A cracker of a contest!
The explosive IPL 14 opener between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore saw a nail-biting finish with superstar AB de Villiers and Harshal Patel setting up a 2-wicket win for their team. (Photo credit: PTI)
Down to the wire
The high intensity battle between the two star-studded franchises went down to the wire, wrapping up off the final ball of the game. (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL)
'The Giants'
In a unique way, the match also saw a mini battle between 2 bowlers from both the franchises. Kyle Jamieson from RCB and Marco Jansen, playing for MI were locked in a special battle of their own. The battle of 'the giants'
The towers of MI and RCB
Both Jamieson and Jansen are 6 foot 8 inch tall players. They were both playing their first IPL matches and were visibly way taller than their teammates and that was clearly visible in the team huddles. (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL)
Breaking the bank!
New Zealand's Jamieson (26) was bought by RCB for INR 15 crore while South Africa's 20-year-old Jansen was picked up by Mumbai for INR 20 lakh in the auction held earlier. (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL)
Worth every penny!
In his debut for RCB, Jamieson impressed a lot, returning figures of 1/27 in his four overs. (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL)
Jansen was almost there!
Young Jansen, on the other hand, held his nerve and almost snached away the victory from RCB while attempting to save 7 runs in the final over of the match. The left-arm pacer finished the game with figures of 2 for 28 in 4 overs. (Photo credit: ANI)
Long way to go
Both the lanky pacers have impressed a lot in their opening matches of cricket's biggest T20 franchise league and will be looking to step up their game even further and help their franchises get closer to the title as the tournament progresses. (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL)