IPL Bulletin For April 28: From RCB’s Perfect Away Record to Mumbai Indians’ 5th Straight Win & GT Eye Top Spot

The Indian Premier League (IPL) season 18 revenge week finale concluded with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians avenging reverse fixture loss as IPL 2025 playoff race picked up pace on Sunday (April 27).

After Mumbai Indians continued their winning streak to stake their claim for a top four spot, RCB extended their impressive away record to take top spot on the standings at the end of double-header Sunday.

On ESA Day, Mumbai Indians delivered on all fronts as 19000 kids witnessed the home side see off Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in the noon before RCB claimed revenge against Delhi Capitals in their own backyard.

With top four changing positions, Gujarat Titans, who lost their lead on Sunday (April 27), will look to get back to the top when they resume action on Monday (April 28). Here is the IPL Bulletin for April 28:

RCB take top spot with sixth successive away win

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made it six wins out of six away from home to jump to the top spot in the IPL 2025 points table. Opting to bowl first, RCB restricted DC to 162/8 before Krunal Pandya helped evade early jolt to see the team home with 9 balls to spare.

Krunal Pandya bags player of the match after all-round brilliance for RCB

After an impressive bowling display of 1 for 28 in 4 over, Krunal Pandya was tasked with batting at number five with RCB reeling at 26/3 in the run chase of 163. And the southpaw stepped up with an unbeaten 73 off 47 balls, sharing a crucial stand with Virat Kohli (51 off 47 balls) to take RCB to their sixth away win.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes second highest wicket-taker

Veteran Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar surpassed Piyush Chawla's tally to become the second highest wicket-taker in IPL history with figures of 3 for 33 in RCB's 6-wicket win over Delhi Capitals. Bhuvneshwar now has 193 scalps to his name, and is only behind Yuzvendra Chahal on top wicket-takers chart.

RCB duo Kohli and Hazlewood take lead in Orange and Purple Cap race

Josh Hazlewood may have been slightly expensive on Sunday, but the Australian pacer moved to the top of the Purple Cap leaderboard with two wickets to take his tally for the season to 18. Kohli, meanwhile, overtook Suryakumar Yadav's tally to take the lead in the Orange Cap race with 443 runs in 10 innings.

Mumbai Indians register fifth win in row to strengthen top four status

Having won just one in the first five, slow-starters Mumbai Indians have gone on an unbeaten run with five wins in a row following a 54-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants. After Suryakumar and Ryan Rickelton fifties powered MI to 215, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult bundled LSG for 161.

Bumrah becomes Mumbai Indians' highest wicket-taker

Jasprit Bumrah overtook legend Lasith Malinga to become the highest wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL. The Indian pace spearhead achieved the milestone following a brilliant spell of 4/22. Bumrah has now taken 174 wickets, surpassing the previous record held by Sri Lankan great Malinga, who had 170 wickets for the Mumbai Indians.

LSG captain Rishabh Pant fined for slow over rate again

LSG skipper Pant was fined Rs 24 Lakh because it was his team's second over-rate offence in IPL 2025, while the rest of the playing XI including the Impact Player will be fined "either INR 6 lakhs or 25% of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser," according to the tournament's code of conduct.

Gujarat Titans aim to reclaim top spot

Shubman Gill's GT return to action after a week, aiming to continue their form and reclaim pole position on the points table when they face a struggling Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.