RCB echoes in Wankhede! MI bowlers looked helpless and helpless in front of Bengaluru’s ‘trio’, what was the turning point of the match?

MI vs RCB Match Highlights IPL 2026: Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium witnessed fireworks of runs on 12th April. The Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen wreaked such havoc on the Mumbai Indians bowlers that Mumbai could not recover till the end and lost the match by 18 runs. Phil Salt wrote the script of MI’s defeat on his home ground, Virat KohliRajat Patidar and Tim David… Apart from Kohli, all three batsmen had a strike rate of more than 200.

captain of rcb Rajat Patidar So he was seen batting fearlessly and fearlessly. He thrashed every bowler of Mumbai. Apart from Bumrah and Hardik, every bowler had an economy rate of more than 10.

Patidar along with Kohli made a partnership of 65 runs in 23 balls. He was out after scoring 53 runs in 20 balls at a strike rate of 265. During this period he hit 5 sixes and 4 fours.

Phil Salt was seen in great form today. He scored 78 runs in 36 balls at a strike rate of around 217, which included 6 sixes and 6 fours. Salt, along with Kohli, added 120 runs in 65 balls for the first wicket.

Mumbai’s batting was a flop

After bowling, Mumbai’s batting also flopped. Ryan Rickelton was out after scoring 37 runs, Suryakumar Yadav 33, Tilak Verma 1, Hardik Pandya 40, Naman Dheer 1 run. Rohit Sharma retired hurt on 19 runs.

Sherfane Rutherford was seen fighting alone

Sherfane Rutherford was the only batsman from Mumbai who thrashed the RCB bowlers by scoring an unbeaten half-century. Batting at a strike rate of 229 in 31 balls, he hit 9 sixes and 1 four.

What was the turning point of the match?

The turning point in the match was bowling. Thanks to Mumbai’s helpless bowling, RCB scored a strong score of 240 runs for 4 wickets. The way Virat Kohli and Phil Salt batted in the first 6 overs, the foundation of victory was laid, on which Rajat Patidar and Tim David laid a strong foundation. Patidar’s aggressive innings eliminated Mumbai from the match. This was Patidar’s third consecutive half-century against Mumbai. In comparison to MI, RCB bowlers performed brilliantly and put pressure on Mumbai batsmen in the initial overs, from which they could not recover till the end.

Spinners made impact in the match

The impact of the spinners was clearly visible in the match. Mumbai spinners gave 83 runs in 6 overs and took 1 wicket. At the same time, Bengaluru spinners gave 73 runs in 8 overs and took 3 wickets. This was the reason why Mumbai team could score only 222 runs after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs.

RCB trio hit a stormy fifty

Three batsmen scored fifties for RCB. Phil Salt scored 78 runs in just 36 balls, which included 6 sixes and 6 fours. Virat Kohli also scored 50 runs in 38 balls. During this he hit 1 six and 5 fours. At the same time, Captain Rajat Patidar was very dangerous. At one time, he was seen equaling Yuvraj Singh’s record of scoring fifty in 12 balls.

Patidar scored 53 runs in 20 balls. During this, he scored 53 runs while batting at a strike rate of 265. In the end Tim David did a brilliant finish. He scored unbeaten 34 runs in 16 balls, which included 3 sixes and 2 fours. Jitesh Sharma scored 10 runs. Romario Shepherd remained unbeaten after scoring 2 runs. For Mumbai, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya took 1 wicket each.