Tough season gets tougher for Sky: Star MI batsman dismissed for first-ball duck

Suryakumar YadavThe poor run of form in IPL 2026 continued on Sunday as mumbai indians The batsman was dismissed for a first-ball duck in the first innings of the team’s match against defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).Surya fell on the last ball of the third over Bhuvneshwar Kumar His second wicket in two balls. The veteran pacer bowled a full delivery outside off stump and had enough movement on the surface to trouble the batsmen. Suryakumar shuffled forward but only got a thick outside off. Virat Kohli dived low to the right to take a catch at the first slip and Mumbai Indians got into further trouble.

Just one ball earlier, Bhuvneshwar had also dismissed Rohit Sharma, who was chased by Jitesh Sharma.In 11 games this season, Suryakumar has scored 195 runs with a strike rate of 144.44.The right-handed batsman was the highest scorer for Mumbai Indians last season, scoring 717 runs in 16 games.Earlier, Rajat Patidar won the coin toss and picked the first delivery for RCB during an IPL match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.RCB came into the match after consecutive losses to Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants, which dropped them to fourth place in the points table.Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians come into the match on the back of a win over LSG where they tied the score at 229 runs. However, MI remain in ninth place and need a win to stay alive in the competition.“We bowled first. Obviously the surface was good and hard. We’ll try to restrict them and keep chasing. To be honest, the conditions are not unfamiliar. I would say, good supporters and a great outfield, everyone is looking forward to this game. We will go with the same team. Yes, we lost some balls but we wanted to focus on ourselves and not the opponent,” Patidhar said during the toss.“We are very confident of batting first. Big pitches, black soil wickets and runs on the board will always put pressure on the other team. We are the same team. We always have a good chat around the bowling. It is harsh on the bowlers. We are trying to improve and get better every day,” MI captain Suryakumar Yadav said.