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De Villiers’ trademark batting style and unorthodox strokes did not let Mumbai bowlers settle down. Things, however, changed entirely in Mumbai’s favour after the fall of both AB and Ali’s wickets.

At first glance, the Indian squad is on expected lines, particularly given how team India lined up in the last 13 ODIs against Australia and New Zealand, home or away. It is also in consideration of the form of key names in the on-going IPL.

What did Mumbai Indians do that prevented Royal Challengers Bangalore from continuing the momentum they had started to generate after their win over Kings XI Punjab in the last match? 

Smith and Warner’s IPL performances were taken into consideration and the selectors are confident that the return of the pair in the World Cup will help Australia defend their title.
 

Owing to the slow nature of the pitch, the ball was holding up a bit and not coming on to the bat after the first few overs of the innings. Delhi Capitals exploited the conditions to their advantage.

The 'Men in Yellow' restricted the opposition to a below-par total of 161 and chased it comfortably in the end to register their seventh win. 

RCB finally won their maiden match against Kings XI Punjab on Saturday in the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.

What could Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma have done differently? MyNation finds out 
 

Rajasthan Royals had won the toss in their match against Mumbai Indians and chose to bowl first. Jos Butler was named Man of the Match.

With 3 deliveries left, CSK needed eight runs to win against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, and Mitchell Santner was on strike. On the fourth delivery, Stokes attempted a slower ball, but it turned into a full-toss and was immediately called a no-ball by umpire Ulhas Gandhe.

Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals in Sawai Man Singh stadium on Thursday

After the first three matches of IPL 2019, many fans and pundits raised questions about Pollard’s form and contribution. But, Mumbai Indians captain and coaching staff kept backing him, and the big-hitting all-rounder proved them right by making a valuable contribution. 
 

Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets in M A Chidambaram stadium on Tuesday

A Mumbai Indians source said that since the team still has six to seven matches to play in the IPL and also considering the fact that the World Cup is round the corner, the injured Rohit Sharma has been rested

The likes of Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Alzarri Joseph and others have made the best use of the grand IPL stage to make an impact.