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IPL updates! Bangalore edge Mumbai in thrilling tie

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23:48  
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Another six of Murali in the next over helps raise the 50-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

MI require 10 runs off the last over. Vinay Kumar to bowl. 

Karthik (60) is caught by Agarwal at midwicket off the second ball, and in the third Rayudu (18) is cleaned up. 

Pollard hits a boundary off the penultimate ball. Just a single off the last ball.

RCB win by three runs, the first time they have beaten Mumbai at the Chinnaswamy.
23:27  
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A boundary by Rayudu off Kartik helps MI reach the 100-run mark. 

Kartik smashes Christian for three successive sixes. It's an expensive over, 24 runs coming off it.

Karthik completes his fifty in the over.

Mumbai 130 for three after 17 overs.
23:09  
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Unadkat's third over is an expensive one, 11 runs coming off it with both Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik helping themselves to boundaries.

The second strategic timeout is taken after the 13th over. 

Soon after, Sharma (11) is bowled by a Vinay Kumar delivery. 

Mumbai 91 for three after 14 overs.
22:47  
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Dinesh Karthik replaces Tendulkar at the crease. 

It's double trouble for the visitors as Ponting (28) is out stumped off Murali Kartik.

Mumbai 62 for two after 10 overs.
22:33  
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Vinay Kumar's second over is a good one for Mumbai, 11 runs coming off it with both Tendulkar and Ponting helping themselves to boundaries. 

A couple by Ponting off Murali in the eighth over helps raise the 50-run partnership for the opening wicket for MI. 

However, Tendulkar (23) is run out in the over. 

Mumbai 52 for one after 7.2 overs.
22:23  
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Tendulkar breaks the shackles with a boundary off Unadkat, and in the next over Ponting smashes a six off Christian. 

Vinay Kumar replaces Unadkat (2-0-8-0) in the attack in the fifth over. It is a twin bowling change for RCB, Muralitharan replacing Christian (2-0-14-0) in the attack. Tendulkar hits him straight over the head for a boundary.

Mumbai 38 without loss after six overs.
22:05  
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Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting open the batting for Mumbai and it will be young Jaidev Unadkat first up for Bangalore.

Two legends and a novice. The latter escapes, just two runs from the over. 

Daniel Christian to share the new ball. 

Mumbai four without loss after two overs. 
21:39  
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Johnson replaces Bumrah (4-0-32-3) and an Arun Karthik boundary in the over (the 15th) helps RCB reach the 100-run mark. 

Gayle has taken Patel to the cleaners in the 18th over, with two boundaries and a six, the last of those shots helping raise the 50-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

RCB manage 156 for five in their stipulated 20 overs.

Gayle remains unbeaten on 92, his 58-ball knock inclusive of 11 boundaries and five sixes.
21:11  
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A boundary in Harbhajan's third over gets Gayle to 49 and he duly completes his fifty with a single of the next ball. 

It is the 13th IPL fifty for the burly Caribbean. 

RCB 93 for five after 14 overs.
21:08  
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Bumrah replaces an expensive Pollard (1-0-15-0) and Gayle welcomes him with a boundary. 

However, the debutant has Karun Nair (0) out leg before.

RCB 82 for five after 13 overs.
21:02  
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Kieron Pollard replaces Bumrah (3-0-25-2) in the attack and Gayle survives a huge leg before appeal first ball. 

The opener gets a fortunate boundary off the second ball but the six off the third ball and the boundary off the fourth is vintage Gayle. 

However, Harbhajan provides relief having Daniel Christian (4) caught by Johnson in midwicket. 

RCB 75 for four after 12 overs.
20:51  
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Having had a quite start, Gayle finally breaks the shackles with a boundary off Oram. 

The opener then hits Bumrah for a boundary wide of square leg followed by a straight six, the first of those shots ensuring RCB reach the 50-run mark, in the ninth over. 

Harbhajan Singh into the attack after the strategic timeout, replacing Oram (2-0-11-0).

RCB 60 for three after 10 overs. 
20:33  
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Mayank Agarwal comes out to replace his captain.

It is a twin bowling change for Mumbai, Jacob Oram replacing Patel (2-0-8-0).

Bumrah strikes in the first ball of his second over, having Agarwal (1) caught by Tendulkar at mid-off.

RCB 31 for three after 6.1 overs.
20:25  
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Virat Kohli, the captain, has come out to join Gayle. He starts with a boundary wide of square leg off Johnson and a maximum off Patel.

Dilshan's duck cost Bangalore eight balls. Debutant Jasprit Bumrah replaces Johnson (2-0-8-1) in the attack in the fifth over and Kohli welcomes him with three boundaries in four balls.

However, the young bowler strikes in his fifth ball, having Kohli (24) out leg before.

Bangalore 28 for two after five overs. 
20:10  
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Johnson has struck in his second over, crashing through Dilshan's defence.
20:08  

Chris Gayle and Tillekeratne Dilshan open the batting for Bangalore and it will be Mitchell Johnson first up for Mumbai. 

It is a great first over from the Aussie.

Munaf Patel to share the new ball. 

RCB two without loss after two overs.
19:34  
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first in their game against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Thursday.

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