history for RCB! They conquered the Eden Gardens, they conquered Chepauk, and they have now gunned down the five-time champions at the Wankhede Stadium! A tense, tense finish, and the Mumbai Indians, having come so close yet again, fall short - that too in front of their fans, and to a team they had never lost to (at this venue) for almost a decade! This is slower and fuller on leg stump. Bumrah swings for the hills and misses. Gets rapped on the pads and that will be it. Cue the celebrations from RCB. A massive, massive win, and another statement of intent right at the start of the season. Another tough loss to digest for MI, though, and they will, especially having been turned over on their patch, be licking their wounds, long after this game is done!
RCB vs MI, 20th Match at Mumbai, IPL, Apr 07 2025 - Match Result
11:53pm And...breathe. A classic IPL contest between two storied franchises and it ultimately swayed in RCB's direction, who now have six points out of a possible eight. MI have not hit those heights yet, and currently languish towards the foot of the table, knowing that if a turnaround is to materialize, it needs to materialize quickly.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage and we will be back to do it all over again tomorrow. Not once but twice with a double-header lined up. Until then, on behalf of Chetan and myself (Shashwat), this is goodbye. Take care, folks!
Rajat Patidar, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain is also the Player of the Match: It was a really amazing match. It was very hard. The way the bowlers have shown their courage, it was amazing to watch. This award goes to the bowling unit. It is not easy to stop any team, especially at this ground, and the way they have done it, was incredible. The way the fast bowlers executed their plans was amazing. The way KP (Krunal Pandya) bowled that last over, it was not easy and the way he bowled was amazing. The way he has shown the courage was fantastic. It was pretty clear (at the second time-out) that we had to take the game as much deep as we can, and then we can use one over of KP at the last. The wicket was really amazing to bat on. Typical Mumbai wicket, and the ball was coming nicely onto the bat with bounce. (On when they decided to cut loose with the bat) After the over of Hardik, I decided I had to go all-out and not worry about the wicket. (On Suyash Sharma) In this format, wrist-spinner is the main bowler, a wicket-taking bowler. The way he has bowled from the shorter end, it was amazing to see. (On his batting) I was just trying to impact the game and put pressure on the bowlers.
Sampath with an amazing stat. Only two teams have defeated KKR at Eden, CSK at Chepauk and MI at Wankhede in the same IPL season:
Kings XI Punjab (Punjab Kings now) in 2012
Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025
Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians captain: It was a run-fest. The wicket was really good. I was just talking about that to myself. We fell short with two hits, don't know what to say. The way the wicket was, the bowlers did not really have much space to hide. It came down to execution. You can stop the batters, but I don't want to be harsh on the bowlers. It was a tough track, not much options. 5-10, maybe 12 runs I can say (we conceded more). The original skeleton of our team, Naman was batting down the order. In the last game, Ro (Rohit) was unavailable, so someone had to be pushed up. He has that multi-dimensional game. Once Ro was back, we knew Naman would have to come down. Tilak was fantastic. A lot of things happened in the last game, people made a lot of things. They did not know he had a nasty hit the previous day. Because of the finger he had, the coach felt it was a better option if someone fresh could come in (and do it). But today he was fantastic. In this sort of a game, powerplays are crucial. Couple of overs, we were not able to get (enough runs) in the middle and that pushed us back. They executed well at the death and we could not play it well. Having him (Bumrah) makes this team, any team in the world really special. He came and did his job, very happy to have him. In life, never back down, always see the positive side of it. the message will be very clear: go out there and try to play the best cricket of your life. We are all backing them and hope for the result to come our way.
Krunal Pandya: (On how tough it is to play against Hardik) The bond that we have, at the end of the day, we knew only one (Pandya) would win. But the love and affection we have for each other is very natural. He batted well. We won, and I also wanted to win, he also wanted to win. I feel for him. When I came on to bowl, when Santner was batting, the leg-side was shorter. The amount of games I have played in the last ten years, whatever experience I had, it had to come in, right. Sometimes, you want to commit but you know it is important to commit 100%, so the execution becomes much on your side. I was clear in a way where I wanted to commit fully to whatever ball I wanted to bowl. (On working with Andy Flower) It has been fun. We were there for two years at LSG and we had a great run, I led also for three games. The way we are going as a team, winning three (out of four), we are in a good headspace. Great to play under Andy. (On Patidar and Jitesh) Rajat has been terrific the way he has started. A captain who gives you that comfort, he gives you the ball and backs your game-plan. Sometimes as a bowler, you want that. He has a calm demeanour, does not make things complicated. Been good playing under him. Jitesh has been terrific, he has improved his game. The game awareness while batting has been top-notch, and with the gloves, he has been terrific always. Working hard and seeing the result, it feels good in a way. (On if they can go all the way) I don't want to jinx it or say it, but we all know what you want at the end of the season. Just want to keep my head down and keep winning.
11:26pm Phew. What a game. It ebbed, and it flowed. Then it ebbed again, and then it flowed again. RCB were on top. They were on top until Hardik got to the crease. And then, through three or four overs for madness and pure carnage, they were suddenly behind. With 52 needed off 24, and with Hardik and Tilak at the crease, MI would have fancied their chances. Both, though, fell relatively close together, and that left Dhir as a potential protagonist. He tried his best but could not muster enough boundaries to take MI past the finish line.
Lots of credit must also go to RCB. They were under the pump, with the crowd egging MI on and their batters on a rampage. When push came to shove, however, RCB held their nerve, producing a sizzling display of death-bowling, which might have been touted as a weakness prior to the start of the season. Bhuvneshwar, Dayal and Hazlewood all did their job, before Krunal closed it out. A huge shoutout to Suyash as well, who may have travelled in his final over, but played a big role as RCB squeezed MI, and as RCB forced SKY into an uncharacteristic innings and then a fatal mistake.
A legal ball and RCB will be home
taken on the fence, and Krunal roars in delight at what used to once be his home ground! Mumbai Indians now on the brink, and RCB on the verge of their third win in four games! Low full toss on leg stump. Dhir has no option but to swing at it. Gets it all wrong, though, and the ball loops up off the top edge towards deep backward square leg. Dayal does the rest, and Krunal is over the moon, as are the rest of his teammates. MI, meanwhile, crestfallen!
Two sixes needed for MI to take this into a Super Over
edged and four! Naman Dhir keeps MI breathing and they are alive by the barest of margins! Full and wide outside off. Dhir throws the kitchen sink at it and slices it over short third!
Krunal and RCB taking a long time to get this right
Right. Naman Dhir on strike. 17 off 3. Three sixes, and MI will be home. Two sixes and a four, and we will go into...well, you know that already!
short ball on leg stump. Boult gets inside the line and swipes it all along the ground to deep backward square leg. Over to you, Naman Dhir!
18 off 4
oh dear - Krunal has bowled a wide! You have got to be kidding me! Slanted in full but also down leg. Boult falls over trying to access it but does not lift his back foot. Called a wide
Boult on strike now. Krunal on a hat-trick. 19 off 4
oh, what a piece of fielding on the fence, and this is a moment of pure fielding magic right when RCB wanted it! Tests Chahar out with a bouncer first up. Chahar has a massive mow across the line and heaves it towards deep mid wicket. Salt runs around and then takes it over his head, while also being airborne. Soon realizes that he might step onto the ropes and parries it to David, who has followed up and completes the catch. Wow, this is some bowling and fielding under pressure!
Chahar on strike. 19 off 5
straight to long off, and Krunal takes Santner out off the first ball of the 20th! Fired across the batter, full and wide. Santner gets under it but does not get under it enough. Flat as an arrow but David, stood like a tree at long off, clasps that between his giant palms. MI lose another, and they lurch further into trouble. RCB, on the other hand, can sense it. They can almost touch that previously-elusive win at the Wankhede!
Krunal takes off his cap and he will bowl the final over. No last-minute surprises then. 19 off 6. RCB's game to lose. Krunal to bowl from around the wicket
low full toss on leg stump. Santner stoops down low and clinks it towards long on. Just a single, and that means Santner will be on strike for the start of the 20th
inside-out and done with the grace of Brian Lara in his pomp! Oh my - this game swings again! Low full toss outside off. Santner bends his back knee and then creams it over extra cover!
another excellent full ball on middle and leg. Dhir cannot get under it and has to stay content with a flicked single to long on
27 off 9. MI feeling the pinch
cracking yorker outside off. Dhir is a little late to catch up with it and by the time his bat comes down, the ball has whistled past the toe-end of his bat
full on the pads. Santner tucks it away towards deep backward square leg and Santner gets off the mark. Also gets Dhir back on strike, more pertinently
Santner in. 28 off 11. RCB in front now
goes straight up and taken at deep mid wicket! Hazlewood rips open the game again, and Mumbai Indians hearts sink! Cometh the hour, cometh Josh Hazlewood! Slanted in very full on leg stump. Hardik looks to use his wrists to club it over wide long on. Gets a little cramped for room and only gets elevation. No distance on it and Livingstone accepts the offering with glee at deep mid wicket!
Hazlewood to bowl the 19th. 28 off 12. Who are you backing?
right up in the blockhole on middle and off, and that is an excellent response. Dhir jams down on it and digs it out towards the bowler
hold the pose, Naman Dhir! This is a shot and then some. Slot ball on middle and off. Dhir shows the maker's name and crrrrrrrrrunnnnnnchhhhhesssss it over the bowler's head!
Dhir strides out, with MI needing 34 off 14. Has that wicket tilted the scales slightly in RCB's favour?
Tilak falls trying to further up the ante, and RCB have broken this partnership! Slower delivery dug into the track outside off. Tilak tries to crash it over point but the lack of pace does for him. Gets under it too much and Salt, running in from sweeper cover, makes no mistake at all. Tilak walks off for a blazing 56, but he falls just short of getting the job done!
learning_to_fly: "After the usual dull finish of most of the games, at last we are getting a nail biter this season!"
low full toss angling into the pads. Hardik cannot get under it and squeezes it out to deep square leg
flayed away for four! What a shot that is! Misses the yorker by probably a few centimetres and pays the price. Hardik slices at it and sends the ball racing to the deep point fence!
Ddn: "Given that the RRR is 13, that was a decent over from Dayal "
zipped in full on middle and leg. Hardik plants his front foot and tugs it enough to long on's right for a couple of runs
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the 18th. 41 off 18. Hazlewood could bowl the next, which leaves Krunal to bowl the 20th
brilliant yorker to end the over, slanting into leg stump. Tilak plays all around it and the ball skims the pad on its way through to the keeper. Top ball to end the over!
A change of ball is in order. Tilak and Hardik might well have smashed it out of shape. 41 off 19
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| Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| Toss | Mumbai Indians, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
| Match days | 07 April 2025 - night (20-over match) |
| MI Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 14.6 ov) |
| RCB Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 5.6 ov) |
| Umpires | |
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| Match Referee | |
| Points | Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2, Mumbai Indians 0 |
Over 20 • MI 209/9
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