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Defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru knocked out five- time winners Mumbai Indians out of TataIPL 2026 as they clinched a thriller off the last ball to win by 8 wickets .
Earlier RCB won the toss and opted to bowl first . Proving age is just a number Bhuvneshwar Kumar produced a sensational spell of seam bowling and used the knuckle ball to deadly effect to rip through the MUmbai Indians batting line – up. Bhuvi picked the big three- Ryan Rickelton 2, Rohit Sharma 22, and stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav first ball 0. MI reeling at 28-3, 3 overs.
Thanks to Tilak Varma 57 ( 42 balls 3 fours, 2 sixes) and Naman Dhir 47 ( 32 balls 5 fours 2 sixes) MI could reach a decent total . Will Jacks 10 , Raj Bawa 16, Corbin Bosch not out 5 , Deepak Chahar not out 1. MI reaching 166/7 in tyheir 20 overs . They would have loed to score around 180-190
RCB Bowling : Bhuvneshwar Kumar was brilliant 4/23 ( 4 overs), Josh Hazlewood 1/32 ( 4 overs), Rasikh Salam Dar 1/42 ( 4 overs), Romario Shepherd 1/18 ( 3 overs), Krunal Pandya 0/26 ( 3 overs), Suyash Sharma0/21 ( 2 overs)
Swinging the ball, swinging the bat, and swinging the match entirely his way! 🌪️
Who better than Bhuvneshwar Kumar to get the POTM award? 🤌
Relive his spell 👉 https://t.co/hYmwvT7PcN#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RCBvMI | @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/o2HkDi6tCJ
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In reply , RCB got off to a nervy start . Virat Kohli out for 0 for second consecutive time . Fellow opener Jacob Bethell found the going tough a run a ball innings 27 ( 27 balls 2 fours) , Devdutt Padikkal 12 , Skipper Rajat Patidar 12 . RCB innings were in a wobble. Jitesh Sharma 18. Tim David 0, Romario Shepherd 4
A breathtaking finish that will be remembered for ages 🤩
Incredible scene out there in the middle 🥹
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/wYlCB10dhm#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RCBvMI | @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/VqXzwhUOnH
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RCB kept fighting from being reduced to 39 for three . But cometh the man and the hour, Krunal Pandya played an innings to remember as wickets fell around him and kept RCB in the hunt against his fromer franchsie . Krunal battling cramps and injury on his body hit a superb match – winning innings of 73 ( 43 balls, 4 fours , 5 sixes). Rasikh Salam Dar not 3 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out 7 saw RCB home by two wickets off the last ball. RCB 167/8 in 20 overs. It was a thriller . The defending champions made the required 15 runs off the final over bowled by Raj Bawa, including a six from Bhuvneshwar. The win took RCB to the top of the Indian Premier League table with 14 points from 11 matches.
Those smiles say it all 😀❤️
Safe to say, there won’t be any Monday blues for those in 𝙍𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙 😌#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RCBvMI | @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/dN03tBEf5M
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MI Bowling : Deepak Chahar 2/33 ( 4 overs), Jasprit Bumrah 0/20 ( 4 overs), Corbin Bosch4/26 ( 4 overs) was impressive , Will Jacks 0/13 ( 2 overs), AM Ghazanfar 1/33 ( 3 overs), Raj Bawa 1/39 ( 3 overs) bowled the dramatic last over too.
Match: IPL 2026, 54th Match
Venue: Raipur | Date: May 10, 2026
