Salt-Patidar 131-Run Blast Buries MI in Wankhede Thriller

Royal Challengers Bengaluru piled on 240/4 at Wankhede, leaving Mumbai Indians short by 18 runs in IPL 2026's 20th match. Phil Salt tore into them for 78 off 36 balls—six fours, six sixes—then Rajat Patidar fired 53 off just 20, their 131-run partnership off 56 balls ripping the heart out of MI's bowling.

Virat Kohli chipped in with a calm 50 off 38. RCB's total loomed large. MI clawed back through Ryan Rickelton's 37, Suryakumar Yadav's 33, Hardik Pandya's 40. Sherfane Rutherford stood tall, unbeaten on 71 from 31 balls with nine sixes. Krunal Pandya grabbed 1/26. Suyash Sharma snared 2/47. Jacob Duffy picked up 1/58. Trent Boult ended with 1/50 for MI. Still, they finished at 222/5.

RCB bounces back from that Rajasthan Royals defeat. MI, coming off a rain-hit loss to RR, deals with Rohit Sharma's hamstring—scans ahead. Tim David loses 25% of his match fee for mouthing off at the umpire.