India, May 11 -- Mumbai Indians versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru lived up to the billing of being one of IPL's box office contests on Super Sunday. MI were playing for survival, to avoid elimination from the race to playoffs. They couldn't by the barest of margins. It was a two-wicket loss off the final ball.

The plates on the black soil Raipur surface indicated that batters might encounter variable bounce. But MI desperately needed a powerful start to rescue their stuttering campaign. They were denied that by the ageless Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The swing merchant delivered triple strikes in the first three overs of the innings to rock MI's boat early. The wily fast bowler delivered with a range of dismissals. Ryan Rickelton (2) couldn't f...