In a nail-biting contest between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians , RCB came out on top and emerged victorious by 12 runs. The match was full of big hitting, vital wickets, and match-changing moments that would have had fans on the edge of their seats, proving to be an entertaining fixture. RCB put together a very respectable score of 221/5 thanks to Rajat Patidar’s blistering 64 off 32 balls, and cool-headed 67 by Virat Kohli. MI produced a snackable chase with monumental innings from Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya, but fell short of the target with the final scorecard of 209/9. Krunal Pandya’s four-wicket haul played a crucial role in the success for RCB . The match was also peppered with a lot of talent on display, and was a quite classic T20 contest including two power packed teams.
Detail Information Match MI vs RCB , 20th Match, IPL 2025Date Monday, April 07, 2025 Venue Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Toss Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowlResult RCB won by 12 runsPlayer of the Match Rajat Patidar
Top Performer – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Rajat Patidar (Captain)
Runs: 64 (32 balls)Strike Rate: 200.00Boundaries: 5 fours, 4 sixesImpact: Anchored the innings in the middle overs and powered the scoring rate, earning him the Player of the Match award.
Krunal Pandya
Bowling Figures: 4 overs, 45 runs, 4 wicketsEconomy: 11.25Impact: Took crucial wickets in the death overs to turn the tide in RCB’s favor.
Top Performer – Mumbai Indians (MI) Tilak Varma
Runs: 56 (29 balls)Strike Rate: 193.10Boundaries: 4 fours, 4 sixesImpact: Kept MI in the chase with a powerful knock during the middle overs.
Hardik Pandya (Captain)
Batting: 42 (15 balls), Strike Rate: 280.00Bowling: 4 overs, 45 runs, 2 wicketsImpact: Contributed with both bat and ball in a high-pressure game.
Batting Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR Phil Salt b Boult 4 2 1 0 200 Virat Kohli c Naman Dhir b Pandya 67 42 8 2 159.52 Devdutt Padikkal c Jacks b Puthur 37 22 2 3 168.18 Rajat Patidar (c) c Rickelton b Boult 64 32 5 4 200 Liam Livingstone c Bumrah b Pandya 0 2 0 0 0 Jitesh Sharma not out 40 19 2 4 210.52 Tim David not out 1 1 0 0 100 Extras (lb 1, w 7) 8 Total 20 Ov (RR: 11.05) 221/5
Did not bat: Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Phil Salt, 0.2 ov)2-95 (Devdutt Padikkal, 8.6 ov)3-143 (Virat Kohli, 14.1 ov) 4-144 (Liam Livingstone, 14.3 ov) 5-213 (Rajat Patidar, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON Trent Boult 4 0 57 2 14.25 Deepak Chahar 2 0 29 0 14.5 Jasprit Bumrah 4 0 29 0 7.25 Will Jacks 1 0 10 0 10 Mitchell Santner 4 0 40 0 10 Hardik Pandya 4 0 45 2 11.25 Vignesh Puthur 1 0 10 1 10
Batting Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR Rohit Sharma b Yash Dayal 17 9 2 1 188.88 Ryan Rickelton † lbw b Hazlewood 17 10 4 0 170 Will Jacks c Kohli b Pandya 22 18 2 1 122.22 Suryakumar Yadav c Livingstone b Yash Dayal 28 26 5 0 107.69 Tilak Varma c Salt b Kumar 56 29 4 4 193.1 Hardik Pandya (c) c Livingstone b Hazlewood 42 15 3 4 280 Naman Dhir c Yash Dayal b Pandya 11 6 1 1 183.33 Mitchell Santner c David b Pandya 8 4 0 1 200 Deepak Chahar c David b Pandya 0 1 0 0 0 Trent Boult not out 1 1 0 0 100 Jasprit Bumrah not out 0 1 0 0 0 Extras (lb 1, w 6) 7 Total 20 Ov (RR: 10.45) 209/9
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Rohit Sharma, 1.4 ov)2-38 (Ryan Rickelton, 3.4 ov) 3-79 (Will Jacks, 9.4 ov) 4-99 (Suryakumar Yadav, 11.6 ov)5-188 (Tilak Varma, 17.4 ov)6-194 (Hardik Pandya, 18.1 ov) 7-203 (Mitchell Santner, 19.1 ov) 8-203 (Deepak Chahar, 19.2 ov) 9-209 (Naman Dhir, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4 0 48 1 12 Yash Dayal 4 0 46 2 11.5 Josh Hazlewood 4 0 37 2 9.25 Suyash Sharma 4 0 32 0 8 Krunal Pandya 4 0 45 4 11.25
Rohit Sharma (in)-Batter Vignesh Puthur (out)-Bowler
Suyash Sharma (in)-Bowler Devdutt Padikkal (out)-Batter
RCB won by 12 runs
