MUMBAI, April 8 -- In a highly entertaining IPL encounter on Monday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru held their nerves to beat hosts Mumbai Indians by 12 runs to register their first win against the blue brigade at the Wankhede Stadum since 2015.
Led by classy knocks from Virat Kohli (67 off 42b) and Rajat Patidar (64 off 32b), RCB put up a scintillating batting display to post 221/5 after being asked to bat on a good track. Devdutt Padikkal (37 off 22b) and Jitesh Sharma (40 off 19b) also chipped in with invaluable cameos.
In reply, MI got off to another poor start, reaching just 54/2 in six overs. Captain Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma, however, made a valiant bid in a fifth wicket association worth 89 off 34 balls.
It came down to MI needi...