IPL 2021: RCB pretty much did everything right, says Glenn Maxwell | Cricket News – Times of India

DUBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Glenn Maxwell, who was adjudged the ‘Man of the Match’ for his all-around performance, stated that RCB did everything right against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2021 match on Sunday.
RCB completed a comprehensive victory by 54 runs over MI in the match played at the Dubai International Stadium.
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Harshal Patel (4-17) starred with the ball for RCB as the 30-year-old dismissed Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Rahul Chahar off consecutive deliveries in the 17th over to take a hat-trick and turn the tide in favour of the Virat Kohli-led side.
For RCB, Maxwell was another hero in the match scoring a half-century (56). RCB skipper Kohli also scored a half-century (51) in the match.

During the post-match presentation, Maxwell said: “It was a nice day. We pretty much did everything right tonight (Sunday). Virat and KS (Srikar Bharat) got us through the powerplay and set a platform for us…I wanted to cash in (by) hitting to the shorter side with the wind going that way as well.”
The Australian followed up on his half-century with two crucial wickets (2/23).
“To be able to have a full pre-season with my stateside Victoria, I put in a lot of work on my bowling and starting to see the rewards now,” he added.

This is for the first time that RCB has done the double over MI in an IPL season. With this heavy 54-run loss, Mumbai suffered a blow to their net run rate and now the defending champions are in danger of missing the playoffs.
The Mumbai Indians’ captain Rohit Sharma said, “Thought it was a fantastic bowling effort from us. At one stage they looked like scoring 180-plus. Batters let us down. That’s been something that’s been happening consistently (losing their way with the bat). Have had a good chat with the batters. Those who are in need to carry on.
“Need to bounce back from whatever situation we’re in. We’ve done that in the past.”