IPL 2026: MI vs RCB Highlights, Match 20 - Stats, Player of the Match & More

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) returned to winning ways in the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026), beating Mumbai Indians (MI) by 18 runs in Match 20 on Sunday, April 12, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After being put in to bat first, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) posted a massive score of 240/4 in their 20 overs, riding on half-centuries from Philip Salt, Virat Kohli (50 off 38) and Rajat Patidar (53 off 20).

In reply, Mumbai were restricted to 222/5 in their 20 overs, as a fiery innings from Sherfane Rutherford (71* off 31), ended in vain. Earlier in the day, RCB got off to a terrific start with openers Virat Kohli and Philip Salt, adding 120 runs for the first wicket off 65 balls. 

While Salt continued to take down MI bowlers after the powerplay, Kohli struggled to keep up with the intensity, which forced Patidar to come out all guns blazing. The RCB captain got involved in a quick 65-run stand for the second wicket off 23 balls with Kohli, to bring RCB in the driver’s seat.

Tim David (34 off 16) also flexed his batting muscles to guide RCB to the highest score at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL history. Later in the second innings, MI also got off to a good start with Ryan Rickelton (37 off 22) and Rohit Sharma (19 off 13), adding 57 runs for the first wicket off 32 balls.

Their stand was broken as Rohit retired hurt after dealing with hamstring issues. Following his return, Suyash Sharma removed (2/47), got rid of Ricketon and Tilak Varma (1 off 3) in the same over as batters failed to keep up with the required run rate and perished under the scoreboard pressure. In the end, Sherfane Rutherford played a heroic innings, which helped MI reduce the victory margin.

Best Batter of the Match

Best Bowler of the Match

Player of the Match

Phlip Salt was adjudged Player of the Match for his sensational innings, which got RCB off to a fiery start. He smashed 78 off just 36 balls to unsettle Mumbai bowlers right from the word go.

Turning Point

RCB captain Rajat Patidar walked in to bat in the 11th over, with his team gradually losing momentum after a few tight overs from MI. However, with his all-out-attack approach, he scored 53 runs off 20 balls, smashing four fours and five sixes. His fiery innings was the crucial turning point of the match that helped RCB post a humongous score, which was out of MI's reach.

What did the captains say:

Winning Captain, Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru):

I think, you know, whenever we come here in Mumbai, especially at this ground, the atmosphere, the fans, and playing along with them and playing in a full-packed stadium - that's a different feeling. It was, I would say it's a more clarity about every individual, I would say (on the strong batting). And the way Virat Bhai and Salt started the innings, I think that kept us in the driving seat. Then a good cameo by me and Tim (David), I think that was a pure team effort. To be honest, people used to say that I love playing spin, but if someone asks me, I would say I love playing pace. And playing pace on this track, I think it's a very good track to play a fast bowler. So I think I love (facing) fast bowling. I don't know yet, but I think he, I feel that he's okay right now (on Virat Kohli).

Losing Captain, Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians):

Yes (lost too many wickets) and at the same point of time, I think we conceded way too many (runs) as well. I think that was always going to be catch-up. I think in the last couple of games, as a bowling unit or even as a batting unit, we’ve been catching up in the game rather than leading the game. We really need to reflect, really need to see what best we can do and how we can get that momentum and that click which we require. We have a couple of days off from here and we will play again. To be very honest, now a lot of things need to be rethought. Definitely, it’s not working. A couple of games we have won the toss, but maybe we need to see what other options we have as a batting group or bowling group. Looking at the kind of wicket it’s playing, if we can bat well, that would be good. We still need to play good cricket, we need to bat well, we need to bowl well. If we do that, then irrespective of the toss, we will be fine. That’s what we are planning and talking about, how do we get some momentum in the powerplay. Because if you see, in both batting and bowling, we are kind of trying to catch up in the powerplay. As you said, a lot of options will be asked and explored. We will see what we can do in the next game. When we got him (Rutherford), it was always exciting for us. We always knew the kind of potential and the kind of power he has. The way he batted gives us extra cushion and at the same time confidence that if we want to make some changes or see what the team requires, we can definitely do that because of the way he’s batting.