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n Match No. 54 of the Indian Premier League 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Mumbai Indians by 2 wickets in a match that went down to the final over at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium.
With this result, it is not good news for Mumbai Indians, as the team has been eliminated from the playoff race of the Indian Premier League.
In this match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Mumbai Indians scored 166 runs, with Tilak Varma scoring 57 runs for MI.
RCB successfully chased the target on the last ball of the final over, winning the match by 2 wickets.
After winning this match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved to the top of the points table in the Indian Premier League.
In this season of the Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have played 11 matches so far. The team has won 7 matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans, and Delhi Capitals (including another win over Mumbai Indians), while they have lost 4 matches against Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, and Lucknow Super Giants.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians are placed second from the bottom (9th position) in the points table of the Indian Premier League and have been eliminated from the playoff race.
In this season of the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians have played 11 matches so far. The team has won 3 matches against Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans, and Lucknow Super Giants, while they have lost 8 matches against Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Mumbai Indians Bating:
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Mumbai Indians scored 166/7 in the match. For MI, Tilak Varma scored 52 runs off 42 balls, including 3 fours and 2 sixes.
The second-highest scorer for the team was Naman Dhir, who made 47 runs off 32 balls, hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes.
- Ryan Rickelton – 2 runs, 4 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
- Rohit Sharma – 22 runs, 10 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes
- Suryakumar Yadav – 0 runs, 1 ball, 0 fours, 0 sixes
- Will Jacks – 10 runs, 10 balls, 1 four, 0 sixes
- Raj Bawa – 16 runs, 14 balls, 1 four, 0 sixes
- Corbin Bosch – 5 runs, 5 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
- Deepak Chahar – 1 run, 2 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Batting:
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This match was not easy for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, as it went down to the last ball. Krunal Pandya rescued the team from defeat when other batters struggled to score.
Krunal Pandya played a crucial innings of 73 runs off 46 balls, hitting 4 fours and 5 sixes.
- Jacob Bethell – 27 runs, 27 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes
- Virat Kohli – 0 runs, 1 ball, 0 fours, 0 sixes
- Devdutt Padikkal – 12 runs, 11 balls, 1 four, 1 six
- Rajat Patidar – 8 runs, 8 balls, 1 four, 0 sixes
- Jitesh Sharma – 18 runs, 12 balls, 1 four, 2 sixes
- Tim David – 0 runs, 1 ball, 0 fours, 0 sixes
- Romario Shepherd – 4 runs, 11 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
- Rasikh Salam – 3 runs, 2 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 7 runs, 2 balls, 0 fours, 1 six
Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
