India, May 10 -- Mumbai Indians go into the Raipur fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru with almost no room left for soft damage. A washout will not knock them out of IPL 2026, but it will leave them with a much thinner route to the playoffs.

MI are ninth with three wins and seven defeats, while RCB are placed higher in the race with six wins and four losses. If rain forces a no-result, both teams will get one point each. For RCB, that would still preserve their playoff push. For MI, it would feel much closer to a lost opportunity.

Mumbai currently need wins more than anything else. A no-result would take them from six to seven points after 11 matches, leaving only three games to play. Even if they win all three after that, they ...