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IPL 2026 [WATCH]: Rasikh Salam takes down Naman Dhir’s stumps with a brilliant ball in RCB vs MI match. Read

By Sandy Verma

On Sunday at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) And Mumbai Indians (MI) There was an atmosphere of intensity in the 54th match of the IPL 2026 season. Amidst the playoff race, RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl, which immediately proved beneficial as Bengaluru’s bowlers took full advantage of the early evening conditions. While Mumbai suffered an early collapse, the story of the match was defined by a brilliant middle-overs success that turned the tide for Bengaluru.

Rasikh Salam bowls a fast ball to dismiss Naman Dhir in RCB vs MI match

The highlight of the first innings came in the 13th over, when Rasikh Salam Presented a wonderful moment of bowling. Mumbai Indians, who were trying to recover from a disastrous start of 28/3, finally started to find their rhythm. Plant Man Was batting aggressively, and excited the Raipur crowd by hitting two fours in the first over.

However, Salam bowled a ball that is likely to go down as one of the highlights of this season. On the third ball of the 13th over (12.3 overs), Salam bowled a cross-seam length ball outside off. The ball remained unusually low and slid through the surface at high speed. Dhir, who was attempting a risky horizontal bat swipe, was completely deceived by the lack of bounce. The ball passed under his bat and hit the leg stump, causing the stumps to fall.

Dhir scored 47 runs in 32 balls (which included 5 fours and 2 sixes). Tilak Varma Ended an important partnership of 82 runs with. This success came at the right time for RCB, as MI were ready to attack in the final overs. Salam ended his spell as a game-changer, proving that pace and variation remain the ultimate weapons in the T20 format.

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MI posts challenging total against RCB, despite middle-order collapse

Despite the loss of Dhir, Mumbai Indians managed to post a competitive total of 166/7 in their allotted 20 overs. This innings was a roller coaster of emotions for MI fans. RCB’s experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar destroyed the top order in the powerplay. Ryan Rickelton (4), Rohit Sharma (22), and dangerous Suryakumar Yadav Was out for a golden duck in the same disastrous opening spell.

The defense was handled by Tilak, who played the role of an ideal anchor. Tilak in 42 balls 57 runs Scored a strong half-century. His ability to rotate the strike during the middle overs and find boundaries as required kept the scoreboard at a run rate of 8.30. Corbin Bosch And Deepak Chahar The contribution coming in the final overs ensured that MI crossed the 160 mark, setting a target that required discipline from the RCB batsmen.

On the bowling front, Bhuvneshwar had the best performance with figures of 4/23. As the innings break ends, the chances of victory are in favor of RCB, but Mumbai’s bowling lineup jasprit bumrah With players like that, the chase in Raipur promises to be an exciting affair.

Also read: IPL 2026 [देखें]: Bhuvneshwar Kumar shocked MI by taking consecutive wickets of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in the match against RCB.

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