Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL, 2026 Apr 12 Full score card

SIX! That's it, it is finally over, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru win by 18 runs. Overpitched delivery outside off, right in the slot, Sherfane Rutherford hangs back and muscles it through the line over long on for another biggie, the fourth one in the over. 26 runs off it.

SIX! Rutherford is playing a gem here, sadly, it doesn't seem to be enough. A low full toss, wide outside the off stump, Rutherford reaches out and stylishly lofts it all the way over the cover fence for a biggie.

WIDE! Another attempted full and wide one, too wide for the umpire's liking.

Full and outside off, driven straight to extra cover.

SIX! That sounded so sweet off the bat. Short of a length, over middle, sits up as well. Rutherford picks it up and clobbers the pull shot deep into the stands beyond the mid-wicket fence.

A swing and a miss. Back of a length and outside off, Rutherford leans back to pull but misses. He wants to review it for a wide, not quite sure why but MI don't have any reviews left.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off, lands past the tramline for a wide.

SIX! FIFTY up for Sherfane Rutherford, his maiden IPL half-century. A waist-high full toss from Shepherd, angling into the batter. Rutherford swivels and pulls it flat over deep backward square leg for a six. Rutherford feels this is above waist height and takes the review for a No Ball not given. The third umpire confirms that Rutherford's waist height is 1 meter, and the ball was at 0.97 meters, close but not close enough.

Rasikh Salam returns, or does he? He was at the top of his mark, ready to bowl, but it turns out he had been off the field for too long and is not eligible to bowl yet. Romario Shepherd to bowl the final over of the game.

Bhuvi keeps the length full and lands it almost perfectly at the batter's toes. Rutherford flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 45 needed off 6 balls and barring any extras, it's game over for MI.

Full on middle and leg, dug out through mid on for one more by Santner.

That's a top delivery. Bhuvneshwar Kumar nails the straight yorker, Rutherford can only manage to jam it into the turf. The ball goes over the bowler's head and they get a single.

Too full, around leg, Rutherford looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the front leg.

FOUR! Put away with ease. A low full toss from Bhuvi, on the pads, and Rutherford clips it down to fine leg for a boundary.

Almost perfectly in the blockhole, on off, Santner drives it down to long off for a run.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side, called a wide.

SIX! An over filled with three wides and three big hits, nothing in between. Short of a length, and outside off, Sherfane Rutherford leans back and swings with the angle, nailing it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 21 off the over and still, it's under-par.

WIDE! No chance of a review this time. Full and well wide of the off stump line, Rutherford extends his arms but can't reach it.

Another review, this time by Sherfane Rutherford for a wide not given for height. Short ball around off, comes in at helmet height and Rutherford fails to pull it away. The third umpire is called into action once again and technology confirms that Rutherford's head height is 1.87 meters, whereas the ball passed at a height of 1.80 meters. No wide!

WIDE! Pace off again from Duffy, short and wide outside off. Rutherford looks to slap it over point but misses and a wide is called. Once again, RCB review it. The third umpire checks it again and this time, he finds that no part of the ball is inside the wide guideline. The wide call stays.

SIX! A mile high in the air but pretty long as well. A juicy full toss around middle and off, Sherfane Rutherford nails the lofted shot and whacks it well over long on for a biggie.

Bowled from around the wicket, slower and shorter into the pitch, wide outside off. Rutherford throws his hands at it but fails to connect.

SIX! A low full toss on off stump, Rutherford gets under the flight of the ball and powers it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Good review. This time on the off side. Slower one, slightly short, it is the off cutter that goes away from the left-hander and is called a wide. Rutherford hops up to hit it over the off side but misses. Duffy feels this is a harsh call and after pondering for a while, Rajat Patidar reviews the wide call. The third umpire checks the replays and finds that the ball is passing inside the wide guideline and the on-field decision is changed.

WIDE! Full ball, sprayed down the leg side, Rutherford looks to whip it off the pads but misses.

Another one that is delivered shorter, this is bowled over middle and Santner swings across the line, failing to connect. 75 needed off 18 balls, at a required rate of 25 runs per over.

Full and straight, Rutherford leans on and drills it down to long on for just one more.

Another short ball, pace on this time and dug in over middle, Santner forces the pull shot in front of mid-wicket and picks up a single.

FOUR! Nicely done. Slower one, bowled well short and outside off, Mitchell Santner hangs back before angling it away wide of short third for a boundary.

Full and in line with the leg pole. This is firmly driven to long on for a run.

Gets the yorker in, right at the toes. Sherfane Rutherford clears the front leg and whips it to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back on. 2-0-20-0 so far for Kumar.

Shepherd picks up two wickets in two balls, but wait, neither of them will count. Pitched up full again, at the stumps, Sherfane Rutherford goes hard at it and skews it towards extra cover. Rajat Patidar takes the catch but it is a Free Hit and the batters pick up a single.

Can you believe it? You simply cannot fathom it. Romario Shepherd comes on to finish off Rasikh's over, just one ball to bowl and gets the dangerman Sherfane Rutherford, but hang on, ROMARIO HAS OVERSTEPPED. It is a No Ball as the siren goes off and Rutherford will have a go at the Free Hit. Coming to the delivery, this is bowled full on leg stump, Rutherford looks to flick it off the pads, but ends up skying it high towards mid-wicket. A plethora of fielders run towards it but it is the bowler who calls for it and reaches towards the ball, dives in and pouches it brilliantly. However, it all goes in vain.

Oh, dear! Rasikh Salam is down again. Rajat Patidar is quick to help the pacer with a few stretches. Another appearance for the physio, who is now unwrapping Salam's left calf that was strapped earlier. The decision has been made. Rasikh is going off the field. Romario Shepherd will complete the over.

Oh, that's well bowled and once again Rasikh is down on the ground. Gets the yorker in, just outside the line of the off stump. Rutherford looks to play the cover drive but the ball sneaks past the under edge. This could be another stoppage in the game.

Good-length delivery, on middle, bowled slower too, Mitchell Santner pushes it out through covers for a single.

Mitchell Santner is the new batter.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rasikh Salam might be struggling with his fitness, but he's got a wicket here. Rasikh peppers that hard length and bowls it just outside off. Naman Dhir stays back and looks to power it through the off side but gets it high on the bat. The ball gets lobbed towards extra cover, where Rajat Patidar takes a simple catch, and Rasikh is pumped up with that wicket. 87 needed now off 27 balls.

Goes for the yorker, ends up bowling a very low full toss on off, Rutherford punches it down to long off for a single.

Rasikh Salam is really struggling. He pulled up on his follow-through and is down on the ground. It's the cramps in the left calf that are bothering him. The physio is out again to tend to Rasikh. Salam is back on his feet, and he will have another go.

SIX! It's go big or go home time and Sherfane Rutherford has just deposited that deep into the stands. Slower one into the pitch, sits up nicely for the batter. Rutherford picks it up and whacks it handsomely in front of deep square leg for a biggie. And the cramp is also back for Rasikh, not a good sign for RCB.

Suyash Sharma is done with his spell, and Rasikh Salam (2-0-15-0) comes back in to replace him. However, Rasikh seems to have pulled up while starting the over. There seems to be an issue with his left shin, or maybe his calf has an issue. The physio is out and hands him the 'pickle juice.' On this note, the umpires call for a STRATEGIC BREAK. RCB have complete control of the game right now and MI need in excess of 18 runs an over to get over the line. It will be a like a miracle if they do pull it off from here, but stranger things have happened in a game of cricket, especially in the IPL.

Drifts down leg, very full. Sherfane was better off leaving this one but he bunts it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Hurls it on a hard length, outisde off. Dhir slaps it to deep point and opens his account with a single.

Another one bites the dust and out comes the new batter. Naman Dhir is in at number 6.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! First wicket of the night for Duffy and a big one at that. Duffy slips in the full ball and the line stays outside off. Hardik makes the shuffle again and swings hard at it. He loses his shape and ends up slicing it in the air off the outer half towards deep backward point. Romario Shepherd takes a few steps in off the ropes to settle under the skier and takes a safe catch. Hardik's fight comes to an end and MI suffer another blow in the chase.

A proper short ball this time by Duffy. Hardik Pandya walks across the stumps and gets his hands high to connect but misses.

FOUR! Smart batting! On a hard length, another off-cutter, on off. Pandya waits for the ball to arrive and opens the bat face to thread the gap between short third and backward point and picks up a boundary.

Good effort! Full and outside off. Hardik puts his head down and slices it over cover. Phil Salt is quick across the turf at long off to his left and he puts in the dive to prevent the boundary. Two runs taken.

Wide! Tries to keep it away from the batter's arc, does Duffy. This slips beyond the tramline on off. Hardik lets it go.

A change in the ball. The umpires feel that the previous one has got a bit wet in the dew and they are replacing it with a drier one. Also, Jacob Duffy comes back into the attack.

Around middle and leg, on a good length. Hardik wrists it off the pads to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

This spins back a bit, on a good length, on middle. Rutherford watchfully knocks it to long off for a single.

SIX! That has gone back many a mile! Flighted delivery, on a length, on middle. Sherfane Rutherford gets into the position quickly and unleashes the slog sweep high and handsome over square leg for a biggie.

Around off, stays on the shorter side. That is punched off the back foot to long off for a single.

DROPPED, FOUR! Not an easy chance but that should have been taken. Quicker through the air, on a nagging length, outside off. Hardik gets the front leg out of the way and swings through the line. He slaps it flat to long on, where Krunal Pandya runs in a bit before running to his left. He stretches both hands to his left but the ball hits him around the wrist and then trickles into the ropes.

Dishes out the googly and gives the ball a lot of air. Full and outside off. Sherfane swings at it and mishits it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. Just a single.

Mayank Markande is substituted by Sherfane Rutherford

This is slower and fuller, outside off. Sherfane reaches out and smears it to long on for a single. Krunal Pandya is done for the night. He finishes with figures of 4-0-26-1.

Beaten! Krunal digs it in short, going away at 101 kph. Sherfane Rutherford rises with the bounce and gets his hands high to flay at it but is beaten for pace.

Short and on off. Hardik taps it away to deep point and crosses over.

Across off, on a good length. This is punched to deep cover for a single.

The next batter in is actually the Impact Sub for Mumbai Indians. Sherfane Rutherford walks out to bat, replacing Mayank Markande in the lineup.

Ryan Rickelton is substituted by Sherfane Rutherford

OUT! CAUGHT! Krunal Pandya strikes on his return to the attack. He celebrates the wicket by bowing to someone in the dugout. Suryakumar Yadav is in disbelief. Tossed up, on the pads. Suryakumar gets down on a knee for the sweep but gets the height and not the distance. It is skied to deep backward square leg, where Rasikh Salam settles himself under it and is aware of where the rope is. He calmly completes the catch and SKY has been sent packing. Mumbai Indians are 121/3, needing 120 off 46.

Flat and short, outside off. Hardik chops it down in front of point for one.

Wide! This is down the off side and let through.

FOUR! Nicely done! Another over in this innings where the last ball of the over goes for a boundary. On a good length, outside off. Yadav extends his hands and cracks the drive. Hits it well away from the man at deep extra cover to his right.

Acrobatics from Pandya! Suyash attacks the stumps, full in length, on middle. SKY punches it on the up back towards the bowler. Suyash moves to his right and makes a half-stop as the ball clips his fingertips before rolling down to long off. Hardik falls on his back while trying to get back before springing back up on his feet.

Shorter in length this time, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav stands tall and waits for the ball to arrive before whipping it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Out comes the googly, on a nagging length, on middle. Pandya looks to go big on the leg side but he loses his shape and mistimes the pull through mid-wicket for just a single.

Very interesting, as Hardik Pandya is eventually allowed to change his gloves midway through the over. However, according to Faf du Plessis on air, Tristan Stubbs wasn't allowed to change his gloves mid-over in yesterday's game against CSK. Hardik tried a couple of times and eventually succeeded.

Not far away from hitting the timber! Pushed through, on the fuller side, just outside the off stump. Pandya clears the front leg and swings for the hills, but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and goes just past the off pole.

FOUR! Streaky! A real drag down by Suyash, outside off. Hardik Pandya swings hard at it, almost swings himself off his feet. One hand comes off the bat handle. The ball flies off the outside edge wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Double bowling change? No, Suyash Sharma to continue.

It would have been a wide had Suryakumar left it. Another under-par over for MI, 9 runs off it. Into the strip, beyond the tramline. SKY hops and reaches out but gets it off the outer half to short third. MI need 133 runs in 54 balls.

In line with the off stump, full in length. Hardik crunches it to the right of extra cover and crosses over.

Second time in this over, Bhuvneshwar has gotten away with a full toss. Outside off, Hardik flays at it but fails to connect.

FOUR! Hammered! Cross-seam ball, yorker missed. In the slot, on the off stump. Pandya gets the front leg out of the way and slams it back over the bowler's head for another four.

Bhuvi gets away with it! Looks to pitch it up but ends up serving a low full toss, outside off. Hardik throws his hands at it and slices it well but picks out Romario Shepherd at backward point.

FOUR! A loosener from Bhuvi on his return to the attack and Hardik cashes in. On a back of a length, angled into the hips. Pandya helps it fine of the man at short fine leg for a four. The 100 is up for MI.

Full again, straighter on the stumps, driven down to long on for a single.

FOUR! A third boundary in the over. Fuller in length, wide outside off, Hardik Pandya throws his hands at it and hammers it behind point for four more runs.

Length ball on off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to go big leg side but ends up shovelling the ball down to long on for just a single.

Dragged length again, turning away from off, Yadav taps it down in front of the point region.

FOUR! Fast hands from Suryakumar Yadav. Too short and outside off, turning away, SKY backs away and slaps the ball hard and to the right of backward point for another boundary.

FOUR! That's bread and butter for SKY. Not all that full, on off stump, Suryakumar Yadav lunges across to get inside the line and laps it fine of deep fine leg for a boundary.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Not only have RCB picked up a couple of wickets in the middle phase, but they have also pushed the required rate to just over 14. It all started promisingly for MI, but they have lost a bit of momentum, first with Rohit Sharma's hamstring issue forcing him off the field, and then a couple of wickets added to their woes. They will be mindful of not letting the run rate get out of sight. Suyash Sharma to continue after the break.

There's that bumper, and it was coming. Krunal Pandya bowls it quick and bashes it halfway into the pitch, around off. Hardik Pandya lets it go.

Fuller one, on the stumps, caressed through mid off for just another single.

An appeal for LBW, turned down. The keeper, Jitesh Sharma, seems particularly excited, and the captain, Rajat Patidar does take the review. Nice and full again, on leg stump, Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line to sweep it fine but misses and gets hit on the pads. The third umpire is called into action and finds nothing on UltraEdge. However, Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing the leg stump and it stays NOT OUT.

Flighted ball on the off stump, Pandya plays a high-elbow drive back past his brother and down to long off for one.

Good length on off, eased down to long off for a single by SKY.

Full and just outside off, stroked away to deep point, where a fumble from Romario Shepherd allows the batters to take the second run.

SIX! Well, that's a statement shot from Hardik Pandya. Tossed up, wide outside off, a bit fuller as well. Pandya reaches for it, keeps his shape and pummels it over long off for a biggie. 161 more needed off 72 balls.

In walks MI's skipper, Hardik Pandya. 18 dots already in MI's innings, informs Simon Doull. RCB had 33 dots in their entire innings.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that's a soft dismissal and Tilak Varma cannot believe it. Another fullish delivery from Suyash Sharma, this is bowled outside the line of the leg stump. Tilak Varma sits down to sweep it fine but ends up getting a soft top edge towards short fine leg. Jacob Duffy takes a sitter of a catch and Suyash gets two wickets in his first five deliveries.

Quicker one on middle, SKY hops back and across a bit, whipping it wide of long on but just for a single.

A shorter googly, turns away from middle and leg, Varma rocks back and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Floated up full and on the pads, Tilak Varma nurdles it into the leg side.

One left-hander replaces the other. Tilak Varma comes in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight up in the air and Ryan Rickelton perishes. Suyash Sharma starts off with a googly, bowling it on a fuller length and outside off. Rickelton sits down to slog-sweep it away but ends up hitting against the turn. He gets a big top edge that gets ballooned behind the stumps and towards short third. The keeper goes for it but Bhuvneshwar Kumar at short third calls it well and calmly takes the catch. MI are effectively two down now if Rohit is unable to bat at all.

Rajat Patidar brings on the leggie. Here is Suyash Sharma.

FOUR! Ends the over well, does SKY. Krunal attacks the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line and picks it up and over backward square leg for a one-bounce four.

This one is fired into the pads, Rickelton goes down to sweep but is beaten for pace. The ball thuds the pads and rolls away to the right of short fine leg for a leg bye.

Fullish length around off, Yadav strides forward and drives on the up, a bit uppishly and to the left of the bowler to long off for just one more.

Slower through the air again, bowled full and on off. Ryan Rickelton looks to go for the big heave on the leg side but is undone a bit and gets an inside edge past short fine leg for a single.

Dragged length, on middle and leg, punched down to long on for a single.

Krunal slows it up and drifts it into the pads. Yadav picks it up and whips it between deep mid-wicket and long on. Devdutt Padikkal gets to it from long on, running to his right and keeps it down to two runs.

Krunal Pandya to continue. He went for 7 runs in his opening over.

Another full toss, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav shows the full face of the bat and drives it down to long on for just a single. Mumbai Indians are 62/0 at the end of the Powerplay.

Back of a length and outside off, Yadav stands tall and hits it down towards cover.

FOUR! That's well played. Slower ball, overpitched this time, on off. SKY leans on and hits through the line, putting the full toss away to the left of mid on for a boundary.

Another pace-off delivery, on a length and outside off. Suryakumar Yadav waits back before punching it straight to mid off.

Rohit Sharma is walking off. He signals to the dugout for the new batter to come in. Rohit can return later if he is fit enough to bat. Suryakumar Yadav replaces him.

Ouch! Rohit Sharma is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Rohit Sharma is retired hurt.

On a good length, on off and middle, nipping in, Sharma nudges it across to mid-wicket and that's that, it seems. Rohit is in pain and is unable to continue further.

Slower delivery, pitched up on middle, Ryan Rickelton leans on and punches it on the up to mid off for a single. Rohit hobbles his way to the other end, but he's carrying on for now.

It seems like Rohit Sharma is now struggling with his right hamstring, and the physio is out to have a look at it. Hopefully, it is just a cramp and not an actual injury. Rohit is in some visible pain here, and this is not a good sign for MI. After an extended bit of delay, Sharma's right leg gets strapped, and we are ready to get back to the action.

FOUR! In the gap! Krunal Pandya nearly nails the wide yorker. Rohit cashes in on the width as he reaches out and also gets low before slicing it between point and cover for a boundary.

Krunal bowls this by getting low and with a round-arm action, on a nagging length, on middle. Ryan turns it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Leg bye! Rohit backs away and Krunal follows him with a good-length delivery. Sharma tries to help it away but misses. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes wide of short fine leg. Rohit grimaces a bit in pain after completing the single.

Not taken long for the short ball to come out. Banged into the wicket, on off. Rickelton pulls it to deep square leg. With this single, the 50 comes up for MI.

Goes searching for the yorker, does Krunal. It comes out as a low full toss, wide on off. Sharma reaches out for the drive but miscues it to long off for one.

Short and angled in, on middle. Rohit pats it back to Krunal.

Krunal Pandya is into the attack now. Also, Virat Kohli is currently off the field. Simon Doull on air mentions that it might be an ankle injury and Jacob Bethell is on as a substitute fielder.

FOUR! Gets it through! A boundary off the last ball spoils what was turning out to be a fine over from Rasikh Salam. Rasikh gets the length wrong as he dishes out a full toss, on off. Rickelton makes him pay as he drills it wide of cover for a four.

Nails the yorker, on middle. Rickelton can only dig it out back to the bowler.

Excellent delivery! It is that back-of-the-hand slower ball at 110.7 kph, full and going across off. Ryan Rickelton presents a straight bat for the block but is beaten on the outside edge. Rickelton acknowledges the quality of the ball with a nod and a smile.

Low full toss, sliding onto the pads. Rohit swats it behind square leg and crosses over.

Rolls his fingers over the ball and it is on a good length, outside off. Rohit makes room to force it away on the off side. Ends up bunting it down to point.

FOUR! Oh, so close! Rasikh Salam pitches it up first up, outside off. Rohit has a swing at it. The bat turns in his hands and the ball goes flat towards mid on. Romario Shepherd moves to his left and stretches his hands out but the ball just evades him.

Well, Mumbai have picked up the pace, alright. This has prompted a bowling change as the Impact Sub Rasikh Salam comes in to bowl.

Takes pace off now and shortens the length, keeping it outside off. Rohit flashes but chops it down through point for a single.

SIX! Rohit Sharma goes big! Angled into the right-hander, on a length, Rohit dances down the track and swings across the line as he mows it over mid-wicket for half a dozen. That brings up 6,000 runs for Rohit in MI colours in the IPL.

Pace off, going across, on a short of a length. Ryan punches it off the back foot to mid on for a single.

SIX! That's swatted away for a biggie. Short of a good length, angled across off, Ryan Rickelton leans back a touch and just nonchalantly thwacks it in front of deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Missed out! Short and wide on off, Ryan Rickelton throws his hands at the ball but he loses his shape and mistimes it to cover.

FOUR! Easy as you like! Off-cutter, into the surface, around leg. Rickelton pivots and pulls it through backward square leg towards the vacant fence for a boundary.

A steady start for MI, 10 runs off the first over, and then 11 off the second. However, they will now look to maximize the Powerplay. Jacob Duffy to continue...

Had to hurry! Angling away, on a good length. Rickelton presses forward and plays a punchy drive a bit to the right of Romario Shepherd at mid off. He does not realise that he has timed it too well and the ball gets to Shepherd quicker than he anticipated before setting off for the single. Romario has a shy at the bowling end but misses. Rickelton would have been safe even if the throw had hit.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Bhuvneshwar Kumar errs in both line and length. A bit too full and this is on the pads. Rickelton needs no second invitation as he keeps a still head and picks it up over deep backward square leg for a biggie.

Just outside the off pole, on a good length. Rohit watchfully taps it in front of mid on and hurries to the other end.

Pushes the length up, just outside the off stump. Rickelton pushes out in front as he firms the drive but can't beat the man at mid off. Romario Shepherd moves to his right and makes the stop. Just a single.

Seemed to be the leg-cutter, on a short of a length, on middle. Rohit swivels and pulls it behind square leg. Phil Salt sprints to his left and cuts it off in the deep. Sharma is off the mark with a single.

Pitched up again, at the toes. Rohit brings his bat out in front and squeezes it out to mid-wicket.

Wide! Bhuvneshwar Kumar pitches it up in search of swing but slips it down leg. Rohit lets it be.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to operate from the other end.

FOUR! A shot of high quality. Duffy brings the line closer to the off stump but the length stays on the shorter side. Ryan rises with the bounce and punches it through covers for a boundary.

A big swing and a miss! Duffy serves it on a short of a good length. This keeps going away from the southpaw. Rickelton reaches out and has a swipe across the line but does not connect.

Duffy hits the hard length, outside off. Rickelton stands tall on his toes and gets on top of the bounce before punching it firmly to cover.

SIX! All the way! Pushed across the batter again, on a good length. Rickelton collapses his back knee and heaves it away on the leg side. He does not quite get hold of it but gets enough to clear the deep square leg fence. Ryan and MI are away.

Beaten! This leaves the left-hander, on a length. Ryan pokes at it away from his body and is beaten as the ball nips away off the surface.

Duffy starts with a full ball, on off. This shapes back into Rickelton as he taps it to mid off.

SIX! Tim David spoils the over for Boult and finishes off in style as RCB end with 240/4 on the board. Boult tries to spear in another yorker on the leg stump but misses the mark ever so slightly. However, that's all David needs as he clears the front leg and tonks this full toss deep over the mid-wicket fence to end the first innings.

This is turning out to be a sensational final over from Trent Boult. Full and on the pads, not quite in the blockhole but good enough. Shepherd clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Good change-up from Boult. David is expecting another yorker but Boult bowls it short and right at the batter. David backs away and forces the ball through mid off for one.

Just another single. Another yorker, on off stump, Romario Shepherd digs it out through mid off and turns the strike over.

Four balls remaining. Time for Romario Shepherd to come in? Yes, absolutely. There he comes, in at number 6.

OUT! LBW! Two top-class deliveries from Trent Boult and that's plumb. Boult brings out the cross-seamer, bowling it very full and on middle and off. Jitesh Sharma shuffles to the off side and tries to lean across and lap it or sweep it away but fails to get any bat on it. Sharma is struck on the front leg and up goes the umpire's finger. Dead in front.

Just a single to start the over. In the blockhole, on leg stump, jammed out towards deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Trent Boult to bowl the final over of the innings. He has gone for 40 runs in 3 overs. Mumbai Indians have been penalised for a slow-over rate. They will have to keep an extra fielder inside the 30-yard circle till the end.

Full and straight, David clears the front leg but can't get under it, hits it down to long on for just a single. 13 from the penultimate over of the innings. Another wicketless night for Bumrah. But he finishes with figures of 4-0-35-0.

No wide given, was there any bat on it? Tim David doesn't agree with the call, but RCB are out of reviews. Very full, down the leg side as Bumrah tries to follow the batter. This one misses the batter and David fails to flick it away.

SIX! Into the arc and out of the park. Full and sliding down the leg side, David clips it off the legs and sends the ball sailing flat over deep square leg for a biggie.

FOUR! That's hit with brute force. Full and straight, it is the slower ball but not quite yorker-length. David clears the front leg and whacks it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Bumrah errs on the fuller side and serves a full toss on off, Sharma loses his shape and awkwardly hits it down to mid off for just a single.

Attempted yorker, tails back into the pads, Tim David fails to get it away. The ball brushes the back pad and rolls down to short fine leg. Just a leg bye.

Jasprit Bumrah (3-0-23-0) will bowl the penultimate over. Will he finally get a wicket to his name this season? Let's see...

A good yorker from Hardik, on middle and leg, Sharma jams it down to long on and races back for two runs. 16 off the over.

Full and wide outside off, flirting with the tramline outside off, but lands inside it. Left alone by Sharma.

Good work in the deep. Back of a length, on middle, not short enough to pull but Jitesh goes through with the shot. The ball hurries between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket, where Naman Dhir from the latter position sprints across and dives to his right to keep it down to two runs.

A surprise bumper, around off and near helmet height. David looks to pull but gets hurried and gets an inside edge onto the body as the ball rolls behind square on the leg side for a single.

Another halt. The ball seems to have gone out of shape here and it is being replaced. The fourth umpire is out with a briefcase of replacement balls. Meanwhile, there's a detailed chat between Hardik and Rohit regarding the field changes. The on-field umpires now pick another ball. Tim David shows his displeasure with the ball that is selected. But we are good to go finally.

SIX! David makes the most of the freebie. Poor delivery from Pandya as he misses the yorker and serves a full toss on middle, David sets himself deep in the crease, gets under the flight of the ball and heaves it high over deep mid-wicket for a six.

NO BALL! Uh, oh! That's slipped out of Pandya's hand and Tim David is shaking his head, feeling that he should have put that away. A very high full toss, just around off, David is taken by surprise and fails to connect, but it is deemed too high by the umpires. Actually, MI have reviewed this No Ball call, might be just a tactical review from Pandya. The third umpire has a look and finds that the ball is well above David's waist height. Free Hit loading...

Hardik is down on his knees and looks uncomfortable out there. He has instantly called on for the physio. Looks like a cramp or maybe he is feeling a bit of dizziness. Gulps a few sips of water and is ready to go.

FOUR! Powered away by David. Banged in well short and outside off, Tim David has to really reach for it but he uses those muscles and forces the slap-shot to the left of the cover fielder for a boundary.

A phenomenal over from Bumrah. Just 18 runs in the last 3 overs for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hardik Pandya (3-0-23-1) to bowl the 18th.

A quick off-cutter from Bumrah, attacking middle stump. David leans on and shows the full face of the blade, pushing it past covers for a single.

Fuller in length again, on middle and leg, tucked away down to deep square leg for a single. 200 up for RCB in 16.5 overs.

Another golden dot ball. Bumrah nails the straight yorker, and all Sharma can do is get his front leg out of the way and jam the bat down in time. 5 runs so far off 4 balls.

A slower bumper now, bowled into the pitch and outside off. Jitesh tries to reach it and hook it away but misses.

FOUR! Beautifully struck. Overpitched by Bumrah, on middle, Jitesh Sharma backs away early and crunches the ball through covers for a boundary.

Slower one on the stumps, punched through mid on for a single.

This has been a good little phase for MI as two set batters are gone in a quick span. With Kohli first and now Patidar gone, Jitesh Sharma walks in at number 5. Also, Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-16-0) is back on.

OUT! CAUGHT! Wonderfully bowled by Mitchell Santner and even the MI skipper is absolutely delighted. Tossed up, full and drifted into the leg stump, Rajat Patidar looks to go deep in the crease and swing it over deep mid-wicket but gets cramped for room and ends up lifting it down the throat of the man at long on. Tilak Varma makes no mistake and MI get another timely wicket. 185/1 becomes 194/3 for RCB.

Darted in, on off and middle, Patidar only manages to jam it back to the bowler.

WIDE! This time it will be a wide. Floated up, wide outside off and this one goes beyond the tramline.

Fired in full and down the leg side, Patidar just hops out of the way as a wide is called. Mitchell Santner isn't happy with the call and feels that the ball is passing within the new guideline and a review is taken. The third umpire checks the replays and finds that it is indeed a fair delivery.

FOUR! Edged away but Rajat Patidar won't mind as he brings up his fastest FIFTY in the IPL according to Ravi Shastri on air, off just 17 balls. Slow and short outside off, turns away, Patidar goes hard at it but gets a big outside edge that goes wide of the keeper and rolls away into the third man fence.

In the blockhole again, around middle, Tim David drives it down to long off and picks up a single.

A full and wide one, Santner lands it right on the popping crease. Patidar hangs back and digs it out through covers for one.

STRATEGIC BREAK! 5 overs left, 187 already on the board. Surely, RCB will be targeting a score of around 240-250 here, but MI have their trump card as well. Jasprit Bumrah has a couple of overs up his sleeve, and those two overs could be the difference. Rajat Patidar is already on a roll and Tim David has form with him. Let's see how this engrossing innings eventually pans out. Mitchell Santner to bowl after the break. 3-0-36-0 are his bowling figures so far.

Good length, outside off, dabbed behind point for a single.

On a back of a length, on off. David chop-cuts it to the off side for a single to get going.

Time for Tim David to come in? Yes, David does walk out to bat next, after waiting eagerly around the boundary ropes.

OUT! FIFTY AND OUT FOR KOHLI! Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 185/2 as this 65-run stand is broken. Full toss outside off at 135 kph. Kohli goes for the big one down the ground but loses the shape at the moment of contact. The bat twists in his grip, and it flies to the right of Suryakumar Yadav near the rope. It dips on him, but he moves well, bends low to his right and takes a clean catch just inches above the ground. Kohli has to go and is upset with himself.

Jags in from a good length, on middle and leg. Rajat Patidar is a bit rushed on the pull shot and inside edges onto the pads. The ball deflects to the off side in front of square for a single.

FIFTY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! Off 37 balls. Back of a length, slanted into the batter, Kohli stands tall and heaves it to deep square leg for a single to get to his milestone.

A muted appeal for caught behind, but not given. Kohli, on the other hand, takes the review for wide not given. This is bashed on a length, angled at the leg pole. Virat Kohli gets inside the line a bit to pull but the ball is high enough and he misses. Ball Tracking comes up with the graphic and it shows that it is above the shoulder but below the head height. So, it is deemed a fair ball.

Time to give Jasprit Bumrah an over? No, not yet. Hardik Pandya brings himself back into the attack.

Yes, he can, still 16 off it. A low full toss by the looks of it, on leg. Kohli runs it through the vacant mid on for a single.

Can Trent Boult finish the over without conceding any more boundaries?

WIDE! Too straight, down leg, full in length. Kohli misses the flick. There have been a flurry of extras from MI tonight.

Cannons in a full ball, in front of middle. Rajat Patidar tries to smash the leather out of his presence, but gets an inside edge past the leg stump. The ball rolls into the square leg region for a single.

Dishes out a low full toss, on off, Kohli holds his shape and forces it down to long off for one.

Very full and outside off, Patidar squeezes it behind backward point for a single.

SIX! Goodness me, it's mayhem at Wankhede tonight! This is the 12th six of the inning already. Misses the yorker by a slight margin, on the stumps. Rajat Patidar is camped deep in the crease, and with lightning quick hands, he deposits it into the stands behind long off for a cracking six.

WIDE! Tries the slower bumper, does Boult, over middle and off and perhaps above the head height as well. Patidar tries the ramp shot, but misses. Wided.

FOUR! Easy peasy, says Patidar. 50-run partnership comes up in no time at all. Low full toss on middle. Patidar lifts it over mid off and gets another boundary. Moves to 38 from 10.

Mumbai Indians are under the pump right now, and Trent Boult is brought back into the attack.

Kohli walks out of the crease and slices this full ball to the left of deep cover for a couple of runs. Mitchell Santner is quick to get across and dive to cut it off. End of a looooong over. 23 runs from it.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Thakur slips in a full toss, outside off. Virat Kohli takes it on the full and spanks it over the bowler's head for a boundary down the ground. He moves to 45 from 32 balls.

Much fuller and outside off, Virat Kohli carves it past point and hares back for the second.

Wide full toss, Patidar slaps it through cover for a single.

WIDE! Slower bouncer, angling away outside off. Patidar gets onto his toes and looks to slash it away, but the ball is well above his head.

SIX! The ball is just going the distance! Full and wide again, outside off. Patidar frees his arms and slices it over backward point for a big six.

WIDE! Rajat has managed to put the bowlers off their lengths in just a handful of balls. Short and slow, sitting up wide outside off. Patidar fancies his chances, goes hard at it, and misses completely. The umpire takes a moment, then spreads his arms wide.

An interesting question was posed by Simon Doull on air in the previous over. Simon said that Tim David is standing next to the fence around the RCB dugout, which might also be a message to Virat Kohli to either get going again, or they might be tempted to retire him out. We did see it happen to Ayush Mhatre last night, even when he had scored a brisk half-century. It is a ruthless game, but it would need big courage to do that with Virat for the RCB think tank.

WIDE! Again, it is served far outside the tramline, on the off side. Rajat ignores.

FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat, but enough! A juicy full toss on the stumps. Rajat heaves it across, but does not time it well. Still, he finds the gap at deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

WIDE! Shardul keeps flirting with the guideline and serves it beyond it, on a fuller length. Rajat Patidar goes for a slog sweep by shuffling a long way across but misses. Wide called.

Low full toss again, around off, Rajat drills it down to long off for a single.

Dot ball, rare! Low full toss, outside off. Patidar smashes it away, but straight to cover.

SIX! Hat Trick of sixes for the RCB captain! Mayank floats one full and outside off. Rajat Patidar reverse sweeps it, and with no intention to keep it down, clears the deep third fence for a six.

SIX MORE! And again! Patidar goes big. Pitched full again, on off. Rajat Patidar sits down and sweeps it aerially. Loses his balance and falls over on the pitch, but manages to power the ball into the crowd behind deep square leg. Patidar rushes to 16 from just 3 balls.

SIX! Shouts of 'catch it', but it has gone a long, long way into the stands! Full and on middle, Rajat Patidar lets the ball dip, gets low and slogs it cleanly over deep mid-wicket for a big six.

Pushed full and on leg, Virat advances and flicks it to widish long on for a single.

Bowling change? Yes! Mayank Markande (1-0-20-0) is back on.

FOUR! No sighters needed. That is a glorious hit. Full and outside off, Rajat walks outside the crease, gets under the ball and thumps it over the mid off fielder for a boundary to open his account in style. Nonetheless, a successful over for Shardul and MI.

Rajat Patidar walks in at number 3 for RCB.

OUT! HIT FLAT AND GONE! Shardul again, with his golden arm, strikes in his first over. Looks at the heavens in relief. He hurls in an overpitched delivery and keeps the line of attack outside the off stump. Phil Salt does not get properly under it, in an attempt to smash it over cover, and ends up hitting it flatly off the bottom end toward Hardik Pandya. The MI skipper takes a step back and takes a sharp catch over his left shoulder at the edge of the ring. Breaks the 120-run opening stand of RCB.

Full toss outside off, Kohli heaves across the line, but gets off the inner part of the bat, between long on and deep mid-wicket for a single.

Low full toss, outside off. Virat Kohli smashes it straight down the ground and it crashes on the stumps at the non-striker's end. It deflects away to long off and they get a couple of runs.

Kohli shuffles a bit to the off side as Shardul nails the wide yorker. Virat fails to shovel it out.

WIDE! Similar line and length, goes outside the guideline. Kohli, this time, stays put and throws his bat at it, but misses to get the connection.

Far outside off again, full in length. Virat Kohli walks outside the line of the stumps and tries to slog it across into the leg side, but gets a thick inside edge onto the pitch.

WIDE! Tries to keep it away from the arc, but throws it beyond the tramline on the off side. Kohli looks to squeeze it out, but misses.

Halfway crossed. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are running like a bullet train, at 115/0. And here comes Shardul Thakur to the attack, replacing Mitchell Santner. Can he deliver for MI?

A dot to finish, still 10 runs off it. Full and outside off, Salt drills the cover drive straight to the man at cover.

Looks like Salt has hurt himself while diving. He is holding his stomach and needs a bit of a breather. Hydrates himself and the physio is out there as well. Good to continue now.

Oh, nearly a run out. Dug in short over middle, Virat Kohli reaches for it and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. Salt thinks the second run is on and sets off but Kohli sends him back. Tilak Varma fires in a throw towards the keeper but Salt dives and makes it in before Ryan Rickelton dislodges the bails. However, Salt seems to have hurt himself in the process.

Did that carry? Superb effort from Trent Boult, but he's actually collected the ball on the half-volley and doesn't even appeal for the catch. Pandya bowls it on a length around off, Phil Salt looks to lift it all the way over deep cover but miscues it badly. The ball goes over the infield as Boult comes charging in and puts in a slide to pouch the ball with both hands. Just a single.

SIX! This time Salt does connect. Full toss on the pads, Phil Salt is taken by surprise but manages to whip it off the pads and the ball flies over deep square leg for a six.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, over off stump, Salt looks to hang back and have a swipe across the line but the ball stays a shade low and beats the bat.

Good fielding in the deep. A wide yorker, Salt squeezes it out firmly to the left of deep point, where Mayank Markande runs across the turf quickly and cuts it off, keeping it down to a brace.

Change in bowling. When in trouble, the team looks upon the skipper and here's Hardik Pandya back into the attack. He replaces Mayank Markande. And as per Pommie Mbangwa on air, this is RCB's highest opening partnership against MI at the Wankhede Stadium.

FOUR! Oh, a valiant effort in the deep, will go down as a DROPPED CHANCE. This is tossed up by Santner, on the stumps as well. Virat Kohli sits down to play the big slow sweep and ends up hitting it flat and wide of deep mid-wicket, where Naman Dhir runs around and springs across to his left but only gets a hand on it. The ball goes for a boundary.

On a length, wide outside off, just inside the tramline. Kohli watches it all the way and opts to leave it. It is called a fair delivery but Kohli has reviewed it for a wide. The third umpire has a look and finds that some part of the ball is inside the guideline, FAIR DELIVERY.

FOUR! Full and straight, Virat Kohli uses the bottom hand well and whips the on-drive back past the bowler and with immense power to pick up a boundary. 100 comes up for RCB, in just 8.4 overs!

Slower through the air, shorter as well, Salt cuts it to deep point and turns the strike over.

Flighted ball on off, Kohli goes for the slog-sweep but ends up dragging it towards long on. The ball falls in front of Suryakumar Yadav in the deep and Kohli picks up a single.

A bit more round-arm, ends up being a low full toss outside off. Kohli pats it down to mid off.

STRATEGIC BREAK! We all need a breather, don't we? But more than us, it's the Mumbai Indians who need to recalibrate their plans. This looks like a belter of a wicket and Salt has literally dined on it. The margin of error is so little when a batter plays in such a good nick. Kohli, on the other hand, is playing his natural game, just pouring the strike back to Salt in what's been a blazing opening stand for RCB. With 95/0 on the board in just 8 overs, things look ominous for MI already, but it takes one breakthrough to turn things upside down. And they would be looking for that moment. But who will deliver it for the hosts? Mitchell Santner to bowl three on the trot. 2-0-26-0 so far.

Full on middle and leg, Kohli gets on one knee and sweeps it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A bit slower, floated up on the pads, nudged away 'round the corner on the leg side for a run.

SIX! Oh, this is carnage from Phil Salt. Markande shifts his line straighter but bowls it short and right in the hitting arc. Salt hops onto the back foot and pulls it handsomely in front of square leg for a biggie.

FOUR! Make it a hat-trick of boundaries. Good length on off, just slides onto the bat. Salt gets leg side of the ball and powerfully punches it past the diving cover fielder's left for four more runs.

FOUR! Excellent placement. Quicker through the air, on a length and just outside off. Salt presses back, plays the cut late and hammers it through backward point for another boundary.

FOUR! No margin for error and up comes the FIFTY for Phil Salt. This is his 11th IPL half century and he gets there in just 25 balls. Just marginally short on middle, Salt picks the length early, rocks back and hoicks it wide of long on for a boundary.

Spin from both ends. Here's Mayank Markande replacing Jasprit Bumrah.

Excellent comeback over from Santner, just 4 off it. Floated up, shorter and outside off, cut away in front of point for a single by Salt.

Oh, lucky for the batter. Flighted again, very full and on the fifth stump line. Kohli looks for a cover drive but gets it off the cue end of the bat and the ball goes past the off pole and the keeper for a single towards fine leg.

That's nicely bowled. Tossed up, on a dragged length and outside off, turns away a bit as well. Kohli goes chasing after it but gets beaten.

Should have been put away. A full toss, just outside off, Salt hangs deep in the crease and just flat-bats it down to long off for one more.

Fractionally short again, outside off, smacked away square through the off side for a single.

Slower through the air, a touch short and outside off. The ball turns away and Kohli taps it straight to cover.

That's the end of the Powerplay and RCB have bossed it through and through. MI need a wicket here desperately to put on the brakes, but this looks like a really good batting surface and there are signs of dew forming already. Mitchell Santner to continue. Went for 22 runs in his first.

Oh, that's flown to the fielder in the deep. Too full, angling down leg, Kohli flicks it down to fine leg and the fielder does well to make a sharp stop, keeping it down to a single. At the end of the Powerplay, RCB are 71/0.

Another slower one, into the pitch and over middle, Salt tries backing away but ends up nudging it down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Attempted slower bumper, around off, just a tad too high and Salt lets it go.

Full and on the pads once again, Salt clips it away firmly and to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Back of a length over middle, Salt backs away a bit and nudges it down just to the right of short third.

Full again, on the pads, flicked away wristily down to long leg for a single.

Bullseye from Mitchell Santner, keeping the non-striker on his toes. A straight yorker from Bumrah, Kohli jams it into the turf and towards mid on. Phil Salt wanders out of his crease but is sent back by Kohli and he gets back in time.

Very full and outside off, Phil Salt carves it crisply but cannot get it through the cover gap. A massive over for RCB.

That was traveling as well, had there been no protection. Down leg on a fuller length. Salt slogs it to short fine leg and finds the fielder.

FOUR! Runs are hemorrhaging at Wankhede! Keeps it really full and slow, wide outside off. Phil Salt gets down on his knee and slogs it to the right of the mid on fielder for a four. 22 runs already from 4 balls.

SIX! Salt is bossing Santner at the moment! Drops it short on middle. Phil Salt uses the drift and the depth of the crease to his benefit and executes the pull shot into the stands, behind deep square leg. Hat trick of sixes.

SIX! That is MASSIVE! Floated fuller and on middle. Phil Salt clears the front leg, lets the ball to dip and then smokes it over wide long on for a mammoth six. Two in two for Salt.

SIX! Greeted with a biggie! Short from Santner, on the stumps, with a bit of in-drift. Phil Salt stays dead-still and pulls it over deep square leg, dumping it into the Vijay Merchant Stand for a six.

Time for spin now. Mitchell Santner comes into the attack in place of fellow Kiwi Trent Boult.

Misfield! Too full and wide, Kohli carves it to backward point where the fielder fumbles to stop and allows the batters to cross for two.

The yorker is cannoned on the toes, Phil Salt digs it out in front of mid on for a single.

Short into the pitch, on off, Salt pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A slight appeal for LBW, but not given. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya both feel confident that it is sliding down leg. Instead, the UltraEdge later shows a big, fat inside edge. Angling in full and swinging from outside the leg stump. Kohli goes for the flick, gets nowhere near it, and gets an inside edge onto the pads before it rolls to the third man region for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Pace taken off, short and outside off. Kohli gets on the toes and upper-cuts it over Trent Boult at short third for a boundary.

Fires in a knee-high full toss on the pads. Virat Kohli gives the bowler the charge, trying to whip through square leg, but misses and is rapped on the front pad.

Bowling change? Yes, Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack now, replacing Hardik Pandya.

Too short angling across the batter. Phil Salt goes for a pull shot once again, but the ball keeps taking off and beats his angled bat.

A low full toss, on middle, Salt heaves off the inner half and wide of mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! That's called transferring your pain and making the bowler hurt. Short of a length, on top of middle. Phil Salt stays put and nails the pull shot into the crowd behind deep mid-wicket. This is Phil Salt's 350th T20 six as shown on the on-air graphic.

Phil Salt takes a blow to the groin region and initially, he brushes it off. However, moments later, he is down on his haunches and in a bit of pain. The physio is out, not sure how much he can help, just a few deep breaths and wait for the pain to subside, and soon enough, Salt is good to go again.

Swing and a miss! Nips in at 137.6 kph, on middle and on a good length. Phil Salt tries to pull over square leg, but the ball skids below the inside edge and hits Salt where it hurts the most. Salt looks a bit uncomfortable.

Back of a length, on off. Kohli creates room by moving leg side and dabs it late to point for a single.

FOUR! Handsomely played! Boult bowls it on a length, around off. Virat Kohli dances down the track and smacks it over mid off. It yorks the boundary cushions for a four. The replay confirms the same that it's a boundary.

Hardik spots Kohli advancing, and bashes the length hard, keeping the line of attack on the body. Virat Kohli adjusts well to it and taps it in the cover region for a run.

Outgoing delivery, outside off, on a fractionally fuller length. Kohli mistimes the cover drive. Plays it off the higher part of the bat to cover.

On off, on a good length, Salt knocks it to Rohit at extra cover and takes a quick single as Rohit fumbles to pick it up.

WIDE! A bit too down leg, full in length. Salt moves inside the line to flick, but misses. Wide called.

FOUR! Into the gap! Hits the hard length, shaping away, outside off. Phil Salt stands tall, lets the ball to curve and then slaps it to the right of the diving Rohit Sharma at cover for a cracking four.

Full and swinging away, outside off. Salt gets a bit across and uses his bottom hand and chips it over and between mid on and mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Starts with an outswinging length ball that holds a touch, outside off. Salt attempts to pull, but is early and toe ends to cover.

Positive start from RCB with the bat. Hardik Pandya will share the new ball with Boult, not Jasprit Bumrah.

On a length, around off, Phil punches this to covers and takes a single to close the first over, 13 off it.

FOUR! Now this will give Salt a lot of confidence. Hard length, around the top of off, Salt backs away a shade, gives himself some room to work with and throws fast hands at it. Smashes this from the middle of his bat and through the gap at covers for four runs.

Back of a length, around leg, Virat Kohli comes down the track and looks to flick this over mid-wicket but gets hit off the inner half of his bat and the ball rolls to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! A biggie from the bat of Virat. Fuller in length, swinging back into the pads. VK brings the wrists into play and whips it over deep square leg for the first six of the game.

On a length, around middle and leg, swinging back into the batter. Kohli looks to work this around the onside but gets beaten and is hit on the thigh pad.

We are underway in Mumbai with a quick single from the bat of Phil Salt. Trent Boult hits the hard length first up, around middle and leg, Salt stays leg side and pushes this in front of the fielder at mid on and takes a quick single to get off the mark. The throw did come towards the non-striker's end and rattled the stumps with a direct hit but the batter was safely in.

All in readiness now. The umpires are out in the middle, and so are the players of Mumbai Indians. It will be the pairing of Phil Salt and Virat Kohli to open the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. A slip in place to begin with. Let's play...

We are almost ready for the action to begin. However, the players will first observe a minute's silence and pay their respects to legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle, who passed away earlier today. The players will also be wearing black armbands.

The RCB skipper - Rajat Patidar says that they would have bowled first as well, but feels that the pitch will remain consistent throughout the game. Adds that the way they recovered with the bat in the last game was a big positive. Mentions that whenever they come here to play, they enjoy playing in front of this crowd. Informs that they have one change in the team as Jacob Duffy comes back in for Josh Hazlewood.

The captain of MI - Hardik Pandya says that it’s always good to bat second in Wankhede, and for that reason, they will be bowling first. Adds that it’s a big game for them and they will try to play their best cricket. After being asked about the pitch, with a laugh, Pandya says that they asked the curators to make good wickets and they are getting it anyway. Shastri then asks Hardik whether MI have opted to chase after their last game's result. On that, Hardik says that indeed that is the reason, but at Wankhede, the dew also comes in after the first inning and they want to make it their advantage. Ends up saying that Mitchell Santner comes in place of AM Ghazanfar, and Mayank Markande joins the playing XI for Deepak Chahar.

Impact Sub options for MI - Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, and Raj Bawa.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner(In for AM Ghazanfar), Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, and Mayank Markande (In for Deepak Chahar).

Impact Sub options for RCB - Rasikh Salam, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, and Mangesh Yadav.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy (In for Josh Hazlewood), and Suyash Sharma.

TOSS - Toss time at the Wankhede. Ravi Shastri welcomes the two captains - Hardik Pandya of MI and Rajat Patidar of RCB. Pandya gives the coin a flick and Patidar calls 'Tails.' It lands as 'Heads.' Mumbai Indians will BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Pommie Mbangwa is inspecting the deck. He starts by talking about the dimensions and says that there is a bit of bias in terms of the square boundaries, as one side, it is 67 meters, and on the other, it is 61 meters, with the straight hit being 74 meters. Adds that it is a ground where plenty of sixes are hit. Former Indian captain, Sunil Gavaskar, joins him and talks about the deck, saying that there will be plenty of runs scored, but there will also be a bit of help early on for the seamers as there is a good covering of grass on the good length area. He reckons that the pitch looks slightly dry but thinks that it won't turn much, and Pommie ends by saying that the team batting first should be targeting a score of around 220, as these days 200 isn't enough on a track like this.

Expectations? The home side, led by Hardik Pandya, is hungry to defend their fortress and climb the table after a mixed start. On the other side, Rajat Patidar's RCB arrives with the confidence of champions, looking to silence the Mumbai faithful. With modern-day greats like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli facing off, expect nothing less than a masterclass in T20 cricket. Stay tuned for the toss and team news.

A plethora of stars - Tonight is more than just a game, it's a battle of legacies. On one side, you have the obvious Mumbai vs Bengaluru city rivalry, then there are a couple of all-time Indian and IPL greats - Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, playing for opposite teams. Add to that the rivalry of the two brothers, Hardik and Krunal Pandya, and someone like Jasprit Bumrah, arguably this generation's greatest bowler, against another all-time IPL great, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Too many mini battles within the actual battle and we are all for it.

Blue vs Red - In life and in sport, either one favors Blue or Red, and there are countless examples, especially in a sport like Football - Manchester City vs Manchester United (Blue vs Red), Chelsea vs Arsenal (Blue vs Red), and there are plenty of others too. Just like that, even in the IPL, there's MI vs RCB (Blue vs Red), and if you prefer one over the other, it's very likely that you want the team in the other jersey to not just lose, but lose badly. On that note, welcome to the iconic Wankhede Stadium for a clash that defines the spirit of the IPL! It's Match 20 of the 2026 season, and we are witnessing the ultimate rivalry as the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians, host the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

... MATCH DAY ...

A rivalry renewed at Wankhede - The stage shifts to the iconic Wankhede Stadium as Mumbai Indians take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 20 of IPL 2026. One of the league's most storied rivalries returns, with MI holding the historical edge 19-15, though RCB have kept it tight in recent years, winning 3 of the last five. The defending champions RCB began their campaign with two strong wins before stumbling away from home, while MI have had a mixed start, one win followed by back-to-back defeats. With both teams packed with superstars, this clash carries both history and high stakes. RCB's firepower and depth - Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already shown why they are the defending champions, their batting depth has been nothing short of remarkable. In the last game, they recovered from 125/7 to post 201/8, highlighting their never-say-die approach. Rajat Patidar's fifty under pressure stood out, and he continues to establish himself as one of the best spin-hitters, alongside Devdutt Padikkal, who controls the middle overs. Remarkably, all of their top five except Phil Salt have registered fifties this season, with Tim David's explosive 70* off 25 still fresh in memory. The Salt-Kohli opening duo, averaging over 40, sets the tone, while Kohli's 980 runs against MI underline his dominance in this rivalry. Add Romario Shepherd's power, even in limited opportunities, and this is a batting unit that keeps coming. Bowling boost and balance - The return of Josh Hazlewood is a massive boost for RCB, strengthening an already effective attack. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has quietly picked up four wickets, while Suyash Sharma has been key in the middle overs. Krunal Pandya's experience has stood out, delivering double-wicket overs in back-to-back games with smart, tactical bowling. This balance between control and wicket-taking ability gives RCB an edge, especially in crunch moments. MI searching for rhythm - Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, are still searching for consistency. Rohit Sharma (118 runs) and Ryan Rickelton (98 runs) have been their best batters, though most of those runs came in the opening game. Suryakumar Yadav has shown glimpses with a fifty, but Tilak Varma and Sherfane Rutherford are yet to make a significant impact, while Naman Dhir has chipped in with useful cameos. Captain Hardik Pandya will need to step up with both bat and ball to bring balance to the side. Bowling questions and key match-ups - MI’s bowling has been inconsistent. Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar need to find rhythm, though Allah Ghazanfar impressed with a two-wicket haul in the last game and could hold his place. Jasprit Bumrah, surprisingly wicketless in three games, remains a huge threat,especially against RCB, having picked up 24 wickets against them, including his maiden IPL scalp of Virat Kohli. If Bumrah finds his rhythm, it could shift the balance quickly. Team form (Last 5 completed games, recent first) - MI - LLWLW | RCB - LWWWW. Wankhede factor and what to expect - Wankhede is synonymous with high-scoring thrillers, true bounce, short boundaries, and dew in evening games make it a paradise for batters while testing bowlers' discipline. With RCB's deep batting and MI's explosive potential, this promises to be another run-fest. In a rivalry defined by big moments and big names, expect nothing less than a blockbuster.