IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Triumph at Wankhede After Decade-Long Drought

RCB end 10-year Wankhede curse
Written by: OCBG Editorial Team
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) achieved a much-awaited result on Monday, April 7. They beat Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium for the first time in a decade. With this, the team got their third win in four matches and is among the leaders. Its only defeat came against Gujarat Titans (GT) on April 2. MI, on the other hand, has nothing to be happy about so far. The team’s record now stands at four defeats in five matches. Something has to change. 

Final score: 

  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru — 221/5
  • Mumbai Indians — 209/9 (20 overs, T:222)

Powerful Batting of RCB 

The impressive performance of the batters helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s winning score. Patidar was one of RCB’s main heroes in this game, scoring 64 off 32 balls, with five fours and four sixes. Virat Kohli (67 off 42 balls) and Devdutt Padikkal (37 off 22 balls) also contributed seriously to the team’s success, regularly causing problems for the MI field setup. 

One of the few bright episodes of Monday’s clash was the Superman-style jump by MI’s wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton. In the 19th over, he thus managed to complete Rajat Patidar’s powerplay by catching a ball sent high into the night sky by his opponent. When it seemed to the spectators that the ball had been in the air for ages, the player intelligently calculated the point where it would fall and, in a desperate leap, caught it with outstretched arms. This moment was the highlight of the match but one of the few pleasant events for Mumbai Indians, who, in pursuit of 222, were forced to stop at 209.

Next Fixtures 

RCB’s next match will be against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Thursday, April 10 at Bengaluru. Their upcoming opponent tops the standings with three wins in three games. They have consistently beaten Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). 

MI’s next opponent is also DC. The match will be played in Delhi on Sunday, April 13. The team has almost five days to prepare for the toughest game and analyze how to get back on the winning track.