Hardik Pandya heartbroken after MI’s loss but hugs his brother Krunal Pandya later

Hardik overcame his emotion and hugged Krunal after MI lost to RCB at Wankhede on Monday.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL 2025 match on Monday after 10 years at Wankhede Stadium. Hardik Pandya, who plays for MI, was devastated by the loss and was almost in tears as his teammate consoled him. MI lost by 12 runs.

Hardik Pandya was devastated after MI’s loss against RCB.

The thrilling IPL 2025 match of MI vs RCB took place at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Monday, leading to the two Pandya brothers facing each other, as Hardik plays from MI and Krunal plays from RCB. But RCB emerged as winners in the match, with Krunal picking three wickets in the final over to leave MI 12 runs short. Hardik was devastated at the sight and almost in tears as his teammate consoled him. However, he overcame the emotions and joined the post-match ritual of shaking hands with the opposition. He was seen sharing a long hug with Krunal as he appreciated his bowling skillsin the match. 

The two Pandya brothers were seen having a wholesome chat later.

Right before the post-match presentation and later, Krunalconsoled Hardik. Later, the two were also seen having a wholesome chat sitting on the ground. Krunal bowled the last over. The left-arm spinner took three wickets in the final over, dismissing Santner and Deepak Chahar in the first two balls of the over, before putting the final nail in the coffin for Mumbai with the dismissal of Naman Dhir as RCB conquered Wankhede after a gap of 10 years.