RCB Vs MI Highlights, IPL 2026: Bengaluru Edge Past Mumbai In A Last-Ball Thriller

Good evening folks! We are building up to the start of match 54 of IPL 2026, between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians. Watch this space for pre-match news and live updates.

The match will start at 7:30pm IST, with the first ball to be bowled at 7pm. The RCB vs MI, IPL 2026 match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in the country.

Raipur is currently facing on-off rain, and RCB's match eve session was cut short due to downpour as well. But as per AccuWeather, there is 6% chance of cloud cover over the city today evening. Humidity will be at 38%. Temperatures will be varying from 38 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius.

Check out the hourly weather forecast in our report.

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar has won the toss and elected to bowl first against MI. Bengaluru going with an unchanged team, Patidar confirms. Suryakumar Yadav leading MI again and says Mumbai are unchanged too, which means no Hardik Pandya once again.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

In the first match of the day, CSK need 30 runs off 18 balls and they have 5 wickets in hand. Check out the live score and real-time updates of CSK vs LSG here.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar at it again as he picks the wicket of the in-form Ryan Rickelton in the very first over. Rickelton tried to loft it over the mid-off boundary but only managed to hit it into the hands of the fielder. Naman Dhir joins Rohit in the middle.

MI 4/1 (1)

Bhuveshwar Kumar is spitting venom with the ball. After getting Ryan Rickelton in the first over, Bhuvi doubles down in his 2nd over and dismisses Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in an over to rattle Mumbai Indians' top-order.

MI 34/3 (4)

After a shaky start courtesy to a brilliant spell by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mumbai Indians are getting back on their feet with an unbeaten 37-run partnership between Tilak Varma (19*) and Naman Dhir (17*). MI would need both these players to go on for as long as possible and take them to a solid first innings total.

MI 65/3 (8)

Tilak Varma smacked Krunal Pandya for a gigantic six to accumulate 11 runs from the 12th over. The partnership between Tilak Varma and Naman Dhir has gone on to 74 runs and its dangerous signs for RCB as both these batters can accelerate anytime and take the match away from them.

MI 102/3 (12)

Just as it was looking that MI are coming back in the game, RCB strike twice to get the wickets of Naman Dhir and Will Jacks in quick succession. Naman Dhir was castled by Rasikh Dar, while Will Jacks got out while playing a lofted shot to Romario Shephard. Tilak Varma (45*) is left stranded in the middle with no partner sticking with him at the backend of the innings.

MI 132/5 (15.2)

Bowled! Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes again and cleans up well-set Tilak Varma for 57. This is Bhuvneshwar's fourth wicket of the night and all of them were the big fishes. A big blow for MI it was their last recognised pair and it would could a difference in their final total.

MI 155/6 (18)

A fine last over by Rasikh Salam, giving just five runs from it as MI finish at 166/7 in 20 overs. Bhuveshwar Kumar was the mainstay of RCB's bowling, dismissing four of their key batters, breaking the back of their innings. Tilak Varma played a valiant knock of 57 off 42 balls to take MI to a respectable total.

MI 166/7 (20)

Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli walk out to open the innings for RCB. Bethell takes strike first, while Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand and is ready to begin the attack.

HUGE WICKET! Silence around the stadium as Virat Kohli departs for a golden duck! Deepak Chahar draws the false shot immediately, and Kohli’s mistimed lofted drive balloons towards mid-off where Raj Bawa completes a fine diving catch. Massive early breakthrough for Mumbai Indians.

RCB 14/1 (1)

Deepak Chahar strikes again and RCB are in early trouble! A superb delivery angles in before shaping away late, tempting Devdutt Padikkal into the poke. The outside edge flies through to Ryan Rickelton behind the stumps, and Mumbai Indians are all over Bengaluru in the powerplay.

RCB 24/2 (3)

WICKET! Another big blow for RCB as skipper Rajat Patidar departs! Corbin Bosch strikes with his very first ball, forcing Patidar into a rushed pull shot that balloons off the leading edge. Ryan Rickelton makes no mistake behind the stumps, and Bengaluru are now three down inside the powerplay. Krunal Pandya tried to counterattack with a clean six over deep square leg later in the over, but Mumbai Indians remain firmly on top after a dominant start.

RCB 47/3 (6)

Jacob Bethell and Krunal Pandya has stitched a mini 26-run partnership for the fourth wicket to provide some stability to RCB's innings after three early wickets. However, the job is still far from done as RCB still need 102 runs more from 66 deliveries.

RCB 65/3 (9)

Just as it was looking that the partnership between Jacob Bethell and Krunal Pandya is taking the match away from MI, Corbin Bosch gets the timely wicket of Jacob Bethell. He bowls a fuller delivery targeting Bethell's pads and he flicks to the fielder placed at the deep mid-wicket boundary. Jitesh Sharma joins Krunal Pandya in the middle with RCB needing 73 runs from 42 balls.

RCB 94/4 (13)

This match has been nothing short of a roller-coaster so far. Krunal Pandya and Jitesh Sharma slam Corbin Bosch for a six each get MI ahead in the chase but Bosch redeems himself by getting Jitesh and Tim David out on two subsequent deliveries. RCB still need 36 runs off 24 balls to win.

RCB 131/6 (16)

What an eventful over it was. Krunal Pandya is down and out from supposed cramps hit a shot which was pulled back by Naman Dhir but still manages to hit Ghazanfar for two sixes in the next two balls and eventually gets out on the last ball courtesy off a stunning catch by Tilak Varma.

RCB 149/7 (18)

Corbin Bosch turned the tide of the match in MI's favor with figures of 4-26-4 in the second innings. He is a South African all-rounder, who was bought by MI for INR 75 lakhs. The 31-year-old Proteas opener was in news when he withdrew from PSL after being picked in the auction to join MI in 2025.

RCB Win! What a thrilling match. Rasikh Salam hits it back to the bowler, who gets a hand to the ball and which results in the batter take a double before the long on fielder could throw it back to the keeper. It was a tight night for Raj Angad Bava which got tougher at the end but it's a special win for RCB, which propels them back to the top spot in the points table.

RCB 167/8 (20)

That's a wrap from our end. We'll be back with another blog soon, until then, bye bye.