Chris Gayle, however, keept Bangalore hope alive with his well deserved half-ton that came off just 38 balls.
Daniel Christian was the fourth man to return back to pavillion.
Harbhajan Singh got Daniel Christian caught by Mitchell Johnson after scoring four.
After being invited to bat, Bangalore were reduced to 31/3 in six overs.
Debutant Jasprit Bumrah got rid of danger man Virat Kohli and then sent back Mayan Agarwal to put Bangalore in deep trouble.
Kohli was trapped leg before wickets by Bumrah after his 24-run knock that came off just 14 deliveries.
Before RCB could recover from Kohli's dismissal, Bumrah struck again to get Agarwal (1) caught by Sachin Tendulkar, reducing Bangalore to 31/3.
Mumbai pacer Mitchell Johnson struck in the third over to send back Tillakaratne Dilshan early after Royal Challengers Bangalore were invited to bat.
Dilshan was bolwed out by Johnson for a duck.
Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli said he too would have bowled.
Mumbai Indians will miss the service of star pacer Lasith Malinga who is out due to injury. On the other hand, Bangalore pace attack looks toothless in the absence of Zaheer Khan.
The visitors have picked a rookie seamer in Jaspreet Bumrah.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (capt), Chris Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mayank Agarwal, Dilshan Christian, Karun Nair, KB Arun Karthik, R Vinay Kumar, Murali Kartik, Jaydev Unadkat, Murali Muralitharan.
Mumbai Indians: Ricky Ponting (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Johnson, Harbhajan Singh, Jacob Oram, Munaf Patell
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