MI vs RCB | Twitter Goes Wild After Salt’s Brutal Assault on MI

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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Phil Salt has finally started to rock in the IPL 2026 season. After not being able to do well in the initial games, he found his rhythm back in the game against Mumbai Indians. Scoring 78 runs off 36 balls, he also won the Player of the Match award as RCB beat MI.

Twitter Goes Wild After Salt’s Brutal Assault on MI.

Phil Salt faced a lot of questions on his form before the match against Mumbai Indians. Some fans even called for the team to drop Salt from this game and pick Jacob Bethell in place of him. And what's the best way for a batsman to answer the trolls, it is his batting style. So, Phil Salt decided to do so in the match against Mumbai Indians.

This match was taking place at the Wankhede Stadium, and RCB were sent to bat first. Against bowlers such as Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, and Jasprit Bumrah, a comeback would be challenging. But Phil Salt was in a different zone in this game, as he dominated all of them with ease.

He went on to score 78 runs for the team in just 36 balls, which included 6 fours and 6 sixes. RCB posted 240 runs on the board and even defended the same, winning by 18 runs. Eventually, Phil Salt received the POTM award for his aggressive knock in this game.

Here's how Twitter has reacted to Salt’s knock.

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Virat Kohli from non striker's End watching Phil Salt Bat pic.twitter.com/5aHCDMfbE1
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 12, 2026

This post perfectly describes how Virat Kohli was feeling as he watched Phil Salt from the other end. He just had to take singles as he watched the remainder of the over being a run fest by Salt.