MI vs RCB: Krunal’s 4-fer, Kohli-Patidar's batting blitz demolish MI at Wankhede

Mumbai Indians will be hoping to turn their season around when they face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday and they have just the boost they need the return of ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah After losing three of their first four games in the IPL 2025 season the Paltans are in desperate need of a resurgence and Bumrahs comeback could be the catalystWith three defeats in four games marking yet another poor start for the fivetime winners Mumbai Indians are grappling with batting woes Only two MI batters have hit halfcenturies so far in four matches Suryakumar Yadav and Ryan Rickelton Among all the 10 IPL teams this is the least number of contributions in terms of fifties per batter Scoring fifties has always been tough in T20 cricket but IPL teams have increasingly moved towards being topheavy with their best batters getting most overs to batMIs only win so far came last week over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede and they would need an encoreFor the visiting Royal Challengers it would be an opportunity to exploit MIs batting frailties and pile up further pressure on their opponents Virat Kohli has blown hot and cold as he began this IPL with 59 not out against KKR but since then has struggledBut RCB have enough firepower in their ranks to keep pushing for bigger totals with Phil Salt and Devdutt Padikkal providing fireworks and skipper Rajat Patidar the necessary cushion if things are going against themRCB are placed at third position in the points table and would be keen to bounce back from their loss to Gujarat Titans in their last outingMI vs RCB IPL 2025 live updatesTeamsMumbai Indians Hardik Pandya c Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Robin Minz Ryan Rickelton Shrijith Krishnan Bevon Jacobs Tilak Varma Naman Dhir Will Jacks Mitchell Santner Raj Angad Bawa Vignesh Puthur Corbin Bosch Trent Boult Karn Sharma Deepak Chahar Ashwani Kumar Reece Topley VS Penmetsa Arjun Tendulkar Mujeeb Ur Rahman Jasprit BumrahRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Rajat Patidar c Virat Kohli Phil Salt Jitesh Sharma Devdutt Padikkal Swastik Chhikara Liam Livingstone Krunal Pandya Swapnil Singh Tim David Romario Shepherd Manoj Bhandage Jacob Bethell Josh Hazlewood Rasikh Salam Dar Suyash Sharma Bhuvneshwar Kumar Nuwan Thushara Lungi Ngidi Abhinandan Singh Mohit Rathee Yash DayalMI vs RCB IPL 2025 live updates Toss updateMumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl firstMI vs RCB IPL 2025 live updates Playing XIsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Philip Salt Virat Kohli Devdutt Padikkal Rajat Patidarc Liam Livingstone Jitesh Sharmaw Tim David Krunal Pandya Bhuvneshwar Kumar Josh Hazlewood Yash DayalMumbai Indians Will Jacks Ryan Rickeltonw Suryakumar Yadav Tilak Varma Hardik Pandyac Naman Dhir Mitchell Santner Deepak Chahar Trent Boult Jasprit Bumrah Vignesh PuthurMI vs RCB IPL 2025 live updates Match beginsKrunal brought the curtains down in style snaring three wickets in the final over to crush Mumbais hopes Naman Dhir fought valiantly swinging for the fences but it was Bengalurursquos night to celebrate as Rajat Patidar had the last laugh sealing a thrilling 12run win at the WankhedeMI 2099 20Just when MI looked in control RCB claw their way back into the contest by removing Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya in a dramatic twist With 19 needed off the final over Mitchell Santner and Naman Dhir are at the creaseMI 2036 19Hardik Pandya unleashes carnage dispatching RCB bowlers to all corners of the ground Tilak Varma offers steady support with a classy knock of his own With both batters in full flow Mumbai Indians charge ahead in the chaseMI 1574 15Yash Dayal delivers a major setback to MI by dismissing the inform Suryakumar Yadav with a clever slower ball brilliantly caught by Livingstone Hardik Pandya walks in to join Tilak Varma as the chase enters a tense phaseMI 994 12Earlier Krunal Pandya had turned the tide for RCB by removing the dangerous Will Jacks tightening the screws on Mumbais chase Tilak Varma stepped in to partner SKY but the run pursuit continues to get trickierMI 843 10Yash Dayal provided Royal Challengers Bengaluru with an early breakthrough knocking over Rohit Sharma in the second over with a beauty that rattled the stumps The Mumbai Indians skipper walks back after a brisk startWill Jacks now joins Ryan Rickelton at the crease as MI continue their pursuit of the steep 222run targetMI 251 2Patidar falls for a wellmade 52 thanks to a sensational effort from wicketkeeperbatter Rickelton who sprinted back and executed a fullstretch dive to complete a stunning catchRCB 2135 19Patidar brought up a blazing halfcentury in style smashing a six off Pandya The RCB captain reached his fifty in just 25 balls and raised his bat to acknowledge the roaring Wankhede crowdRCB 1924 17Pandya delivered a massive blow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by dismissing both Virat Kohli and Liam Livingstone in the same over turning the tide in MIs favour With two key wickets falling in quick succession Jitesh Sharma now joins Rajat Patidar at the creaseRCB 1514 15Virat Kohli brings up his fifty in style launching Vignesh Puthur for a towering six However Mumbai Indians found a muchneeded breakthrough soon after as Puthur bounced back to dismiss Devdutt Padikkal ending a dominant 91run partnership and offering a sigh of relief to the home sideRCB 952 9Virat Kohli is finding boundaries with ease while Devdutt Padikkal is complementing him with some elegant strokeplay of his own The duo has accelerated the scoring and powered RCB to a strong 731 at the end of the powerplayRCB 731 6Boult responds in style after being hit for a boundary knocking over RCB opener Phil Salt in the very first over of the matchRCB 41 02Trent Boult with the new ball for Mumbai Indians as the speedster starts off against RCB openers Phil Salt and Virat KohliatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params