Mahela Jayawardene Suggests No Drastic Measures, Mumbai Indians’ Core of Hardik, Surya, Rohit Safe Despite Elimination
Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 4/23 as RCB chased 167 on the final ball and moved to the top of the IPL 2026 table.
- On Sunday, May 10, Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged past the Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller in New Delhi, securing a two-wicket victory.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar restricted MI to 166/7 with a superb 4/23 spell, while Tilak Varma and Naman Dhir recovered from an early 28/3 collapse with an 82-run partnership.
- Earlier, Corbin Bosch and Deepak Chahar combined for six wickets to trouble RCB's chase, which remained difficult throughout on a pitch marked by cracks and uneven bounce.
- With 15 needed from the final over, inexperienced bowler Raj Bawa faltered as Rasikh Salam punched the final ball down the ground for a double to seal the win.
- The result propelled RCB to the top of the IPL 2026 points table, while officially eliminating MI and the Lucknow Super Giants from playoff contention.
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Krunal Pandya tears up remembering good old MI days with Pollard and Hardik
Krunal Pandya made 73 through cramps to steer Royal Challengers Bengaluru past Mumbai Indians in a final-ball chase. The innings knocked Mumbai out of the IPL 2026 playoff race and brought back memories of his bond with Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard.
RCB win by two wickets in last-ball IPL thriller, Mumbai Indians knocked out
Raipur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball IPL thriller here on Sunday. The win took RCB to the top of the Indian Premier League table with 14 points from 11 matches. MI were thus knocked out of playoffs. In a low-scoring attritional contest, fortunes swung from one side to the other but RCB got over the line in the final ball, scoring two off it. The defending champions made the required 15 runs off th…
RCB Jump To Top Spot In IPL 2026 Points Table; Mumbai Indians, LSG Eliminated From Playoff Race
Krunal Pandya's gritty 73 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's all-round heroics (4/23, 7 not out) powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nervy two-wicket victory and knocked Mumbai Indians out of the race for IPL playoffs in Raipur on Sunday.
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