Royal Challengers Bengaluru Stars Clash, Drop Crucial Catch; Ritika Sajdeh’s Reaction Goes Viral

Jitesh Sharma and Yash Dayal collided on the field, leading to a missed catch during the IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians on Monday. During the 12th over of the MI innings, Suryakumar Yadav miscued a delivery from Yash Dayal, sending the ball high into the air. Both Dayal and Jitesh went for the catch, but a major miscommunication resulted in them colliding and the ball spilling out of Dayal’s hands. The incident left both players visibly upset, with replays showing Jitesh taking a blow to his face. The crowd was thrilled, and Rohit Sharma‘s wife, Ritika Sajdeh’s reaction, has since gone viral on social media.

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OH NO! Major miscommunication between Jitesh & Yash Dayal!

Catch of Surya Dada goes down!

RCB let a golden chance slip — and MI fans just took a deep breath!

You can’t drop Surya and sleep peacefully.#SuryakumarYadav #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/jKQoybsUFz

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Earlier, star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli, after scoring a half-century against Mumbai Indians (MI), praised Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar for their valuable contributions. Kohli also emphasized the importance of evolving his game with the changing demands of the shortest format of the sport.

Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika Sajdeh celebrating as RCB fielders drop Surya Kumar Yadav’s catch 🇮🇳#TATAIPL #tapmad #DontStopStreaming #CatchEveryMatch pic.twitter.com/SKTsaxxS0Y

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Fans at Wankhede Stadium witnessed a power-packed performance from RCB batters, as Virat and Patidar scored brilliant fifties while Padikkal and Jitesh Sharma provided fine support against MI.

Speaking after the innings, Virat said, “That was pretty good. After losing a wicket on the second ball (of Phil Salt), we countered pretty nicely. Dev (Padikkal) played a brilliant impact knock for us, really changing the momentum in our favor. I got a few going as well. That partnership was really important for us to set that total on the board. My strength is to get my touch and feel of the ball early on, then I can play the shots I want to. I tried to innovate a bit, tried to play different shots off spin, and aimed to hit different areas of the ground. You need to keep evolving your game and adapting to the demands of the situation in T20 cricket. When I time the ball nicely early on, I have better chances to contribute.”

Virat hailed Padikkal for his impactful cameos in recent games, especially when early wickets fell for RCB, and expressed confidence that a big score is just around the corner for the left-hander.

“That partnership was crucial for us to go deeper into the innings and bring in players like Jitesh, Liam Livingstone, and Tim David towards the back end. What Rajat did is what Rajat does most often. It was a great inning by those two as well—Rajat and Jitesh got us those extra 20-25 runs. One of their spinners was out of the game. It was difficult for the chinaman to bowl, which gave us 20-25 runs. The fact that wickets weren’t falling meant one of their spinners was out of the game, and that played a significant role for us because we knew once the spinner is out, the fast bowler with shorter boundaries would find it tough.”

“The wicket wasn’t as straightforward as it seemed. Hardik was consistently taking pace off the ball, and it wasn’t coming onto the bat. We have a good score on the board. Hopefully, we break that jinx today (RCB have lost their last six matches vs MI at this venue). We have a strong bowling line-up, and early breakthroughs in the powerplay will help,” he concluded.

(With ANI inputs)