RCB vs MI Live Score, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru 65/3 (9) in 167-run chase; Bethell, Krunal at crease

Corbin Bosch into the attack. OUT! Patidar is gone first ball. Bosch hurries Patidar with that back of the length delivery to induce a top edge. Keeper completes the proceedings. Patidar goes for 8 off 8.

Krunal Pandya is the new man in. He’s off the mark with a double. Short ball and Krunal pulls him over square leg for a six! Effortless from Krunal. A couple of dots to end the PowerPlay.

Deepak Chahar. Smart field in place with a first slip and a wide third slip as well for the outswingers to lefties. Padikkal comes down the track and gets beaten. There’s a huge appeal for caught behind but nothing from umpire. Short ball and Padikkal slashes in the air and ball goes way over the deep third region for a six! OUT! Padikkal is gone. Outswinger on off stump and Padikkal ends up getting a feather to the keeper. Nice delivery.

Rohit Sharma has been subbed out and Raghu Sharma comes in as the Impact Sub.

Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell open the innings for RCB. Deepak Chahar with the new ball.

On the thigh pad, Bethell pushes the ball towards the cow corner and gets a four first ball. Outswinger now and Bethell leans in for a classy cover drive and gets another four. Takes a single next ball.

Outswing and is called a wide. OUT! First ball duck for Kohli! Went for the lofted drive over mid off but doesn’t get the elevation and is caught nicely by the fielder.

Devdutt Padikkal in at three. Down the leg and Padikkal gets a four towards fine leg.

Conditions were unknown before the game but its RCB that adapted better in its second home compared to MI in the first innings.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was once again the standout in RCB’s bowling unit, picking up four wickets to help the host restrict MI to 166. Tilak Varma’s half century was the only silver lining for MI in the first innings as the rest of the batting unit failed.

A total like that is gettable on any day in today’s day and age. But on a tricky pitch, will it be an easy chase for RCB or will MI’s bowlers make life difficult? Stay tuned to find out, second innings to begin shortly.

Rasikh to close out the first innings. Bosch hooks it to deep square leg for a single. Rasikh pitches it up, Chahar whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Pace off, Bosch picks it up to deep mid wicket for two runs. RCB’s death bowling has been on point today, no boundaries conceded in the last two over. Can MI finish on a high?

Doesn’t look like its going to happen at the moment, a wild swipe from Bosch but can’t get bat on the pace off delivery. Short from Rasikh, Bosch can only pull it to deep mid wicket for a single.

Just five off the last over so far. And it will remain like that, dot ball to finish. Chahar reviews the wide bouncer for the head high wide. Decision stays, MI finish with 166.

Hazlewood to bowl the penultimate over of the first innings. Bawa mistimes the shot to cow corner for two runs. Hazlewood nails the hard length, Bawa guides it to the leg side and MI sneak in two runs!

Almost certain single is converted to a double thanks to some good running! Nails the yorker, Bawa can do nothing but defend, dot ball.

Ouch, bouncer from Hazlewood hurries Bawa, hits him on the helmet. The physio will come out and check if he is okay as per concussion protocols.

Play resumes, Bosch gloves it to the keeper for a quick single. Full toss and Bawa chips it to the fielder at mid off! Another wicket for RCB! Brilliant death bowling!

Raj Bawa c Rajat Patidar b Josh Hazlewood 16(14) [4s-1]

The standout performer of the night with the bowl Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the 18th. Starts with a slower one, beats Tilak, dot ball.

Tilak drills it straight down the ground for FOUR! Nails the yorker, Tilak gets bat on that to the leg side for a single. Dot ball follows.

Bawa flicks it off his pads to cow corner for a single. Just six runs off the 18th over so far, top bowling from Bhuvi. Full toss and Tilak plays the ramp onto the stumps! Wicket! Bhuvi strikes again!

Tilak Varma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 57(42) [4s-3 6s-2]

Rasikh to bowl the 17th. Tilak takes two runs on the leg side. Tilak cuts it square for FOUR! And that’s 50 for Tilak!

Pace off from Rasikh, Tilak guides it to cow corner for a single. Rasikh pitches it up, width on offer and Bawa drives it to deep cover for two runs.

Bawa chips it on the leg side for two more. Slow full toss from Rasikh, bawa drives it straight for two more runs.

Shepherd to bowl the 16th. Tilak takes a single. Attemtps the big flick but misses the middle of the bat by a country mile, Jacks chips it high in the air and the catch is taken at deep mid wicket! Jacks has to walk back!

Will Jacks c Jacob Bethell b Romario Shepherd 10(10) [4s-1]

Raj Bawa is the next batter and he is the impact player for MI. Defends first ball. Shepherd bowls it just inside the wide line outside off stump, Bawa with a wild swipe can’t get any bat on that, dot ball.

Three dot balls on the trot. Bawa cheekily ramps it over the keeper’s head for FOUR!

Hazlewood is back into the attack. Tilak defends first ball. Tilak tries the ramp, fails to connect, keeper appeals for the nick, umpire signals wide down leg side.

Replays show the ball moved close to the gloves. Tilak taps it to mid on for a quick single. Jacks chips it in the air past mid wicket for two runs.

Jacks hits it to mid wicket, dot ball. Jacks makes room and cuts it straight to the fielder at point, dot ball.

Bouncer from Hazlewood, Jacks pulls it to cow corner, good fielding from Krunal running sideways from long on to keep it down to two.

Suyash is back into the attack. Starts with a googly, Tilak hits it to deep mid wicket for a single. Continues with the googly, Jacks guides it to long on for a single.

Tilak smacks it over deep mid wicket for SIX! NAILS THE SLOG SWEEP! Could today be Tilak’s night?

Around the wicket, Tilak takes a single on the off side. Short from Suyash, Jacks easily guides it to long on for a single. Ooohh short one bounces sharply, catches Tilak by surprise but the left hander adjusts well and takes a single down the ground.

Rasikh back into the attack. Starts with a knuckle ball, too much width on offer and Naman punches it past covers for FOUR! FOUR MORE FOR NAMAN BETWEEN SHORT THIRD AND SHORT BACKWARD POINT!

And Rasikh gets the last laugh! Cross seam, keeps slightly low, shatters the stumps!

Naman Dhir b Rasikh Salam Dar 47(32) [4s-5 6s-2]

Will Jacks is in for MI. Rasikh pitches it up, Jacks drives it to short covers, dot ball. Ooooh, bowls that outside off stump, beats Jacks outside edge.

Jacks lucky! Thick outside edge goes past the keeper for FOUR!

Krunal with his third. Starts with a slider aimed at the pads, Naman taps it on the leg side for a single.

Krunal bowls it up, Tilak sweeps it on the leg side all the way for SIX! Tilak tries the cut but under edges it to short third for a single.

Naman takes a single on the leg side. Tilak guides it to cow corner for a single. MI are slowly building momentum here. Arm ball from Krunal, Naman punches it to long off for a single.

Shepherd with his second. Naman whacks it over deep square leg for SIX! Shepherd hits the hard length, Naman defends, dot ball. RCB are slightly ahead at the moment, Naman-Tilak partnership will be key for MI.

Naman guides it off his pads to cow corner for a single. Short ball from Shephered, Tilak cuts it straight to the fielder at point, dot ball.

Tilak nudges it off his pads to deep square leg for a single. Naman takes a single on the leg side.

Tilak Varma at five.

Hazlewood continues. Begins the over with two dot deliveries, bowling in the channel. Naman takes a single via leg bye off the third delivery. Tilak is off the mark with a single.

Length ball, Naman picks in front of square leg and gets a four. Back to the off stump channel, and Naman defends the final ball of the over.

Bhuvneshwar continues. Naman defends first ball. Another defence, Naman wanted to steal a single but Rohit sends him back. Lofts towards deep point, luckily for him, the ball falls short of the fielder in the deep. Now Rohit opens the blade and gets a four at deep backward point. OUT! Rohit leans in for the drive and the keeper takes a good diving catch. Rohit goes for 22 off 10 balls. Beautifully bowled knuckle ball that.

Suryakumar Yadav in at four. OUT! Gone first ball. Suryakumar gets a genuine outside edge and the wide first slip takes an easy catch. A golden duck for the captain!

Naman Dhir is the new man in.

Josh Hazlewood with the ball. Length outside off, Rohit lets the ball go. Rohit comes down the track and lofts the ball over mid off and gets a four. On the thigh pad, Rohit nudges it away towards fine leg and gets a double.

SIX! Short ball and Rohit pulls JUST over the square leg fielder! Terrific effort by the fielder but the ball went just over him. Another six! This time Rohit gets a top edge and goes over the keeper for a maximum. 18 runs from the over.

Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton are out in the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the new ball.

Inswing first delivery, Rickelton chips very close to the mid off fielder! He takes a single. Rohit Sharma taps the next ball and steals a quick run as well. Straightish delivery, Rickelton takes a single towards off side.

Seams in, Rohit gets a thick inside edge but will take a single. OUT! Rickelton is gone. This time he chips straight to mid off fielder! Bhuvneshwar came around the wicket for him. Rickelton couldn’t get the elevation right.

Its Suryakumar Yadav who will captain MI again tonight. RCB captain Rajat Patidar wins the toss and opts to bowl first.

“Pretty obvious choice, surface looks hard, will be better to chase. Good support here at Raipur, looking forward to the contest. No changes for us,” says Patidar.

Suryakumar says he is happy to bat first. “Runs on board always a good way to put pressure on the opposition. Difficult campaign but we keep going and try to win our remaining matches. No changes for us as well,” says SKY.

Its not a mere coincidence that Hazlewood’s poor returns with the ball in the last two games has overlapped with RCB losing two games in a row.

The Aussie pace spearhead, has conceded more than 100 runs across the last two games and picked up only one wicket.

Incidentally, every time RCB has lost a match this season, Hazlewood has had a bad game- he averages 62.33 at an economy rate of over 11.

The opening partnership of Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton has been the only shining light in a season to forget for Mumbai Indians.

The pair has scored 376 runs in five innings at an average of 94 and a run rate of 12.19. No other pair has been as productive or efficient as Rohit and Rickelton for MI this season, and the opening partnership will once again be key for Mumbai Indians tonight.

Bethell was slotted into the side to fill the void left by the injured Phil Salt and four games in, the English opener has not had the kind of impact he would hqave hoped for.

Bethell has amassed only 43 runs in four matches and in a season where the result of games is being decided in the PowerPlay, it is imperative for Bethell to find some form for RCB’s fortunes.

It was runs galore in the first fixture between the two sides this season. Batting first, RCB posted a mammoth 240 on the board thanks to quickfire fifties from Phil Salt and Rajat Patidar.

MI were stumped early in the chase, with the top and middle order falling in the initial overs and despite Sherfane Rutherford’s best efforts (71 off 31 balls), MI fell short of the target by 22 runs.

The result of tonight’s clash would make little difference to five time champion Mumbai Indians who are virtually out of the competition and will be playing for pride for the rest of the games.

But a loss for RCB could make things tricky for the defending champion. With teams like CSK, RR and KKR, who are behind RCB at the moment but still very much in the hunt, every point counts.

A loss today will complicate things for RCB, and push them to a situation where it will need to win all of its remaining matches to qualify for the Playoffs.

MI captain Hardik Pandya missed the last game against LSG due to a back spasm with Suryakumar Yadav deputising in his place.

On the eve of the match against RCB, there has been no update from the team management on the status of Pandya’s recovery, and he is likely to miss out again today.

And that’s not all. Suryakumar Yadav had left the team after the last game for personal reasons and there were murmurs that SKY could potentially be unavailable for the game against RCB.

However, those doubts have been put to rest as SKY has rejoined the team on the eve of the match, and is expected to stand in for Hardik again.

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