Virat Kohli had no qualms in admitting that an out of touch Chris Gayle was dropped, and not rested, for Royal Challengers Bangalore's previous two games. Travis Head, who had replaced Gayle hadn't spent too much time in the middle given the bulk of runs that came from the top order. But a raucous cheer broke out at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday (May 11) after the toss when Kohli declared that Gayle was back for their clash against Mumbai Indians.Mumbai Indians backed their decision to bowl first, keeping the hosts' batsmen in check from the onset. Early wickets on a pitch that wasn't the customary Bangalore one that aided run-scoring pegged the home side back, but on the back of a resilient half-century from home boy KL Rahul, they finished with 151 for 4. Having conceded more than 170 in all the games so far, the tale was the same for the Royal Challengers as they conceded a six-wicket victory to Mumbai Indians, who jumped to fourth place - finishing with 153 for 4 in 18.4 overs.
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