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In the 54th match of the Indian Premier League 2026, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Mumbai Indians in a thriller at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur by 2 wickets on May 11. After electing to field first, Bhuvneshwar Kumar restricted MI to 166 runs. Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma were the only ones who made decent contributions. 

Chasing the runs, RCB faced initial obstacles from Corbin Bosch and Deepak Chahar. But a gutsy innings by Krunal Pandya and a finish from Bhuvi and Rashik Dar ensured a win for RCB.

Yesterday's IPL Match Result

Yesterday's IPL Match Winner Result
RCB vs MI- Match 54 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won by 2 wickets 

Yesterday's IPL Match Result Scoreboard

IPL 2026 Match 54: RCB vs MI 

Team Score
MI 166/7 (20 Overs)
RCB 166/8 (20 Overs)

Yesterday's IPL Match Top Performers

IPL 2026 Match 54: RCB vs MI

Category Player Team Performance
Most Runs Krunal Pandya RCB 73 (46)
Most Wickets Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB 4/26
Super Striker Rohit Sharma MI  220 s/r
Most Sixes Krunal Pandya RCB 5
Fours Naman Dhir MI 5
Dot balls Corbin Bosche MI 14 dots
Player of the Match Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB 4/26, 7 runs

Match Summary - Yesterday's IPL Match Between LSG vs RCB

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s bowlers never allowed Mumbai Indians to settle after opting to field first in Raipur. Royal Challengers Bengaluru reduced MI to 28/3 inside three overs as Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav in a fiery spell. Tilak Varma’s 57 and Naman Dhir’s 47 repaired the innings briefly, but RCB kept striking regularly to restrict MI to 166/7. Bhuvneshwar finished with 4/23, while Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam and Romario Shepherd claimed one wicket each.

In reply, Mumbai Indians had RCB at 39/3, with Virat Kohli dismissed for a duck and Corbin Bosch returning figures of 4/26. However, MI lost control through poor discipline, conceding 11 wides and 16 extras overall. Krunal Pandya anchored the chase with a 46-ball 73, while Jitesh Sharma added a quick 18. RCB eventually scraped home with two wickets in hand and one ball remaining.

Last 5 IPL 2026 Matches 

Match Winner
RCB vs MI Royal Challengers Bengaluru
CSK vs LSG Chennai Super Kings
RR vs GT Gujarat Titans
DC vs KKR Kolkata Knight Riders
LSG vs RCB Lucknow Super Giants

This article first appeared on CricketGully and was syndicated with permission.

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