However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s sensational spell of 4/23 had earlier dismantled the top order, removing Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in quick succession and later dismissing Tilak Verma as well, ensuring MI were restricted to a fighting total despite resistance from their middle order.An atmosphere of chaos started. Deepak Chahar dismissed Virat Kohli for a golden duck in the very first over, while Devdutt Padikkal also departed cheaply as RCB slipped to 24/2. Corbin Bosch then joined the attack and dismissed captain Rajat Patidar to reduce Bengaluru to 47/3 at the end of the powerplay.At that time Mumbai was firmly on top. Jasprit Bumrah kept things tight, Bosch produced the odd bounce and the sluggish pitch made scoring difficult. Jacob Bethel tried to steady things with a patient 27, but the real difference came through Krunal Pandya.Krunal Pandya leads RCB’s comebackKrunal first bore the pressure, then slowly counterattacked. He used the angles cleverly, swept aggressively against Will Jacques and AM Ghazanfar and hit straight boundaries with growing confidence. His sky-scraping six over wide long-on off Ghazanfar turned out to be a crucial stand with Bethel coming back RCB’s way.Even as wickets were falling around him, Krunal kept fighting, appearing to be battling cramps but refusing to slow down. His calculated hitting against Bosch and Ghazanfar ensured that RCB remained within reach of the target.Bosch and Bumrah bring MI back under controlHowever, Mumbai continued to respond through Bosch, who took a brilliant 4/26, including a wicket that dismissed Bethel and later produced a twin strike to dismiss Jitesh Sharma and Tim David. Bumrah’s last over was equally suffocating, leaving RCB needing 15 runs from the last six balls.last over drama The last over turned chaotic. A wide and a no-ball from Raj Bawa gave RCB hope, but he removed Romario Shepherd to push Mumbai back on top. Due to this Bhuvneshwar Kumar came to the crease.Bhuvneshwar, who was first a star with the ball, then gave the decisive moment with the bat. After surviving a wide bouncer, he hit a brilliant six over deep cover off Bava, then calmly took a single off the last ball with two runs needed.Rasikh Salam Dar hit it straight back and the batsmen completed the second run with a desperate dive, leading to wild celebrations in the RCB camp.Mumbai’s road ends, RCB winsFor Mumbai, it was a sad ending despite individual performances. For RCB, it was a victory built on resilience, Krunal Pandya’s composure and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s all-round brilliance in one of the greatest thrillers of the season.