In Match 20 of the IPL 2026 season played on April 12, the Mumbai Indians (MI) vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) clash became the longest-running IPL match in history to start on time without any rain interruptions or Super Overs, lasting 4 hours and 22 minutes.
The duration of the match was a moment of tease for the users on the internet as the former KKR director Joy Bhattacharjya compared it to be even longer than the run-time of the recently released movie Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge which has the run time of 3 hours 50 minutes.
Numerous breaks in play, including eighth reviews (with only one successful) and extra deliveries (22 wides/no-balls), significantly extended the runtime.Breaks such as Hardik Pandya changing gloves twice in a single over added to the delays.Both innings significantly exceeded the prescribed 90-minute limit, with RCB’s innings taking 121 minutes and MI’s chase lasting 124 minutes. A combined total of 462 runs were scored across both innings.
MI loses its third match in a row
Mumbai Indians (MI) suffered their third consecutive defeat of the IPL 2026 season, losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 18 runs on April 12, 2026, at the Wankhede Stadium. RCB posted 240/4, driven by explosive half-centuries from Phil Salt (78 off 36), Rajat Patidar (53 off 20), and Virat Kohli (50 off 38).Despite a late solo charge from Sherfane Rutherford, who smashed an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls with nine sixes, MI finished at 222/5.He even survived a caught-out on a no-ball in the final stages.
RCB spinners Suyash Sharma (2/47) and Krunal Pandya (1/26) stifled the middle order, with Krunal claiming the crucial wicket of Suryakumar Yadav.Opener Rohit Sharma (19 off 13) was forced to retire hurt in the 6th over with a right hamstring injury, disrupting MI's early momentum.Due to an injury to Rasikh Salam, Romario Shepherd had to bowl the final over for RCB. Despite conceding 26 runs in that over, RCB defended their total comfortably.
