Krunal Pandya Leads Bengaluru Past Mumbai, Tops Points Table Ipl 2026
Krunal Pandya’s 73 off 46 lifted Royal Challengers Bengaluru over Mumbai Indians by two wickets in Raipur on Sunday, May 10, 2026, and put them top of the points table ipl 2026. Bengaluru reached 167-8 on the final ball after being 39-3, while Mumbai’s 166-7 left them ninth and out of contention.
Krunal Pandya Steadies Raipur Chase
Pandya played through cramps and still carried Bengaluru’s chase when the innings looked broken. His 73 came in a pursuit that needed repair from the moment Bengaluru slipped to 39-3, and it ended with two wickets in hand.
Raj Bawa had the last over and it turned messy fast. He sent down four wides and a no ball, then conceded a six before Romario Shepherd was out, leaving Rasikh Salam to take two off the final delivery and get back to the crease as Bengaluru crossed the line.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Stifles Mumbai
Mumbai’s 166-7 owed most to Tilak Varma, who made 57 after his side chose to bat first. Bhuvneshwar Kumar answered with 4-23 in four overs, while Deepak Chahar and Corbin Bosch took 2-33 and 4-26 for Mumbai, but the total still proved short by two wickets at the finish.
The chase had been set up by Bengaluru’s recovery from that early collapse, and it survived a final over that kept twisting until the last ball. The margin was narrow, but the table move was not: Bengaluru now have 14 points from 11 games.
Mumbai Indians Fall Out
Mumbai’s defeat carried a harder edge than the scoreline. Eight losses in 11 games left them ninth and unable to advance, while Bengaluru closed a second straight loss by turning a shaky start into a result that moved them to the top.
The same Sunday also produced another high-scoring result in Chennai, where Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets and Urvil Patel hit a record-equaling 13-ball 50. Bengaluru’s win, though, was the one that changed the top of the table.
