Bengaluru: A transformed Mumbai Indians outfit survived a South African onslaught to register their first win in IPL 8 with a 18-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday night.

Sent into bat, Lendl Simmons and Unmukt Chand first smashed strokeful half-centuries to power Mumbai Indians to an imposing 209 for seven and then veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (3/27) weaved his magic to restrict RCB to 191 for seven.