Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the 20th match of the 2026 Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium on April 12.
In this match Hardik Pandya and… Krunal PandyaThe two giants of the competition come up against each other once again. But, on this occasion, the fight was tense, with observers sensing friction between the two brothers.
Coming in to bat at 74/2, with the five-time champions needing 167 runs to win off 73 balls, Hardik was greeted with a bouncer from his elder brother Krunal in the next over. When Hardik fell to Jacob Duffy, Krunal was also seen celebrating fiercely.
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Since then, rumors of rift between the two brothers have been surfacing. At the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, when many people noticed that elder brother Krunal had not congratulated him. Heartfelt But His successful campaign.
Hardik also did not wish his brother Krunal on his birthday on social media recently, leading to speculations about their relationship status. After the match was over, Krunal also did not go to shake hands with Hardik and the normal conversation between the two brothers after the match was also missing.
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A picture of Hardik and Krunal's mother with Hardik's ex-wife and mother of his child Natasha Stankovic was recently going viral on social media, raising doubts whether issues are running deep within the Pandya family. These days Hardik is spending time with his girlfriend Mahika Sharma.
Talking about the match, Royal Challengers, batting first, scored a huge score of 240/4 thanks to Phil Salt's 78 runs and captain Rajat Patidar's 53 runs in 20 balls. Chasing the target, Mumbai started on the backfoot, losing wickets at regular intervals, but Sherfane Rutherford's innings of 71 runs in 31 balls helped them reduce the margin of defeat to just 22 runs. This is Mumbai's third defeat in four matches.
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