MI vs RCB IPL 2026 Highlights: Bengaluru beat Mumbai by 18 runs

Sherfane Rutherford ends with two gigantic sixes. He finishes unbeaten on 71 off 31 balls, almost the entire innings coming after MI were pretty much out of contention in the chase. WHich happened about 2 hours ago of course. The fans have stopped letting out full throated cheers a long time ago, with every wide review being met with an audible groan. Shepherd bowled a couple of wides, Rutherford wanted to review a couple more but thankfully, neither side had any left. This was supposed to be a blockbuster but it has ended in a farce, with some astonishingly poor time keeping throughout the match. MI never really looked capable of posing a serious challenge in the chase.

But not because of injuries, but because the two sides can't stop reviewing wide calls. Duffy's first ball in the 18th over was full down leg, it was called wide. Then Duffy goes short and wide outside off, Rutherford swings and misses, it is called a wide. Patidar reviews it. Because when the opposition need 74 to win from 17 balls, every run and delivery simply counts. And as if to humour the farce, it was a faulty wide call, it is overturned. Rutherford hits a six next ball, which doesn't seem to matter, then another six off the fourth, the fifth is too short and wide called. RCB review that and this time, they lose the review. Another short ball, no wide called but this time Rutherford wants to check. Wide not given. Then Duffy bowls a short and wide one outside off, umpire calls that wide with a big smile on his face. Duffy sees the funny side as well, motions to Patidar to not take the review. Follows uo with a half-tracker outside off, Rutherford smashes it over wide long for a six.

MI 187/5 in 18 overs, need 54 to win from the last two overs.

So, we started this over some time around 11pm. 20 minutes later Rasikh Salam is down with another cramp before bowling the last ball. This is quite extraordinary. He was down before the over, then after bowling the first ball and now here. It is a cramp, in a match that they have almost won. What is the need for him to carry on. No one knows. But, he goes off at last, Romario Shepherd to bowl the last ball. Utterly farcical scenes here. This match seemed to have been over as a contest about two overs ago, and those two overs was done about an hour ago.

Rasikh Salam seems good to go after the timeout, drags the first one down outside off, Rutherford clobbers it over deep midwicket for a six. Rasikh then goes down again. The physio is out again.

Hardik has been swinging like a wrecking ball and finally he connects, or rather mis-connects. Takes an outside edge and flies the opposite way of where he intended to send the ball, taken at backward point.

Hardik Pandya c Shepherd b Duffy 40 (22)

MI 145/4 in 14.4 overs

MI were going absolutely nowhere with this partnership really. Lots of balls and time wasted. Krunal Pandya is the man who strikes, second ball of the 13th over was tossed up on a length on leg. SKY tries to sweep, not enough power on it and Rasikh has an easy catch to take near the boundary.

Suryakumar Yadav c Rasikh Salam b Pandya 33 (22)

MI 121/3 in 12.2 overs

Suyash taken for some runs now. First ball was fullish outside off, SKY sweets it over short fine leg for four. Suyash then goes short and wide outside off, Suryakumar throws his hands at it, sends it over backward point for another four. Single off the fourth ball and then Hardik bludgeons the fifth past backward point for four. Takes a single off the last ball, Pandya on 12 off five, Suryakumar on 27 off 17.

MI 99/2 in 10 overs

How about it, Suyash Sharma gets the big wicket with his first ball of the match. It is hung up full and wide, Rickelton throws the kitchen sink at it. Bhuvneshwar settles under it and takes the catch.

Rickelton c Bhuvneshwar b Suyash Sharma 37 (22)

MI 72/1 in 7.1 overs

Rohit manages carve a yorker from Krunal last ball of the fifth over between cover and backward point for four. He seemed to be limping as well a couple of deliveries before that after taking a single. He calls for some help from the dugout after that, physio is out and it is not looking good. This seems to be a hamstring issue. He is moving gingerly but for now, Rohit is out there at the non-striker's end at the start of the sixth over.

Rasikh Salam to bowl the last over of the powerplay, Rickelton on strike.

MI 56/0 in 5 overs

Rickelton managed to get a six and a four off that first over but that was all the runs that came off it. Bhuvneshwar followed, starting the over with a wide. Three singles come off the second, third and fourth balls after which Rickelton sends the fifth ball over long leg for a six. A tight single to end that over.

Rickelton on 18 off nine, Rohit Sharma on two off three.

Yes, there is a lot of dew, we are living in the age of jacked up scores and even the most basic rule of cricket, that it is 11 v 11, has been bent to make sure it is possible. But surely, surely 241 is not a below par or par score. We will soon find out.

Well MI maintaining a pretty woeful over rate here, although whether this will go against them or not remains to be seen as a lot of the wastage has happened due to forced breaks. A brilliant over again, this time by Bumrah, that's 14 runs off the 16th and 17th overs. MI have really pulled things back despite Tim David and Jitesh Sharma being out there.

David has scored four off four Jitesh on four off five.

RCB 201/3 in 17 overs

Mitch Santner returns for the 16th, singles off the first two balls for Patidar and Tim David and then the former throws his hands at a short one outside off. Outside edge and it goes past the wicketkeeper for four. An utterly scintillating half-century for the RCB captain.

Kohli may have a strike rate of only 130 at one end but Rajat Patidar has been so relentless that he seems to have completely thrown Shardul Thakur off his line and length here. Thakur's first ball in the 13th over is called wide outside off. He reloads it, Patidar smashes it past deep midwicket for four. Then Patidar bowls two consecutive wides, both way outside off with the second of those possibly for height. When he finally bowls a legal delivery second ball, Patidar slices it and still manages to get it all the way for a six. Another wide after that outside off, what in the world can Thakur do here. He has bowled five times but sent in just two legal balls. He follows up with low, wide full toss, Patidar mishits it to long off ro a single. Fourth ball is full and wide, Kohli sends it past cover and runs two. And then a full toss outside off, this time Kohli finally connects, lasers it back down the ground for four. Two runs to end that marathon over after that.

It has gone wide, 4, wide, wide, 6, wide, 1, 2, 4, 2.

Kohli on 47 off 33, Patidar on 34 off 9.

RCB 167/1 in 13 overs

Which is very good indeed for MI because at the other end, Kohli is stuck in no-man's land. Shardul Thakur introduced in the 11th over and of course he gets the big scalp. Fifth ball is full and wide, Salt tries to loft it over extra cover, ends up putting it right down the throat of the fielder there.

Salt c Pandya b Thakur 78 (36)

RCB 120/1 in 10.5 overs

Salt with a hat-trick of fours off Markande first three balls. The first of those took Salt past 50 in 25 balls. It was hammered between long on and deep midwicket. Second ball was shorter, Salt sits deep and smashes it behind point for four. The third is another drag-down, Salt slaps it past extra cover for four. Markande stays on that length, Salt smashes it over deep square leg for six. Two singles after that.

Salt is on 68 off 29, Kohli on 25 off 19.

Just six runs off the last over of the powerplay, and of course it was bowled by Bumrah. Salt and Kohli had just no way of finding the boundary in that over. Well, the towels are out already and so there is a lot of dew today. Whether this was a good powerplay or not, only time will tell. Salt on 47 off 22, Kohli on 22 off 14.

Well, how about it! Salt gets up from that blow, Boult comes in with another shortish one, this time the England man nails the pull and sends it over midwicket for a six. Two dot balls after that and Salt is on 19 off 11, Kohli on 13 off seven.

Right, now it is time for Bumrah vs Kohli

Salt with a single first ball. Kohli then plays all around the second which is a length delivery on off. Takes it on his back foot. The next ball is full and swinging into Kohli's pads, he breaks his wrists and sends it flying over deep square for a six. Soingle next ball and then Salt smashes the covers off the fifth through covers for four. Single to finish off a good first over for RCB.

Daryl Duffy is playing in his place. There is no explanation from RCB yet as to why Hazlewood isn't playing but Duffy was quite good in his absence. MI have gone in with an extra spinner, bringing in Mayank Markande. They have also included Mitchell Santner.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah

Rajat Patidar and Hardik Pandya is out there. Ravi Shastri is there, as he was yesterday at the Chepauk. He said something in Tamil yesterday to get that crowd up, today he says something in Marathi. Here we go!

This is a night game and dew will have a significant say in how the match goes. The match is set to be played in Pitch No.8, which has seen a better balance of results. The chasing team has won only four out of the seven IPL games played here, according to ESPNCricinfo. Spinners have had it better than pacers. It is pretty hot now in Mumbai and so expect a warm night with the temperature hovering in the late 20s Celsius.

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