IPL 2026: Salt, Kohli, Patidar fifties power RCB; Rohit retires hurt as MI fall short
Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured an 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede. Half-centuries from Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, and Virat Kohli propelled RCB to 240, a total Mumbai Indians couldn't chase despite Sherfane Rutherford's late blitz. The win lifts RCB to third, while MI suffers their third consecutive loss.
MUMBAI: Riding on half-centuries from Phil Salt (78 off 36; 6x4, 6x6), skipper Rajat Patidar (53 off 20; 4x4, 5x6) and Virat Kohli (50 off 38; 5x4, 1x6), Royal Challengers Bengaluru downed Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in another high-scoring contest at the Wankhede on Sunday night. Chasing 241, Mumbai Indians finished at 222 for five, with ‘Impact Player’ Sherfane Rutherford producing a late blitz—71 not out off 31 balls, including nine sixes. He hammered four sixes in the final over off Romario Shepherd, but the damage had already been done.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The win took RCB to three victories in four matches, lifting them to third on the table, while MI slumped to their third straight defeat, after four games, staying eighth.
What RCB produced with the bat was pure carnage — an innings studded with 18 sixes, leaving MI’s fielders mere spectators on a hot and humid night. The conditions took a toll on players from both sides. Kohli did not return to the field, while Rohit Sharma, who went past 6,000 runs for MI, retired hurt due to cramps after scoring 19 (13b).
RCB pacer Rasikh Salam, who came in as an ‘Impact Player’, also struggled with cramps but managed to dismiss Naman Dhir (1) in the 16th over. Asked to bat first, RCB raced away to a formidable 240 for four. Tim David, facing his former franchise, provided the finishing touch with an unbeaten 34 off 16 balls (2x4, 3x6).