Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard- 20th Match at Mumbai, 12 April 2026

The 20th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 was between Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where the two teams scored at will from ball one. The match played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium had all that a cricket fan asks for big runs, explosive hitting and fierce competition.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru scored a mammoth score of 240 runs and defended it successfully, beating Mumbai Indians by 18 runs. Accompanied by some great exploits from the likes of Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, and Sherfane Rutherford among others.

Match Overview

Match	MI vs RCB, 20th Match
Series	Indian Premier League 2026
Venue	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date	Sunday, April 12
Toss	Mumbai Indians won and chose to bowl
Result	Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 18 runs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Batting Scorecard

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike Rate
Philip Salt	78	36	6	6	216.67
Virat Kohli	50	38	5	1	131.58
Rajat Patidar (c)	53	20	4	5	265.00
Tim David	34*	16	2	3	212.50
Jitesh Sharma	10	9	1	0	111.11
Romario Shepherd	2*	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	13
Total	240/4 (20 Overs)				RR: 12.0

Mumbai Indians Bowling Scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Trent Boult	4	50	1	12.50
Hardik Pandya	4	39	1	9.80
Jasprit Bumrah	4	35	0	8.80
Mitchell Santner	4	43	1	10.80
Mayank Markande	2	40	0	20.00
Shardul Thakur	2	32	1	16.00

Fall of Wickets – RCB

Wicket	Score	Over
Philip Salt	120/1	10.5
Virat Kohli	185/2	14.4
Rajat Patidar	194/3	15.6
Jitesh Sharma	231/4	19.2

Mumbai Indians Batting Scorecard

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike Rate
Ryan Rickelton	37	22	3	3	168.18
Rohit Sharma	19 (Retd Hurt)	13	2	1	146.15
Suryakumar Yadav	33	22	5	0	150.00
Tilak Varma	1	3	0	0	33.33
Hardik Pandya	40	22	6	1	181.82
Sherfane Rutherford	71*	31	1	9	229.03
Naman Dhir	1	2	0	0	50.00
Mitchell Santner	8*	6	1	0	133.33
Extras	12
Total	222/5 (20 Overs)				RR: 11.1

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bowling Scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Jacob Duffy	4	58	1	14.50
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	38	0	9.50
Rasikh Salam Dar	2.5	23	1	8.10
Krunal Pandya	4	26	1	6.50
Suyash Sharma	4	47	2	11.80
Romario Shepherd	1.1	28	0	24.00

Fall of Wickets – Mumbai Indians

Wicket	Score	Over
Ryan Rickelton	72/1	7.1
Tilak Varma	74/2	7.5
Suryakumar Yadav	121/3	12.2
Hardik Pandya	145/4	14.4
Naman Dhir	154/5	15.3

Match Highlights

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) completely ruled this match with their batting. Philip Salt and Virat Kohli laid a solid platform at the top. Salt, batting fearlessly, hammered 78 off only 36 balls in the course of his innings, hammering boundaries all over the ground.

Virat Kohli gave him good support at the other end with his calm 50 runs to keep the innings going. Captain Rajat Patidar followed it with a quick-fire knock of 53 runs off just 20 balls thereby crossing the 200 run mark.

With a SR of more than 200, Tim David helped the team get to an enormous total of 240 in the final overs.

Mumbai Indians (MI) began their chase with a positive input but failed to hold wickets during critical instances. The loss of Rohit Sharma, who had gone back to the pavilion after being hit by Tim Southee earlier in the innings hurt their momentum. Both Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya set about rebuilding the innings but got out soon after forming a partnerships.

Sherfane Rutherford, who scored 71 runs off just 31 balls was the star of the chase. He kept Mumbai Indians alive till the final few overs with his batting.

Key Turning Points

The dismissal of Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar in quick succession was one of the biggest turning points. Both scored well but the wickets slowed down score slightly in between overs.

Just like the left-arm spinner, that was another major landmark when Rohit Sharma retired hurt. Mumbai’s chase was severely handicapped due to loss of an experienced player like him.

Another key element was the performance of Suyash Sharma with the ball, who took two key wickets and bowled slowly through the middle.

Player Performances

• Best Batter: Philip Salt (78 runs)
• Best Finisher: Sherfane Rutherford (71*)
• Best Bowler: Suyash Sharma (2 wickets)

Detailed Match Analysis

This match was a great display of the batting depth by Royal Challengers Bengaluru The top order set the tone, and the middle-order players pushed hard at the right time. In T20 a run rate of 12 runs is no less than an incredible feat, and the team kept striking at this run rate.

Mumbai Indians were also good with the bat, but their bowlers could not rein in the run flow. Chasing on a batting paradise, like the Wankhede pitch, was never going to be easy giving 240 runs away.

Mumbai Indians managed just 18 runs short in spite of a middle order showing brilliance. Those kind of scores needed better partnerships and a stronger finish to challenge something that large.

Conclusion

Clearly a high-scoring, thrilling match is denoted in the Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL 2026 20th Match Scorecard. But its high time RCB were better overall, especially batting and bowling on the spot.

It was massive, despite Rutherford’s huge inning. Mumbai Indians fought hard but the target turned out to be too much. It was a high-powered batting menagerie that will go down in the annals of this match history.

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