A breathtaking turn unfolded between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians As the IPL 2026 clash in Raipur went down to the very last ball. With RCB needing 30 runs in the last three overs, the tension was palpable in the Bengaluru dugout. Krunal Pandya The only hope was at the crease while young spinner AM Ghazanfar was entrusted with the responsibility of bowling the ball of the 18th over. The over began with a dot ball before complete chaos erupted on the second delivery. Krunal drives the ball towards wide long on where Naman Dhir takes the catch near the ropes and blocks it. Tilak Verma To avoid stepping on the boundary cushion. But Tilak failed to collect the relay cleanly due to a misunderstanding between the two fielders, leading to confusion among the MI players as to whether he should count for a six. For a few moments even the fielders themselves looked uncertain. Tilak believed that the ball had crossed the ropes during the relay attempt, while Naman insisted that he had stayed within the boundary. Ultimately, the third umpire confirmed that it was not a six, and as Krunel did not attempt to take the run, the dramatic sequence ended as a dot ball. But the missed opportunity still proved costly for Mumbai. Krunal immediately responded with two massive sixes later in the over, swinging the momentum back to RCB and silencing the Mumbai camp. Just when it looked like the all-rounder might be on his way, Ghazanfar hit a crucial breakthrough off the last ball of the over. Krunal tries another big hit towards long-on, but this time Tilak Verma pulls off a sensational magic effort near the ropes. Dashing to his left, Tilak took the catch, lobbed the ball back into play before crossing the boundary, and then completed the catch at the second attempt after re-entering the field. The brilliant effort ended the Colonel’s fighting 73 off 46 balls, studded with four fours and five sixes, with RCB needing 18 off the last 12 balls. The drama was not over yet. Jaspreet Bumrah Then delivered the trademark pressure over in the 19th over, conceding just three runs and seemingly pushing Mumbai into a winning position with RCB needing 15 runs off the last over. But Mumbai failed to finish the game. Young Raj Bawa could not defend the target in the last over as RCB completed a thrilling victory on the last ball of the match, ending the most dramatic finish to IPL 2026.
