Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by 2 wickets in the season opener of 2021 IPL.
MI scored 159/9 in 20 overs. They had a great start but couldn't capitalize on it and struggled in the death overs. Losing captain Rohit Sharma said "Not the first game. I thought it was a great effort. A great fight till the end. I thought we were 20 runs short with the kind of start we got. We made some mistakes in the first game, bound to happen."
"You can say it takes time to get intensity. But there are fresh faces. A lot of players were playing international cricket and we have not had time to get to know each other very well. It can be difficult for teams who have a great home record but that's the challenge of the sport (about playing in neutral venues)."
