Winning or learning: Hardik Pandya turns Mohammad Rizwan in dressing room speech after loss to RCB

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya delivered an inspiring message to his team after their defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2026. The all-rounder urged the side to learn from their mistakes instead of isolating themselves following their third consecutive loss of the ongoing tournament.

Mumbai Indians lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 18 runs in their evening match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 12. After this defeat, the five-time IPL champions must quickly fix their issues to keep their playoff hopes alive, as they now face a difficult run following three consecutive losses.

It's always winning or learning - Hardik Pandya’s Mohammad Rizwan-like message

In a video shared by the Mumbai Indians on X, Hardik Pandya addressed the dressing room after the defeat. Pandya emphasized the importance of staying united and learning from mistakes together.

"Taking from what MJ (Mahela Jayawardene) said I think here there are two options we can do. One is to go back in our rooms, go back in our cocoon spaces and try to figure it out. I know it's tough; losing is always tough but let's learn," Pandya said.

"Let's not get disappeared it's always winning and learning. That's something that we can do tonight after the game. Once we go back to the hotel, let's have a meal together. We'll figure something out; we'll talk about cricket, we'll talk about something else but we'll figure it out," he added.

"𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴" - Captain HP's message to the team! 💙 pic.twitter.com/UAJ36N0ceq

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 13, 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Post Massive Total

Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl first, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli dominated early. They added 70 runs in the powerplay, putting the Mumbai Indians bowlers under pressure.

Phil Salt raced to a quick half-century by attacking Mitchell Santner and Mayank Markande in the middle overs. Shardul Thakur dismissed him, but captain Rajat Patidar kept the momentum going. Virat Kohli scored 50 off 38 balls before getting out to Hardik Pandya.

Rajat Patidar continued his aggressive approach and reached his half-century off 17 balls before being dismissed by Mitchell Santner. Tim David finished with an unbeaten 34 off 16 balls, helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru post a big total of 240 runs.

Mumbai Indians Struggle During Massive Run Chase

Mumbai Indians lost momentum early in the powerplay and kept losing wickets in regular intervals. Sherfane Rutherford led a strong fightback with an unbeaten 71, keeping the team in the contest.

The batting unit failed to build the sustained momentum needed to chase such a big total against a disciplined Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowling attack.

Suyash Sharma bowled well, taking two key wickets, dismissing Ryan Rickelton for 37 and Tilak Varma for 1. Jacob Duffy, Rasikh Salam, and Krunal Pandya took one wicket each as Mumbai Indians finished at 222 for five. They will next face the unbeaten Punjab Kings (PBKS) at home on Thursday.

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