Suryakumar Yadav\u2019s difficult IPL 2026 stretch kept going on Sunday, with the Mumbai Indians batter making an early exit in the opening innings of their contest against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Surya was dismissed for a first-ball duck as the visitors slipped into trouble, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck again in the third over to further dent MI\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n
Surya fell on the final delivery of the third over, handing Bhuvneshwar Kumar his second wicket in just two balls. The experienced pacer sent down a full ball angled outside the off stump, coupled with movement off the pitch that made it difficult to get bat on it cleanly. Suryakumar shuffled across and tried to force the issue with an attacking drive, but the shot only produced a heavy outside edge.<\/p>\n
With the ball going into the slips, Virat Kohli\u2014placed at first slip\u2014dove low to his right and completed the catch, sparking another setback for Mumbai Indians as they continued to lose ground.<\/p>\n
Just one ball before Surya\u2019s dismissal, Bhuvneshwar had already removed Rohit Sharma. Rohit was caught behind, with Jitesh Sharma taking the catch to add to MI\u2019s woes and set the tone for a difficult start.<\/p>\n
The dismissal extended a lean run for Suryakumar Yadav this season. In 11 matches so far, he has amassed 195 runs at a strike rate of 144.44.<\/p>\n
Despite the current struggles, Surya had been Mumbai Indians\u2019 top run-getter last year, scoring 717 runs across 16 matches.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first for RCB at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.<\/p>\n
RCB arrived at the game after suffering back-to-back defeats against Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, a run that has pushed them down to fourth position on the points table.<\/p>\n
Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, came into the match on the back of a victory over LSG in which they chased down 229. Even so, MI were still placed ninth and required a win to keep their tournament hopes alive.<\/p>\n
The match narrative is now firmly set around MI\u2019s early wickets and the need for a turnaround, with Surya\u2019s first-ball dismissal representing another blow in a season that has so far demanded more from Mumbai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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