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#RCB #IPL #LIVE #score #Mumbai #Indians #Royal #Challengers #Bengaluru #headtohead #Wankhede">MI vs RCB IPL 2026, LIVE score: Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru go head-to-head at Wankhede RCB edged out MI by 12 runs in a high scoring contest the last time the two sides faced off against each other. Incidentally, that match also took place at the Wankhede Stadium, the venue of tonight’s clash.
Sixties from Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar helped RCB post 221 before MI came within 12 runs off the target thanks to Tilak Varma’s quickfire 56 but eventually fell short of the target. Will we witness another high scoring contest tonight?
RCB edged out MI by 12 runs in a high scoring contest the last time…
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#RCBs #Padikkal #credits #hard #work #scenes #frenetic #start #IPL">RCB’s Padikkal credits hard work behind the scenes for his frenetic start to IPL 2026
Devdutt Padikkal is one of the reasons for the great start to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) title defence. The tall left-hander struck fifties in both the RCB matches at this Indian Premier League (IPL).
And he made those runs at frenetic pace – 61 off 26 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad and 50 off 29 against Chennai Super Kings. The hard work behind the scenes is paying off for him.
“Over the last couple of years, I have been actively working on trying to improve my strike rate,” he said. “I am glad that those processes and that hard work that has gone behind the scenes are really coming to fruition now.”
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He stressed batting was not just about the strike rate. “It is important that at the end of the day, you play the situation as well,” he said. “It is important that you continue to help the team win games, and as long as I am able to contribute, I am very happy.”
He said he took a lot of confidence from the domestic season. “I have scored a lot of runs coming into the season and I was really consistent,” he said. “Whenever you have that performance behind you, it gives you confidence.”
Looking ahead to Friday’s match against Rajasthan Royals, he said it could be a difficult one for his team. “They have a really good side and some really exciting and talented young players,” Padikkal said. “But at the same time, we are coming into this game with some confidence.”
Published on Apr 09, 2026
Devdutt Padikkal is one of the reasons for the great start to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) title defence. The tall left-hander struck fifties in both the RCB matches at this Indian Premier League (IPL).
And he made those runs at frenetic pace – 61 off 26 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad and 50 off 29 against Chennai Super Kings. The hard work behind the scenes is paying off for him.
“Over the last couple of years, I have been actively working on trying to improve my strike rate,” he said. “I am glad that those processes and that hard work that has gone behind the scenes are really coming to fruition now.”
READ | RR vs RCB, IPL 2026: Unbeaten sides meet in battle Royal(e)
He stressed batting was not just about the strike rate. “It is important that at the end of the day, you play the situation as well,” he said. “It is important that you continue to help the team win games, and as long as I am able to contribute, I am very happy.”
He said he took a lot of confidence from the domestic season. “I have scored a lot of runs coming into the season and I was really consistent,” he said. “Whenever you have that performance behind you, it gives you confidence.”
Looking ahead to Friday’s match against Rajasthan Royals, he said it could be a difficult one for his team. “They have a really good side and some really exciting and talented young players,” Padikkal said. “But at the same time, we are coming into this game with some confidence.”
Published on Apr 09, 2026
Devdutt Padikkal is one of the reasons for the great start to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s…
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#IPL #Royal #Challengers #Bengaluru #humbles #Chennai #Super #Kings">IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru humbles Chennai Super Kings again
Chennai Super Kings’ cup of woes overflowed at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday as Royal Challengers Bengaluru handed the five-time IPL champion a 43-run defeat.
After a Tim David-inspired RCB set a daunting 251-run target, the visitors folded for 207 to lose three out of three this season.
The Men in Yellow never recovered from 30 for three, and the fact that four of its top-five fell for single-digit scores told the story.
A seventh-wicket partnership worth 57 runs between Prashant Veer (43, 29b, 6×4, 1×6) and Jamie Overton (37, 16b, 4×4, 2×6) was only mildly threatening.
Sarfaraz Khan (50, 25b, 8×4, 2×6) displayed the most intent, but once he was out stumped to a Krunal Pandya delivery that held its line, whatever little hope CSK had went up in smoke.
Earlier, an unchanged RCB that was asked to bat first was undeterred by the sluggish pitch and an equally sluggish outfield.
Tim David scored an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls.
| Photo Credit:
MURALI KUMAR K
Tim David scored an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls.
| Photo Credit:
MURALI KUMAR K
Just 11 runs came from the first two overs and it took until the fourth for the first hit to the boundary. But like a champion skier on a smooth downward slope, RCB ramped up its run-making speed in astonishing fashion.
Phil Salt (46, 30b, 3×4, 2×6) and Virat Kohli (28, 18b, 2×4, 1×6) accumulated runs at a strike-rate in the 150s; Devdutt Padikkal (50, 29b, 5×4, 2×6) in the 170s; captain Rajat Patidar (48 n.o., 19b, 1×4, 6×6) in the 250s before David (70 n.o., 25b, 3×4, 8×6) took it up to a scarcely believable 280!
The 15th over that Overton bowled saw just two runs being conceded and the clean-striking Padikkal excised. But that fleeting moment of calm was followed by the Patidar-David storm which racked up 97 runs from the last five overs.
The most potent catalyst came in the 17th over, bowled by tweaker Noor Ahmad, wherein David smashed three sixes off three bad half-trackers. In the 18th, David was bowled around his legs by Anshul Kamboj only for it to be no-ball. The ensuing free-hit, unsurprisingly, went soaring over mid-on.
Overton’s 19th went for 30 runs, with David carting four maximums, including one that went over square-leg and out of the stadium. It was enough to beat the living daylights out of CSK.
Published on Apr 05, 2026
Tim David scored an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
Tim David scored an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
Chennai Super Kings’ cup of woes overflowed at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday as Royal Challengers Bengaluru handed the five-time IPL champion a 43-run defeat.
After a Tim David-inspired RCB set a daunting 251-run target, the visitors folded for 207 to lose three out of three this season.
The Men in Yellow never recovered from 30 for three, and the fact that four of its top-five fell for single-digit scores told the story.
A seventh-wicket partnership worth 57 runs between Prashant Veer (43, 29b, 6×4, 1×6) and Jamie Overton (37, 16b, 4×4, 2×6) was only mildly threatening.
Sarfaraz Khan (50, 25b, 8×4, 2×6) displayed the most intent, but once he was out stumped to a Krunal Pandya delivery that held its line, whatever little hope CSK had went up in smoke.
Earlier, an unchanged RCB that was asked to bat first was undeterred by the sluggish pitch and an equally sluggish outfield.
Tim David scored an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
Tim David scored an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
Just 11 runs came from the first two overs and it took until the fourth for the first hit to the boundary. But like a champion skier on a smooth downward slope, RCB ramped up its run-making speed in astonishing fashion.
Phil Salt (46, 30b, 3×4, 2×6) and Virat Kohli (28, 18b, 2×4, 1×6) accumulated runs at a strike-rate in the 150s; Devdutt Padikkal (50, 29b, 5×4, 2×6) in the 170s; captain Rajat Patidar (48 n.o., 19b, 1×4, 6×6) in the 250s before David (70 n.o., 25b, 3×4, 8×6) took it up to a scarcely believable 280!
The 15th over that Overton bowled saw just two runs being conceded and the clean-striking Padikkal excised. But that fleeting moment of calm was followed by the Patidar-David storm which racked up 97 runs from the last five overs.
The most potent catalyst came in the 17th over, bowled by tweaker Noor Ahmad, wherein David smashed three sixes off three bad half-trackers. In the 18th, David was bowled around his legs by Anshul Kamboj only for it to be no-ball. The ensuing free-hit, unsurprisingly, went soaring over mid-on.
Overton’s 19th went for 30 runs, with David carting four maximums, including one that went over square-leg and out of the stadium. It was enough to beat the living daylights out of CSK.
Published on Apr 05, 2026
Chennai Super Kings’ cup of woes overflowed at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday…
