Home
After a thrilling final over, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) completed their grueling wait to defeat the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Match No. 20, Rajat Patidar's team defeated the five-time champions by a margin of 12 runs on Monday, April 7. MI, on the other hand, is in terrible shape after losing four of their last five games and continuing to linger in the bottom half of the table.
After dropping their last six games against MI at the Wankhede since their last victory of 39 runs in 2015, RCB made amends on Monday. Earlier, after 17 years, RCB defeated Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk stronghold. They defeated MI in the latter's backyard this time. In addition, the victory kept RCB third in the standings, behind the Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals.
Rajat Patidar on win over MI
"That was a really amazing match. the way the bowlers have shown courage, it was amazing. To be honest, this award goes to the bowling unit because it's not easy to stop a batting unit on this ground, so the credit goes to them. The way the fast bowlers executed their plans was great. The way Krunal has bowled was amazing. In the last over, it was not easy, I think the way he has bowled and the courage he has shown is amazing. At that time, it was clear that we have to take the game deep. So, the discussion was to take the game deep and use KP's one over at the last. The wicket was good and the ball was coming on nicely to the bat. After the Hardik Pandya over, I went all out. The wrist spinner is one of the main bowlers because they are wicket-taking and the way he (Suyash Sharma) bowled was great," said Rajat Patidar in the post-match presentation
At the Wankhede Stadium, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs, solidifying the Bengaluru-based team's undefeated away run in the 2025 Indian Premier League. Rajat Patidar made history. To date, RCB has defeated the three most successful teams in league history in each of their three road games. Before sweeping the Wankhede Stadium, the Patidar-led team began the season with wins over the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens in Chepauk. Ironically, RCB's only loss of the season occurred at home against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium.
By leading RCB to the elusive hat-trick of defeating CSK, KKR, and MI away from home in the same season, Patidar cemented his place in history. Only once, during the 2012 season, did David Hussey's Kings XI Punjab (now known as the Punjab Kings) accomplish this accomplishment. Before capturing six wickets with three balls remaining in a thrilling final over in Mumbai, the Punjab-based team had won by narrow margins of two and seven runs in Kolkata and Chennai. Patidar becomes the first Indian and the second captain in history to accomplish the feat, joining Hussey. Many teams have won two of the three games over the years, but only the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Kings XI have accomplished the hat-trick in the same season.
