Virat Kohli Suffers Ankle Injury, Misses Fielding as Royal Challengers Bangalore Beat Mumbai Indians

Match 20 of IPL 2026 featured MI versus RCB. Former captain of the defending champion team, Virat Kohli, did not play in this match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Kohli made a score of 50 runs in 38 deliveries. Following this, he did not take to the field and remained in the dressing room while MI were batting. While initially in a tracksuit, Kohli changed into a nets jersey after scoring these runs. Jacob Bethell took the place of Kohli in the field.

During the course of the match, commentators mentioned that Kohli suffered from an ankle injury that prevented him from taking part in the fielding exercise. However, the severity of the injury is still unclear, and it's unclear how much it will affect his future matches.

Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma also suffered an injury in the same match. After fielding for 20 overs, Rohit came out to bat and scored 19 runs off 13 balls. He then retired hurt and returned to the pavilion. The severity of the injury can be gauged from the fact that he did not return to bat after retiring hurt.

After the match, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya did not provide any official updates on Rohit Sharma's injury. It's worth noting that former Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also missed a single match in IPL 2026 due to injury. If Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are also ruled out of the league due to injury, it will be a major blow for cricket fans.

Regarding the match, Royal Challengers Bangalore, batting first, posted a mammoth total of 240 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Mumbai Indians could only manage 222 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match.