RCB vs MI IPL 2026: Royal Challengers batter Virat Kohli was dismissed for a golden duck in the ongoing IPL 2026 match against the Mumbai Indians. He misjudged a shot during Deepak Chahar's over, resulting in Raj Angad Bawa catching him at mid-off. This marked Kohli's second consecutive duck, as he failed to score in the previous game against Lucknow Super Giants. It was also the second time Kohli had suffered back-to-back ducks since 2022, with previous dismissals against teams like LSG and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Tilak Varma crafted a fluent 57 off 42 balls, but Bhuvaneshwar Kumar claimed four wickets, restricting the Mumbai-based franchise to 166.
Batting first, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side stumbled to 28/3 after three overs. Naman Dhir (47) and Tilak added 82 runs off 57 balls, sparking a recovery. After their dismissals, Mumbai struggled to score as RCB bowlers dominated.
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Beyond Bhuvaneshwar's four-for (4/23), Josh Hazlewood (1/33), Rasikh Salam Dar (1/42), and Romario Shepherd (1/18) each picked up a wicket.
Bhuvaneshwar also praised the team's detailed planning and disciplined execution after securing his four-wicket haul.
Bhuvaneshwar dismissed Ryan Rickleton, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma, delivering figures of 4/23 in four overs. He once again demonstrated his skill with the new ball on a pitch that offered unpredictable bounce and movement.
Discussing the pitch post-first-innings, the pacer revealed it was challenging to bat on.
“Honestly, it was a challenging wicket. It seems favorable for bowlers, but the next ball can go for a boundary. So yes, it was tricky, but we adapted well,” Bhuvaneshwar Kumar told broadcasters during the mid-innings break.