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Defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru came out all guns firing to beat five- time winners Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in a Tata IPL 2026 run riot match at Wankhede stadium . MI Skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first on a good batting surface and lsight due towards the night .
RCB came out all guns blazing, English opener Philip Salt started the carnage blasting the MI bowlers with utter disdain. Salt was was in punishing mood along with opener Virat Kohli. The duo sate the stage for abig total with a super opening stand (120-1, 10.5) . Salt was out for a brilliant 78 ( 36 balls, 6 fours, 6 sixes) . Virat Kohli played well for his 50 ( 38 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) . But the legend appeared disappointed with his knock as he threw his helmet while returning to dug-out .
Wankhede is witnessing early fireworks 🔥
Virat Kohli and Phil Salt go on the offensive from the word go! 👊
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Salty, spicy, and absolutely explosive! 👊
Phil Salt races to a 25-ball FIFTY 👏
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RCB Skipper Rajat Patidar was in mood straight away and with blink of an eye with some astonishing hitting raced to stunning 17- ball 50 . He would score 52 ( 20 balls , 4 fours, 5 sixes). Patidar onslaught stunned MI and the huge Wankhede crowd . Jitesh Sharma fell for 10. Big hitting finisher Tim David 34 not out ( 16 balls , 2 fours, 3 sixes) and Romario Shepard not out 2 saw RCB post a massive 240/4 in their 20 overs
MI top line-up of bolwers Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur , Hardik Pandya felt the heat of the RCB aggression. Trent Boult 1/50 ( 4 overs) , Jasprit Bumrah wicketless for the fifth match 0/35 ( 4 overs), Hardik Pandya 1/39 ( 4 overs), Mitchell Santner 1/43 ( 4 overs) first over went for 23 though. Mayank Markande 0/40 ( 2 overs), Shardul Thakur 1/32 ( 2 overs)
In reply MI began positively chasing 241 . Opener Ryan Rickelton began well with 37 ( 22 balls, 3 fours, 3 sixes), Rohit Sharma retired hurt with hamstring injury after scoing 19. Suryakumar Yadav lloked good but fell for 33 ( 22 balls 5 fours ), Tilak Varma 1, Hardik Pandya scored 40 ( 22 balls, 6 fours, 1 six), Naman Dhir 1 . MI still had hope till Sherfane Rutherford was at the crease . He was devastating in his unbeaten 71 ( 31 balls , 1 four, 9 sixes) but his effort went in vain at the end . Mitchell Santner was the other not out batsman with 8. MI could score 222/5 in their 20 overs. RCB winning by 18 runs.
RCB Bowling : Jacob Duffy 1/58 ( 4 overs), Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/38 ( 4 overs), Rasikh Salam 1/23 ( 2.5 overs), Krunal Pandya 1/26 ( 4 overs), Suyash Sharma 2/47 ( 4 overs), Romario Shepherd 0/28 ( 1. 1 overs)
Match: IPL 2026, 20th Match
Venue: Mumbai | Date: April 12, 2026
