just a consolation wicket. Khan takes pace off the ball and bowls it on a hard length outside off. The ball is angling across and Faf du Plessis throws his hands at it. Faf ends up mistiming it high and toward long on. Tim David there settles under it and takes a solid catch. Faf departs after a sensational knock.

Full on leg stump, Dinesh Karthik punches it right back at the bowler who gets a hand on it.

A low full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli moves across and clips it towards deep sqaure leg for a single.

Full and on off, Dinesh Karthik mistimes his lofted drive towards mid off.

OUT! TAKEN! Dinesh Karthik picks out the fielder in the deep and Cameron Green gets a wicket now. This is full and around leg, Dinesh Karthik picks it well and flicks it nicely, but it goes straight into the hands of Tilak Varma at deep square leg who makes no mistake. Karthik goes back to the hut for a duck. However, it is too little too late for Mumbai.

Short and on middle, Glenn Maxwell looks to pull, but cue-ends it towards mid on.

SIX! Glenn Maxwell is not wasting any time! Cameron Green bangs this short and around off, Glenn Maxwell makes some room and smashes it over the deep extra cover fence for a biggie.

SIX! Back-to-back for Glenn Maxwell! This is short again and around leg, Glenn Maxwell goes for the pull shot, but gets a top edge. However, the ball has enough power to go over the fine leg fielder for another biggie.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Arshad Khan lands this short and on leg, Virat Kohli easily clips it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Arshad Khan tries a bouncer now, but this is way over the head height of Virat Kohli who leaves it alone. Wided. Bangalore one big hit away from victory.

SIX! Virat Kohli finishes things off in style! Arshad Khan serves this a touch fuller and around off, Virat Kohli clears his front leg away and delivers it over the long on fence for a biggie. BANGALORE WIN BY 8 WICKETS and with 22 balls to spare!