BD NarayankarRaipur, May 11 -- There are matches in the IPL that unfold like textbook chases, and then there are matches that resemble a slow tightening of nerves until the final thread snaps under pressure. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Sunday belonged emphatically to the latter category, a contest that swung like a pendulum before ending in high drama and MI's elimination from IPL 2026 playoff contention.
Chasing 167, RCB's innings was anything but smooth. Early dismissals of Virat Kohli for a golden duck and Rajat Patidar left them rattled, with Deepak Chahar and Corbin Bosch exploiting the new-ball movement to put Mumbai in command. At that st...