A composed fifty from Tilak Varma has put the Mumbai Indians on track in the IPL 2026 game against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on May 10 at Raipur.

After being invited to bat first, Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma opened the innings while Bhuvneshwar Kumar opened the bowling attack.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged the wicket of Ryan Rickelton for 2 runs. He got dismissed on catch by Rajat Patidar in mid off. The RCB bowler bagged his second wicket dismissing Rohit Sharma for 22 runs.

He got dismissed on a lengthy ball where Jitesh Sharma picked the catch behind the wickets.

However, Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma anchored the innings as Mumbai Indians scored 53 runs in the powerplay.

The duo forged a 82-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Rasikh Salam broke the crucial breakthrough dismissing Naman Dhir for 47 runs.

He got bowled out on a back of length delivery as Mumbai Indians lost 4 wickets for 110 runs. With Will Jacks dismissal for 10 runs, Tilak Varma scored his fifty and continued Mumbai Indians fight back. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged the wicket of Tilak Varma for 57 runs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar.