In a high-scoring encounter at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) edged out Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs in Match 20 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on 7 April. (Highlights | Schedule | Teams | Points Table)
Despite having Jasprit Bumrah back in their starting XI, Mumbai failed to stop their early season losing streak, losing to RCB on their home ground for the first time in 10 years.
MI Vs RCB, IPL 2025: Ball-By-Ball Commentary
A brilliant knock from captain Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli led to a giant total on the board for the away team, and young Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya combined to stop the home side라이브 바카라 late onslaught in Monday라이브 바카라 clash.
Sent to bat first by MI skipper Hardik Pandya, RCB lost Phil Salt in the very first over, with Trent Boult sending him back for just four runs. However, Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal stabilised the innings with a 91-run partnership. After Vignesh Puthur dismissed Padikkal, Kohli combined with Patidar, but Hardik Pandya dismissed Virat for 67 runs off 42 balls.
From then on, Patidar switched gears, hitting five fours and four sixes to score 64 runs off 32 balls – a stunning strike rate of 200. He was partnered by Jitesh Sharma at the other end, who was even more lethal with his batting, scoring an unbeaten 40 from 19 balls.
Despite the late wicket of Patidar, RCB still crossed the 200 mark easily in the 19th over, and eventually finished the first innings with a total of 221.
Chasing what would have been the largest score ever chased down at Wankhede, Mumbai too had an early setback. Yash Dayal dismissed Rohit Sharma (17 off 9) just as he looked to settle down, and it was a flurry of wickets after that.
Ryan Rickelton (17 off 10) departed cheaply due to an absurd shot selection, and Will Jacks (22 off 18) and Suryakumar Yadav (28 off 26) were also disappointing. It was Tilak Varma who gave Mumbai a fighting chance, firing on all cylinders from the get-go to reach a well-deserved half-century. He was partnered by Hardik, who dealt only in boundaries and sixes to reach 42 off 15.
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Needing 19 runs from the final over, RCB sent Krunal Pandya – who had been expensive all night. However, the elder Pandya sibling bowled one of the finest death overs in recent memory, taking three wickets and conceding just six runs to hand RCB their first win at Wankhede since 2015.
Interestingly, RCB became only the third team to ever defeat Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, and Mumbai Indians at their iconic home grounds. Rajat Patidar will hope that RCB take that confidence into their upcoming game against Delhi Capitals (DC) on 10 April.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will be desperate for a win when they take on the same opponents – Delhi Capitals – for their next game on 13 April.
Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
