Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form in IPL 2026 continued on Sunday, as Mumbai Indians were dismissed for a first-ball duck in the first innings of their side’s match against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).Suriya fell on the last ball of the third ball, giving Bhuvneshwar Kumar his second wicket in two balls. The veteran bowled a full delivery outside off stump with enough movement off the surface to trouble the batter. Suryakumar shuffled across and went on an attacking drive, but only managed a thick outside edge. Virat Kohli, positioned at first slip, slid to his right and completed the catch as Mumbai Indians slid into more trouble.
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With just one ball to go, Bhuvneshwar also dismissed Rohit Sharma, who was caught by Jitesh Sharma.
In 11 matches this season, Suryakumar has scored 195 runs at an average of 144.44.The right-handed batsman was the highest run-scorer for Mumbai Indians last season with 717 runs in 16 matches.Earlier, Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first for RCB in the IPL match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
RCB entered the match on the back of two consecutive defeats to Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants which pushed them to fourth place in the points table.Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians entered the match on the back of a win over LSG as they chased down 229. However, MI remained in ninth place and needed a win to stay alive in the tournament.“We’ll go first. The surface is obviously good and solid. We’ll try to tie them down and keep chasing.
The circumstances are not uncommon, to be honest. I would say good fans, great stadium, everyone is looking forward to the game. We go with the same team. Patidar said during the draw: Yes, we suffered two losses, but we want to focus on ourselves instead of the competitor.“We are very confident about batting first. The big pitch, the wickets on the black soil and the runs on the plate will always put pressure on the other team. We are going with the same team. We have always had a good chat about the bowling. It is tough on the bowlers. We keep trying to improve and improve every day,” MI captain Suryakumar Yadav said.
