The Mumbai Indians faced a heartbreaking defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by two wickets in a nail-biting finish at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. A dropped catch by Tilak Varma and Naman Dhir during the 18th over proved costly, allowing Krunal Pandya to hit two sixes that shifted the momentum in favor of RCB. Mumbai, defending a total of 166 runs, struggled initially, finding themselves at 28/3 due to early wickets from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. However, a resilient partnership between Naman Dhir, who scored 47 runs, and Tilak Varma, who contributed 57 runs, helped the team recover to 166/7. Despite a valiant effort by young all-rounder Raj Bawa, who nearly defended 15 runs in the final over, RCB clinched victory off the last ball, ending MI's campaign in the 2026 Indian Premier League.