India, April 8 -- It is another Indian Premier League season, and looks like Hardik Pandya's second stint as a Mumbai Indians captain is not going according to plan at all. The all-rounder returned to MI ahead of last season in a controversial transfer, and immediately replaced Rohit Sharma as skipper. MI were in 2024, and it looks like that form has seeped into IPL 2025 too, as not even the return of Jasprit Bumrah could save them on Monday.

In what can be considered as the El Clasico of IPL, RCB raced to a massive total of 221/5 in 20 overs, of some powerpacked batting from Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma.

Chasing 222 runs, it looked MI were going to crumble to an easy defeat as they fell to 99/4 in 11.6 overs, with the d...