In pictures: IPL 2021 in UAE - Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians by 54 runs

Five-time champions needed a win in match 39 of the Indian Premier League but lost again

Last updated: September 26, 2021 | 21:50

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Tim David of the Royal Challengers Bangalore arrives for match number 39 of the Vivo Indian Premier League between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Mumbai Indians at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

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Rohit Sharma, captain of Mumbai Indians and Virat Kohli, captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore at the toss. Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to field.

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Ready and waiting... Fans settle down to watch the action. It's a big match for the five-time champions Mumbai who have lost form lately...

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Mumbai Indians players enter the field of play. Two losses in as many games in the UAE leg of the tournament have now pushed them to an unfamiliar sixth position.

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Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal of Royal Challengers Bangalore get set to bat.

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Solid display... Kohli takes a single. The captain lead by example and ended up scoring 51 runs off 42 balls.

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Strong partnership... Glenn Maxwell of Royal Challengers Bangalore hits a boundary. Along with his captain, the duo strung together 51 runs.

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Shahbaz Ahamad of Royal Challengers Bangalore is bowled out by Trent Boult of Mumbai Indians. They finished at 165/6, having failed to capitalize on the slog overs.

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A penny for your thoughts... Sachin Tendulkar, icon player of the Mumbai Indians, looks on. Mumbai slumped to back-to-back losses, first against Chennai Super Kings and then Kolkata Knight Riders and need to win tonight...

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Good response... Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians run between the wicket. Sharma made 43 from 28 balls before Maxwell struck while de Kock scored 24 from 23 balls.

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Another wicket falls! Kohli celebrates the wicket of Ishan Kishan who scored 9 from 12 balls for Mumbai Indians.

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Krunal Pandya lashes out and grabs a single but he was soon bowled out for just 5 runs by Maxwell after facing 11 balls. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by 54 runs.

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