India, May 11 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball IPL thriller here on Sunday. MI were thus knocked out of playoffs.

Sent in to bat, MI were 28/3 in three overs. Naman Dhir (47) and Tilak Varma (57) added 82 off 57 balls to steady the innings but Bhuvneshwar Kumar snapped four wickets as RCB bowlers limited them to 166 for seven.

In reply, Krunal Pandya made a fighting 46-ball 73 but RCB needed 15 from last the six balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar then blasted a six before Rasikh Salam Dar knocked off the winning runs.

Earlier in the game, Tilak Varma scored a tenacious 57 but a splendid 4/23 from Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped the Royal Challengers Bengaluru restrict the Mumbai Indians to a scratchy 166 ...