Bengaluru beats Mumbai at Wankhede for first time in 10 years in IPL thriller

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Krunal Pandya gave a full-throated roar to closing out his former team the Mumbai Indians and his younger brother Hardik Pandya in an Indian Premier League thriller on Monday.

Krunal, who helped Mumbai win three of their five IPL titles, was entrusted with bowling the final over in a raucous atmosphere and took three wickets to give Royal Challengers Bengaluru their first win in Wankhede Stadium in a decade.

After Bengaluru put up 221-5, Mumbai fell shy at 209-9.

Bengaluru was on top for most of the game.

Virat Kohli's fastest Twenty20 half-century in seven years, off 29 balls, in a 42-ball 67, captain Rajat Patidar's 32-ball 64, and Jitesh Sharma's unbeaten 40 off 19 staked Bengaluru to an imposing total on a good batting pitch.

But Mumbai, backed by its impassioned fans, produced a dramatic comeback as Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya blasted apart the Bengaluru bowling.

Varma and Hardik slashed the run rate required by combining for 89 off 34 into the 18th over. But that's when the chase suddenly stalled after Varma was caught for 56 off 29, and in the 19th over after Hardik was caught for 42 off 15.

The last over came down to 19 runs needed by Mumbai. But Krunal got Mitchell Santner caught in the deep first ball, and Deepak Chahar caught second ball on the boundary to an incredible double act between Phil Salt and Tim David.

Two sixes were needed off the last two balls to force a super over but Naman Dhir's huge swipe was taken on the fence, prompting Krunal's huge roar of delight.

“I wanted to win, he (Hardik) wanted to win,” Krunal said. “I feel for him.”

Captain Patidar received man of the match and praised his death bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 18th, Josh Hazlewood in the 19th, and Krunal.

“The way he bowled (that last over) was amazing,” Patidar said. “The way he showed courage was fantastic.”

Kohli became the fifth batsman to achieve 13,000 runs in T20s as the Indian batting maestro set the tone for a challenging total by hitting eight fours and two sixes.

Kohli joined Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard of West Indies, Alex Hales of England and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan to the landmark in a brisk 91-run stand off 52 balls with left-hander Devdutt Padikkal, who made a 22-ball 37.

Kohli welcomed Jasprit Bumrah, returning from a back injury in January, with a six on the on-side off the fast bowler's first ball. But Bumrah quickly found his lengths and conceded only 29 runs off his four overs, the only Mumbai bowler to average less than 10 an over.

After Kohli fell to Hardik at deep midwicket, Patidar and Sharma, who smashed four sixes and two boundaries, accelerated against Trent Boult, the left-arm fast bowler who ended up with his most expensive IPL figures, 2-57.

Boult was in the middle at the end with a bat in his hand, unable to prevent Bengaluru from celebrating its first IPL win at Wankhede since 2015, and its third win in four games this season. Bengaluru, seeking its maiden IPL title, also beat Chennai Super Kings for the first time at Chepauk in 17 years.

Meanwhile, Mumbai lost its fourth game in five.

“We fell short by two hits,” captain Hardik said.

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Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah bowls a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah, center, tries to field the ball during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya, second left, celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Josh Hazlewood, second right, celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Yash Dayal celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Josh Hazlewood, left, celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Krunal Pandya celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' Will Jacks during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Rescue crews in the Dominican Republic on Thursday dug through the remains of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 184 people, but hope of finding survivors was slim.

Meanwhile, dozens of people in the capital of Santo Domingo still searched for their loved ones, growing frustrated upon getting no answers after visiting hospitals and the country's forensic institute.

Doctors warned that some of the two dozen patients who remained hospitalized were still not in the clear, especially the eight who were in critical condition.

“If the trauma is too great, there's not a lot of time” left to save patients in that condition, said Health Minister Dr. Víctor Atallah.

He and other doctors said that injuries include fractures in the skull, femur and pelvis caused by slabs of cement falling on those attending a merengue concert at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, where more than 200 were injured.

The government said Wednesday night that it was moving to a recovery phase focused on finding bodies, but Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, said crews at the scene were still looking for victims and potential survivors although no one has been found alive since Tuesday afternoon.

“We’re not going to abandon anyone. Our work will continue,” he said.

The legendary club was packed with musicians, professional athletes and government officials when dust began falling from the ceiling and into people’s drinks early Tuesday. Minutes later, the roof collapsed.

Victims include merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who had been singing to the crowd before the roof fell; former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera; and Nelsy Cruz, the governor of the northwestern province of Montecristi whose brother is seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star Nelson Cruz.

Also killed was a retired United Nations official; saxophonist Luis Solís, who was playing onstage when the roof fell; New York-based fashion designer Martín Polanco; the son and daughter-in-law of the minister of public works; the brother of the vice minister of the Ministry of Youth; and three employees of Grupo Popular, a financial services company, including the president of AFP Popular Bank and his wife.

Randolfo Rijo Gómez, director of the country's 911 system, said it received more than 100 calls, with several of those made by people buried under the rubble. He noted that police arrived at the scene in 90 seconds, followed minutes later by first response units. In less than half an hour, 25 soldiers, seven fire brigades and 77 ambulances were activated, he said.

Crews used dogs and thermal cameras to search for victims, rescuing 145 survivors from the rubble, authorities said.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the roof to collapse, or when the Jet Set building was last inspected.

The government said late Wednesday that once the recovery phase ends, it will launch a thorough investigation.

The club issued a statement saying it was cooperating with authorities. A spokesperson for the family that owns the club told The Associated Press that she passed along questions about potential inspections.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works referred questions to the mayor’s office. A spokesperson for the mayor’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Women cry during the search for survivors at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed two nights prior during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Family members wait to identify the remains of their loved who died when the roof collapsed at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert, in a parking lot of the National Institute of Forensic Pathology in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, (AP Photo/Marvin Del Cid)

Rescue workers stand next to a recovered body of a victim who died when the roof collapsed two nights prior at the Jet Set nightclub during a merengue concert, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)