MI vs RCB Match 20 Live Commentary - Mumbai (12 April 2026)

FOUR! A loosener from Bhuvi on his return to the attack and Hardik cashes in. On a back of a length, angled into the hips. Pandya helps it fine of the man at short fine leg for a four. The 100 is up for MI.

Bhuvi gets away with it!

Four!

FOUR! That's bread and butter for SKY. Not all that full, on off stump, Suryakumar Yadav lunges across to get inside the line and laps it fine of deep fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Fast hands from Suryakumar Yadav. Too short and outside off, turning away, SKY backs away and slaps the ball hard and to the right of backward point for another boundary.

Dragged length again, turning away from off, Yadav taps it down in front of the point region.

Length ball on off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to go big leg side but ends up shovelling the ball down to long on for just a single.

FOUR! A third boundary in the over. Fuller in length, wide outside off, Hardik Pandya throws his hands at it and hammers it behind point for four more runs.

Full again, straighter on the stumps, driven down to long on for a single.

Full and just outside off, stroked away to deep point, where a fumble from Romario Shepherd allows the batters to take the second run.

Good length on off, eased down to long off for a single by SKY.

Flighted ball on the off stump, Pandya plays a high-elbow drive back past his brother and down to long off for one.

An appeal for LBW, turned down. The keeper, Jitesh Sharma, seems particularly excited, and the captain, Rajat Patidar does take the review. Nice and full again, on leg stump, Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line to sweep it fine but misses and gets hit on the pads. The third umpire is called into action and finds nothing on UltraEdge. However, Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing the leg stump and it stays NOT OUT.

Fuller one, on the stumps, caressed through mid off for just another single.

There's that bumper, and it was coming. Krunal Pandya bowls it quick and bashes it halfway into the pitch, around off. Hardik Pandya lets it go.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight up in the air and Ryan Rickelton perishes. Suyash Sharma starts off with a googly, bowling it on a fuller length and outside off. Rickelton sits down to slog-sweep it away but ends up hitting against the turn. He gets a big top edge that gets ballooned behind the stumps and towards short third. The keeper goes for it but Bhuvneshwar Kumar at short third calls it well and calmly takes the catch. MI are effectively two down now if Rohit is unable to bat at all.

Floated up full and on the pads, Tilak Varma nurdles it into the leg side.

A shorter googly, turns away from middle and leg, Varma rocks back and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Quicker one on middle, SKY hops back and across a bit, whipping it wide of long on but just for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, that's a soft dismissal and Tilak Varma cannot believe it. Another fullish delivery from Suyash Sharma, this is bowled outside the line of the leg stump. Tilak Varma sits down to sweep it fine but ends up getting a soft top edge towards short fine leg. Jacob Duffy takes a sitter of a catch and Suyash gets two wickets in his first five deliveries.

SIX! Well, that's a statement shot from Hardik Pandya. Tossed up, wide outside off, a bit fuller as well. Pandya reaches for it, keeps his shape and pummels it over long off for a biggie. 161 more needed off 72 balls.

Krunal slows it up and drifts it into the pads. Yadav picks it up and whips it between deep mid-wicket and long on. Devdutt Padikkal gets to it from long on, running to his right and keeps it down to two runs.

Dragged length, on middle and leg, punched down to long on for a single.

Slower through the air again, bowled full and on off. Ryan Rickelton looks to go for the big heave on the leg side but is undone a bit and gets an inside edge past short fine leg for a single.

Fullish length around off, Yadav strides forward and drives on the up, a bit uppishly and to the left of the bowler to long off for just one more.

This one is fired into the pads, Rickelton goes down to sweep but is beaten for pace. The ball thuds the pads and rolls away to the right of short fine leg for a leg bye.

FOUR! Ends the over well, does SKY. Krunal attacks the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line and picks it up and over backward square leg for a one-bounce four.

Slower delivery, pitched up on middle, Ryan Rickelton leans on and punches it on the up to mid off for a single. Rohit hobbles his way to the other end, but he's carrying on for now.

On a good length, on off and middle, nipping in, Sharma nudges it across to mid-wicket and that's that, it seems. Rohit is in pain and is unable to continue further.

Another pace-off delivery, on a length and outside off. Suryakumar Yadav waits back before punching it straight to mid off.

FOUR! That's well played. Slower ball, overpitched this time, on off. SKY leans on and hits through the line, putting the full toss away to the left of mid on for a boundary.

Back of a length and outside off, Yadav stands tall and hits it down towards cover.

Another full toss, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav shows the full face of the bat and drives it down to long on for just a single. Mumbai Indians are 62/0 at the end of the Powerplay.

Short and angled in, on middle. Rohit pats it back to Krunal.

Goes searching for the yorker, does Krunal. It comes out as a low full toss, wide on off. Sharma reaches out for the drive but miscues it to long off for one.

Not taken long for the short ball to come out. Banged into the wicket, on off. Rickelton pulls it to deep square leg. With this single, the 50 comes up for MI.

Leg bye! Rohit backs away and Krunal follows him with a good-length delivery. Sharma tries to help it away but misses. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes wide of short fine leg. Rohit grimaces a bit in pain after completing the single.

Krunal bowls this by getting low and with a round-arm action, on a nagging length, on middle. Ryan turns it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! In the gap! Krunal Pandya nearly nails the wide yorker. Rohit cashes in on the width as he reaches out and also gets low before slicing it between point and cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Oh, so close! Rasikh Salam pitches it up first up, outside off. Rohit has a swing at it. The bat turns in his hands and the ball goes flat towards mid on. Romario Shepherd moves to his left and stretches his hands out but the ball just evades him.

Rolls his fingers over the ball and it is on a good length, outside off. Rohit makes room to force it away on the off side. Ends up bunting it down to point.

Low full toss, sliding onto the pads. Rohit swats it behind square leg and crosses over.

Excellent delivery! It is that back-of-the-hand slower ball at 110.7 kph, full and going across off. Ryan Rickelton presents a straight bat for the block but is beaten on the outside edge. Rickelton acknowledges the quality of the ball with a nod and a smile.

Nails the yorker, on middle. Rickelton can only dig it out back to the bowler.

FOUR! Gets it through! A boundary off the last ball spoils what was turning out to be a fine over from Rasikh Salam. Rasikh gets the length wrong as he dishes out a full toss, on off. Rickelton makes him pay as he drills it wide of cover for a four.

FOUR! Easy as you like! Off-cutter, into the surface, around leg. Rickelton pivots and pulls it through backward square leg towards the vacant fence for a boundary.

Missed out! Short and wide on off, Ryan Rickelton throws his hands at the ball but he loses his shape and mistimes it to cover.

SIX! That's swatted away for a biggie. Short of a good length, angled across off, Ryan Rickelton leans back a touch and just nonchalantly thwacks it in front of deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Pace off, going across, on a short of a length. Ryan punches it off the back foot to mid on for a single.

SIX! Rohit Sharma goes big! Angled into the right-hander, on a length, Rohit dances down the track and swings across the line as he mows it over mid-wicket for half a dozen. That brings up 6,000 runs for Rohit in MI colours in the IPL.

Takes pace off now and shortens the length, keeping it outside off. Rohit flashes but chops it down through point for a single.

Wide! Bhuvneshwar Kumar pitches it up in search of swing but slips it down leg. Rohit lets it be.

Pitched up again, at the toes. Rohit brings his bat out in front and squeezes it out to mid-wicket.

Seemed to be the leg-cutter, on a short of a length, on middle. Rohit swivels and pulls it behind square leg. Phil Salt sprints to his left and cuts it off in the deep. Sharma is off the mark with a single.

Pushes the length up, just outside the off stump. Rickelton pushes out in front as he firms the drive but can't beat the man at mid off. Romario Shepherd moves to his right and makes the stop. Just a single.

Just outside the off pole, on a good length. Rohit watchfully taps it in front of mid on and hurries to the other end.

SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Bhuvneshwar Kumar errs in both line and length. A bit too full and this is on the pads. Rickelton needs no second invitation as he keeps a still head and picks it up over deep backward square leg for a biggie.

Had to hurry! Angling away, on a good length. Rickelton presses forward and plays a punchy drive a bit to the right of Romario Shepherd at mid off. He does not realise that he has timed it too well and the ball gets to Shepherd quicker than he anticipated before setting off for the single. Romario has a shy at the bowling end but misses. Rickelton would have been safe even if the throw had hit.

Duffy starts with a full ball, on off. This shapes back into Rickelton as he taps it to mid off.

Beaten! This leaves the left-hander, on a length. Ryan pokes at it away from his body and is beaten as the ball nips away off the surface.

SIX! All the way! Pushed across the batter again, on a good length. Rickelton collapses his back knee and heaves it away on the leg side. He does not quite get hold of it but gets enough to clear the deep square leg fence. Ryan and MI are away.

Duffy hits the hard length, outside off. Rickelton stands tall on his toes and gets on top of the bounce before punching it firmly to cover.

A big swing and a miss! Duffy serves it on a short of a good length. This keeps going away from the southpaw. Rickelton reaches out and has a swipe across the line but does not connect.

FOUR! A shot of high quality. Duffy brings the line closer to the off stump but the length stays on the shorter side. Ryan rises with the bounce and punches it through covers for a boundary.