Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged previous the Mumbai Indians in a heart-stopping last-over thriller to return to successful methods within the Indian Premier League 2026. RCB chased down a middling whole of 167 on the ultimate ball of the chase after Rasikh Salam accomplished a double to win it for Bengaluru by two wickets. RCB have now gone to the highest of the IPL 2026 factors desk as MI and Lucknow Tremendous Giants have formally been knocked out from the race to the playoffs.
The match went all the way down to the wire with 15 wanted from the ultimate over because the inexperienced Raj Bawa rolled his arm over with Romario Shepherd and Rasikh within the center. He erred and bowled a large and a no-ball earlier than one other huge outdoors the off because it got here all the way down to 10 wanted off 4 balls. However Bawa obtained the essential wicket of Shepherd, caught at backward level as MI believed they’ve had it. Nevertheless, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had different ideas.
Bhuvi, Rasikh take RCB house
RCB wanted 10 from the final 4 balls as Bawa went huge once more, this time over the batsman’s head. He went full the following ball and Bhuvneshwar slammed a six over covers. The equation was down to 2 off the ultimate ball as Rasikh punched one straight down the bottom and ran for a pair. The fielder fired the throw on the striker’s finish as Rasikh dived to make his floor. The umpires checked for a run-out however the batter was in as RCB secured a well-known win.
Earlier, RCB have been put in bother when Corbin Bosch and Deepak Chahar mixed for six wickets, with the Proteas star taking 4. His maiden wicket over within the thirteenth modified the complexion of the sport.
Krunal Pandya comes clutch
Similar to his brother, Hardik, Krunal Pandya got here clutch to maintain the group transferring. He has proven his price in the last few matches and supplied the much-needed impetus as soon as once more. The all-rounder made 73 from 46 balls, battled cramps later and was not in a position to run. However he stored going, hitting boundaries and taking the group shut earlier than Allah Ghazanfar dismissed him. Shepherd was bestowed the responsibilty of guiding the group house, and whereas he couldn’t accomplish that, Rasikh and Bhuvneshwar held their nerves.
MI scored 166/7 as Bhuvneshwar starred
MI made a middling 166/7 within the 20 overs they confronted, with Tilak Varma scoring an important fifty. Tilak put up vital 82 runs for the fourth wicket after the guests misplaced wickets in a heap.
Tilak struck a gritty 57, however an outstanding spell of 4/23 from Bhuvneshwar Kumar enabled the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to limit the Mumbai Indians to a hard-fought 166/7. On a floor marked by cracks and uneven bounce that aided the quick bowlers, the skilled Indian pacer made full use of the circumstances, ending with figures of 4-0-23-4, together with a decisive three-wicket burst that put RCB firmly in management.
Bhuvneshwar dismantled Mumbai’s prime order by eradicating Ryan Rickelton (2), Rohit Sharma (22) and stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav (0), decreasing MI to twenty-eight/3 within the early phases. Nevertheless, Tilak Varma and Naman Dhir (47) confirmed resilience with an important 82-run partnership for the fourth wicket, serving to Mumbai recuperate on a demanding pitch the place runs have been tough to come back by all through the innings.
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