Surya’s bat is not working in IPL 2026, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was out on the very first ball against RCB; How has been your performance this season?

Suryakumar Yadav Golden Duck vs RCB IPL 2026: Captaining Mumbai Indians Suryakumar Yadav His poor form continues to be a matter of concern in IPL 2026. In the important match played against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday, Surya got out on the very first ball and returned to the pavilion. In this match played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, RCB’s experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the back of Mumbai Indians’ batting.

On the last ball of the third over of the innings, Bhuvneshwar bowled a full length ball outside the off stump, which had slight movement. Suryakumar Yadav tried to play an aggressive drive, but the ball took the outer edge of the bat and went into the slip, where he was left standing. Virat Kohli Ended Suryakumar’s innings by taking a brilliant low catch.

The special thing was that just one ball before this, Bhuvneshwar had also dismissed Rohit Sharma. Rohit was caught out by wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma. Due to this, the Mumbai Indians team came under pressure from the initial shocks and the team could score only 166 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Tilak Verma scored 57 runs in 42 balls, which included 2 sixes and 3 fours.

How has this season been for Suryakumar Yadav?

This season has been very disappointing so far for Suryakumar Yadav. He has scored only 195 runs in 11 matches in IPL 2026. Although his strike rate has been 144.44, he has failed to play big innings.

How was Surya’s form last season?

Surya was the most successful batsman of Mumbai Indians in the last season. He had led the team to victory in many matches by scoring 717 runs in 16 matches, but this time his bat is still silent.

Who won the toss?

Before the match, RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first. He said that the pitch is good and hard, so it would be better to chase the target. RCB had entered this match after two consecutive defeats. The team had reached fourth place in the points table. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians entered this match against Lucknow Super Giants after achieving the target of 229 runs. However, the team was still in ninth place and a win was essential to keep the playoff hopes alive.

During the toss, Suryakumar Yadav had said that the team is confident about batting first. Putting runs on the scoreboard on a big ground can create pressure, but the start of the match was not as expected for Mumbai Indians.