MI vs RCB: After 10 years, Bangalore defeated Mumbai at Wankhede, Krunal Pandya shone after Kohli-Patidar

Posted on 8th Apr 2025 by rohit kumar

On the strength of Krunal Pandya's lethal bowling, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs and registered their third win of the season. In this match played at Wankhede on Monday, RCB, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 221 runs in 20 overs by losing five wickets. In reply, Mumbai could score only 209 runs by losing nine wickets in the stipulated overs. This is RCB's first win against Mumbai on this ground after 2015. At the same time, this is their fourth win against Mumbai in IPL history at Wankhede.

 

RCB reaches third position

RCB has registered a win against Mumbai at Wankhede after 3619 days. With this win, the team led by Rajat Patidar reached the third position. They have six points and 1.015 net run rate. At the same time, Mumbai has suffered its fourth and second consecutive defeat in this season. The team is at the eighth position and their net run rate has become -0.010. Delhi Capitals is at the top with six points and 1.257 net run rate.

 

Rohit's flop performance continues.

 

Chasing the target of 222 runs, Mumbai started with a jolt. Rohit Sharma once again failed to play a big innings. He was bowled by Yash Dayal in the second over. He could score only 17 runs. After this, Ryan Rickelton also became the victim of Josh Hazlewood. At the same time, Will Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav were out after scoring 22 and 28 runs respectively.

 

Hardik and Tilak made a blast

 

Mumbai, who had lost four runs on 99, needed a big partnership and then captain Hardik Pandya arrived at the crease. He scored 42 runs in just 15 balls with the help of three fours and four sixes. During this, he shared a partnership of 89 runs in just 34 balls with Tilak Verma. Tilak, who retired hurt in the last match, returned to the pavilion after scoring a half-century in this match. He was caught by Hazelwood at the hands of Livingstone. The left-handed batsman scored 56 runs with the help of four fours and four sixes. However, both failed to lead their team to victory.

 

Krunal shone in the last over.

 

Krunal Pandya turned the tables by taking three wickets in the last over of the innings. He took the wickets of Naman Dheer (11), Mitchell Santner (8) and Deepak Chahar (0). Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah remained unbeaten. For RCB, Krunal took four wickets while Yash Dayal and Jose Hazlewood took two wickets each. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar got one success.

 

Kohli and Padikkal laid the foundation.

 

RCB started with a setback in this match. Trent Boult bowled Phil Salt in the very first over. He could score only four runs. After this Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal took charge. There was a huge partnership of 91 runs in 52 balls between the two. Vignesh Puthur got Padikkal caught by Will Jacks. He managed to score 37 runs with the help of two fours and three sixes. After this, King Kohli got the support of Rajat Patidar and both of them made a partnership of 48 runs.

 

Kohli and Patidar hit half-centuries.

Hardik Pandya got King Kohli caught by Naman Dheer in the 15th over. He managed to score 67 runs with the help of eight fours and two sixes. The right-handed batsman hit his second fifty of this season in 29 balls. This is the 57th half-century of his IPL career. At the same time, captain Patidar's bat also roared fiercely. He scored 64 runs with the help of five fours and four sixes. Liam Livingstone could not even open the account. Jitesh Sharma remained unbeaten on 40 and Tim David on one run. For Mumbai, Trent Boult and Hardik Pandya took two wickets each while Vignesh Puthur got one success.