Bangalore struggled to 151-4 from their 20 overs, thanks largely to the superb late hitting of Lokesh Rahul (68*) and Sachin Baby (25*) but it never looked like enough to secure victory for RCB.
That proved to be the case as Mumbai chased down their target with eight balls remaining and six-wickets in hand.
But in amongst the run-chase it was Binny that had people talking with this jaw-dropping effort in the deep that removed Nitish Rana…
Binny grabs a stunner #RCBvMI #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/0xKzByYc03
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 11, 2016
AMAZING CATCH BINNY! Jumps and holds and falls and contorts to stay inside the ropes at deep extra cover to get Rana! #RCBvMI #PlayBold
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 11, 2016
What superb catches by Binny and ABD! Keeps Bangalore in the hunt and Mumbai on tenterhooks
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 11, 2016
Not to be outdone, AB de Villiers pulled off a stunning catch of his own…
Now, @RCBTweets' @ABdeVilliers17 makes a strong case for catch of this #VIVOIPL with an absolute stunner! #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/jY88uMTc3O
— hotstar (@hotstartweets) May 11, 2016
The efforts of Binny and De Villiers, however, simply brought forward his side’s demise as Kieron Pollard and Jos Buttler came together to see their side home.
END OF INNS: Mum Indians 153/4 (18.4/20 ov, target: 152) v RCB
— ESPNcricinfo scores (@ESPNscorecard) May 11, 2016
Buttler 29 (11) Pollard 35 (19)https://t.co/ZMjmMF1Yup
If Mumbai have Buttler & Pollard firing in the middle order for remainder of the tournament - they are a huge threat... #ipl
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) May 11, 2016
If Pollard and Buttler bat together like this, it must be intimidating for bowlers......
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 11, 2016
MI win by 6 wickets thanks to Pollard 35(19) & Jos 29(11). We're getting there, Paltan! #DilSeIndian #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/NDHEyrjOjh
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 11, 2016
Jos Buttler:
— NOW TV Sport (@NOWTVSport) May 11, 2016
1,4,2,1,1,1,6,6,0,1,6
Freak. #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/NzmFB1Vq21
.@KieronPollard55 gives himself a birthday gift 20 minutes early! Happy Birthday Pollard ?? #HBDPollard #DilSeIndian
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 11, 2016
