Arjun Tendulkar delivered an explosive all-round performance in the T20 Mumbai League while playing for ARCS Andheri against the Bandra Blasters. He smashed an unbeaten 66 runs off just 34 balls and took 3 wickets for 11 runs in his 3-over spell. This splendid performance fetched him the Player of the Match award in Wankhede Stadium.

Bandra Blasters won the toss and opted to bat first. Arjun Tendulkar opened the bowling spell and, in the very first over, dismantled Prateek Kumar Yadav and Parag Khanapurkar. In the very next over, Shivam Dube struck Suved Parker, leaving Bandra with 9/3 on board and in grave danger. Only Om Keshkamat’s 49 off 36 balls, and Sagarr Chhabaria’s unbeaten 44 off 23 balls helped Blasters post a respectable total of 144 on board. Coming down to chase, Arjun Tendulkar came down to bat after the dismissal of Divyaansh Saxena, with the approach and intent of getting going from ball one. Arjun Tendulkar and Musheer Khan’s partnership of 116 runs in just 68 balls made the chase look like a cakewalk as Andheri won by 9 wickets.

With this win, ARCS Andheri is positioned in the second spot of the Mumbai T20 League points table with 3 wins in their bag.

I really enjoyed it: Arjun Tendulkar gets emotional after winning the Player of the Match

Arjun Tendulkar is known for his patience and massive work ethic, yet remains grounded even with the surname. With the Tendulkar surname comes a lot of pressure for performance, and he is judged by cynics for not even meeting high expectations. Arjun waited on the bench for the Mumbai Indians to get his fair chance, when ultimately, he was traded to the Lucknow Supergiants after his domestic brilliance. Across the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, he consistently took red-ball wickets and displayed notable all-round form in T20S. He claimed a career-best 5 for 25 against Arunachal Pradesh in the 2024-25 season and an impressive all-round display against Madhya Pradesh in late 2025, taking 3 for 36 in his 4 overs while opening the batting.

After a stellar all-round performance in the Mumbai T20 league, Arjun expressed his happiness to achieve such a performance and said he really enjoyed playing the game. He concluded his speech by saying everyone should work hard and focus on their routine.

"It is a very satisfying performance, and I really enjoyed it. Glad to have performed for my team.

​(On Dube promoting him to 3) He just told me to mentally prepare to bat at 3 and go and express myself.

​(On his bowling) Everything was going well today. We just kept to the basics and hit the right lengths. Just focus on your routine, eat good protein and train hard." Arjun said at the post-match presentation.

Arjun Tendulkar got to play a single match in IPL 2026 and was impressive economically as he dismissed dangerous Prabhsimran Singh of PBKS and only gave 36 runs in a 4-over spell in a high-scoring match.