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'Five trophy jeetne wale bhi aisa nahin karte' - Fans mercilessly troll Bangalore for their celebration after win against Mumbai

Bangalore, led by Faf du Plessis made a winning start in the Indian T20 League 2023. In the game against Mumbai, they won by eight wickets.

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In the fifth game of the Indian T20 League 2023, Bangalore thrashed Mumbai at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Before the game, they had won only three games against the five-time winner, Mumbai. Meanwhile, in the game, the former champions were asked to bat first. They amassed 171/7 with Tilak Varma scoring half of the runs. In reply, the Red Brigade chased down the target in 16.2 overs.

The likes of former skipper Virat Kohli and current skipper Faf du Plessis put together 148 runs for the first wicket. This pretty much decided the game for the home team. Du Plessis (73) and Kohli (82*) scored half-centuries. In the end, the team won by eight wickets.

It was my first time as home player in Bangalore: Faf du Plessis

Meanwhile, the former South Africa skipper started leading the three-time finalists last year. He was signed by the team after battling with Chennai early last year. With the league returning to home and away format, Du Plessis played for Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium for the first time.

“It’s my first time playing here as a home player, especially batting with Virat Kohli,” Faf du Plessis said.

“Phenomenal win. Homecoming after so many years. Credit to their batters for getting to that score. Tilak batted well. We kept backing ourselves. Faf went first, and I joined later. I am very happy with how things went today. The new ball was a bit tricky, but we shifted the momentum by taking them down with the new ball. We nullified all their intensity. The wicket was quite a nice one. We hit good areas and kept putting pressure on the bowlers.

“The first game of the ITL, and to perform like that was great. Apart from Mumbai winning five times and Chennai four times, we have qualified the most number of times, so we do play consistent cricket. It’s just about staying focused, and just try to be the best balanced team. We need to play on this momentum. We just need to execute better,” Virat Kohli said.

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