Phil Salt is on fire!!! He smashed Mitchell Santner for three consecutive sixes in the fifth over. All three were massive sixes from the RCB opener. He followed the maximums with a four, getting a total of 22 in the over.

RCB 65-0 (5)

Jasprit Bumrah was brought into the attack and he conceded 10 runs in his first over. Virat Kohli got a top edge on the second ball but that flew over the short third and ran away to the fence for a four.

RCB 43-0 (4)

2.4 – A good length delivery from Trent Boult and Phil Salt has pulled it away beautifully over the deep mid-wicket for a SIX. That is some comeback from the RCB opener after being hit by the ball.

2.3 – Phil Salt tried to smack a Trent Boult delivery on the leg side but he missed it. The ball hit him in the box and the physio is currently checking him. We have a short stoppage in the game.

Hardik Pandya starts with a nine-run over. Phil Salt smashed the MI pacer for a four through covers on the third ball. There is some early swing for the Mumbai Indians pacers, but they have failed to take advantage of it so far.

RCB 22-0 (2)

Phil Salt later smashed a four in the over of Trent Boult through covers. The left-arm pacer conceded 13 runs in his first over, without troubling the RCB openers much.

RCB 13-0 (1)

0.3 - Wow! That is a magnificent flick shot from Virat Kohli for a SIX! Trent Boult bowled a fuller delivery onto the pads of the RCB opener, who nonchalantly flicked it away over the backward square leg. That went flat and covered a distance of 63 metres.

Trent Boult starts with an inswinging delivery to Phil Salt. The RCB opener drove it to the mid-on to take a single. Virat Kohli now gets on the strike.

"Obviously would have bowled first. But as you all know, it's a good batting track. The ball comes nicely onto the bat with good bounce. So honestly, it won't make too much difference. We enjoy it a lot here. Whenever we come, we see great crowds. It's challenging, but at the same time, fun and exciting. Just one change, Jacob Duffy comes in place of Josh Hazlewood," said RCB captain Rajat Patidar.

"We're going to bowl first. Looks like a good track. We played the first game on the other pitch, this looks similar. It's always good to bat second here. I think it's a big game. Over the years at Wankhede, chasing has worked for a lot of teams. Being our home ground, dew comes in later as well. Mayank Markande and Mitchell Santner come in for Deepak Chahar and Allah Ghazanfar," said Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya.

Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Raj Bawa.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma

Here is the toss result! Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 game tonight.

Virat Kohli has scored 129 runs in three matches at an average of 64.50 and a strike rate of 179.17. He has smashed one fifty.

Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, has scored 118 runs in three matches at an average of 39.33 and a strike rate of 168.57. He too has hit one half-century.

Jasprit Bumrah has failed to claim a wicket in IPL 2026 despite bowling a total of 11 overs in the three matches so far. The opposition batters have usually tried not to attack the ace pacer, and that is also one of the reasons behind his wicketless run. His economy rate has been eight.

Tim David returns to the Wankhede, but this time in RCB colors to face his former side, MI. Since joining Bengaluru in 2025, he has established himself as the IPL's most lethal finisher; among those with at least 40 balls faced, David boasts a staggering death-overs strike rate of 236.58, the highest in the league.

Mitchell Santner is likely to back for MI after missing the game against DC due to an injury. He trained with MI both on Friday and Saturday and is likely to slot back in for Allah Ghazanfar.

MI have historically dominated this fixture and lead 21-14 in head-to-head record against RCB, but the last five games have been pretty competitive, with the defending champions winning three of them. 

Virat Kohli needs 78 runs to complete 1,000 runs against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. If he reaches this milestone, Kohli will become the first player to score 1,000 or more runs against five different teams in the tournament's history. Currently, no other player has achieved this feat against more than two teams.

Mumbai Indians broke a 14-year jinx of not winning an IPL opener as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets at the start of their campaign. However, the side, especially its batters, struggled against Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. MI lost to DC by six wickets and suffered a 27-run defeat against RR.

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, AM Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Mayank Markande, Quinton de Kock, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Atharva Ankolekar, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Satvik Deswal.

Hello everyone, welcome to the blockbuster clash of the Indian Premier League 2026. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on five-time winners Mumbai Indians in the night game at the Wankhede Stadium. Stay connected for live scores and updates related to the game.