In the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-sherfane-rutherford-speaks-after-mi-18-run-defeat-vs-rcb-23625499" rel="nofollow">IPL 2026</a> match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a win by 18 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
In the RCB's campaign, all-rounder Krunal Pandya has been playing a crucial role with both bat and ball. He also said that his ultimate goal is to represent India in top-flight cricket.
"The ultimate goal is to represent the country, and I don't dwell too much on it. I want to keep doing what I have in my hand, which is to go out there and perform and win games. And in that process, if I get that opportunity, I'll be really glad because that's the ultimate goal, playing for the country," he told reporters.
"And yeah, whatever opportunity I got playing for the country in white ball, I did a pretty decent job at that time. It's just I want to do my thing, and the rest of the things, I leave it to God," added Krunal.
In the match against the "Paltan", he returned with the figures of one wicket for 26 runs in four overs.
Following the win, RCB is placed in the third position on the points table. With three wins and one loss, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-i-think-that-was-a-pure-team-effort-rcb-skipper-rajat-patidar-after-securing-win-over-mi-23625391" rel="nofollow">Rajat Patidar</a>-led team has a net run rate (NRR) of +1.148 and six points.
The Royal Challengers' next game is against <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-lucknow-super-giants-reach-80-runs-for-the-loss-of-four-wickets-in-10-overs-against-gujarat-titans-23625358" rel="nofollow">Lucknow Super Giants</a> (LSG) on April 15 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
<h2>IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants: Full Squads</h2>
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Josh Hazlewood, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Phil Salt (WK), Rajat Patidar (C), Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam, Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell, Vicky Ostwal, Mangesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anrich Nortje, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Aiden Markram, Avesh Khan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Himmar Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Josh Inglis (WK), M Siddharth, Moshin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Singh, Abdul Samad, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Mayank Yadav, M Choudhary (WK), Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi.
(With ANI Inputs)

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