Raipur, May 11: In a thrilling encounter of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 2 wickets, effectively knocking MI out of the playoff race. The match took place at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, where RCB chased down a target of 167 runs on the last ball, losing 8 wickets in the process.
RCB’s innings started poorly as Virat Kohli was dismissed for a ‘golden duck’ by Deepak Chahar. Devdutt Padikkal managed only 12 runs off 11 balls before getting out. Captain Rajat Patidar also struggled, scoring just 8 runs. Jacob Bethel failed to capitalize on a good start, falling for 27 runs to Corbin Bosch.
Jitesh Sharma scored 18 runs off 12 balls before being dismissed, while Tim David was caught by Ryan Rickelton off Bosch’s very first delivery. Krunal Pandya stood out with a remarkable innings, scoring 73 runs off 46 balls, including 4 fours and 5 sixes. Bhuvneshwar Kumar remained not out on 7 runs from 2 balls, and Rasikh Salam contributed an unbeaten 3 runs to secure the victory. Bosch was the standout bowler for MI, taking 4 wickets for 26 runs, while Chahar claimed 2 wickets.
Earlier, MI batted first and posted a total of 166 runs after losing 7 wickets in their 20 overs. Their innings began poorly, with Ryan Rickelton dismissed for just 2 runs by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first over. Rohit Sharma scored 22 runs off 10 balls before getting out, and Suryakumar Yadav continued his poor form, failing to score. Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma built a solid partnership for the fourth wicket, adding 82 runs off 57 balls.
Naman scored 47 runs off 32 balls, while Tilak contributed 57 runs from 42 balls, hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the star bowler for RCB, taking 4 wickets for just 23 runs. Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam, and Romario Shepherd each took one wicket. With this victory, RCB now has 14 points and has climbed to the top of the points table.
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