The match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru was massively important for the Mumbai Indians. Ahead of tonight’s match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Raipur, MI was among the teams that were in the bottom half of the table.
Before the match, while RCB was in 4th place on the points table with 12 points from 10 matches, Suryakumar Yadav's side was at the 9th spot with only 6 points from as many games in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Suryakumar Yadav's side became the second team after LSG to be knocked out of IPL 2026.
To keep that hope alive, they had only one option: winning all of the remaining matches in the fixtures. With 14 points in total, they could have kept their dream and chances in the title race alive. On paper, these might have sounded very easy to do, but in reality, it was a very difficult task.
Traditionally, statistically, 14 points might be helpful to keep the chances alive, but traditionally, 16 points are considered the benchmark. Suryakumar Yadav's side is not going to get that amount of points from this point. The second thing is the net run rate. Their negative run rate had made the situation tougher.
Remaining fixtures: v PBKS (away), v KKR (away), v RR (home)
Tonight, against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side (as Hardik Pandya is injured) got only 166 runs on the board, batting first. Brilliant bowling spells from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who clinched 4 wickets in 4 overs, barely allowed the opposing batters to score runs freely. In those 166 runs, Tilak Varma played a 57-run knock and a 47-run knock from Naman Dhir.
Krunal Pandya steals the show
Mumbai bowlers kept their team in the contest by taking multiple crucial wickets. Virat Kohli and Tim David departed for golden ducks. Captain Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal also lost their guards soon, making the match more intense in the New Raipur ground.
While the top batters of the team departed quickly, from nowhere, it was Krunal Pandya who stood tall against all the odds and delivered. Krunal Pandya’s 73-run knock proved to be the decisive factor in the match. In the final ball of the match, RCB claimed the win, and the Mumbai Indians suffered another disappointing moment.
Hard pill to swallow: Suryakumar Yadav
"I think he (Raj Bawa) had been practicing that (death bowling) really well, and he was a completely different all-rounder this year. Almost pulled it off for us. I think we were 10-15 runs short."
"We can say the wrong timing of wickets (while batting). Naman and Tilak batted beautifully and showed character. I think these are the things you practice a lot with the fielding," Suryakumar Yadav said after the match.
"The way Tilak came back and took the catch again showed that he wanted to do something special. Part of the game. I think we can try to play this game because we love it. Though we are not used to being in this position often. Hard pill to swallow. Hopefully, we will come back well next year. Very proud of the way he (Bosch) bowled in the power play and in all phases," he added.
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