MI vs RCB, Mumbai Indians, IPL 2023: The 54th match of IPL 2023 will be played today at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this match played between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, both the teams will be eyeing a win to keep themselves in the playoff battle. Both MI and RCB teams had to face defeat in their last match. Mumbai is 8th in the points table with 10 points in 10 matches and Bangalore is also in sixth position with 10 points in 10 matches. Both the teams faced each other in the 5th match of this season, when RCB won by 8 wickets.
head to head
If we talk about head to head between the two teams, then Mumbai has the upper hand. Mumbai and Bangalore have clashed 33 times in the IPL, in which MI have won 19 times. At the same time, Mumbai’s record on home ground Wankhede is also excellent. Both teams have faced each other 9 times on this match, out of which Mumbai has won 6 and RCB has won 3. Bangalore last defeated Mumbai at their home ground in the year 2015. That is, for the last 8 years, RCB is looking for victory in Wankhede.
Total Matches – 33
Mumbai Indians won – 19
Royal Challengers Bangalore won – 14
pitch and weather
High scoring matches have been seen in the last match played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. It is considered very difficult for bowlers to stop runs in Wankhede. There is a lot of good bounce on this ground in Mumbai and the ball comes on the bat very well. The team winning the toss would like to bowl first. Talking about the weather, today the temperature in Mumbai is expected to be between 29 to 34 degree Celsius.
Mumbai weak in bowling
Mumbai batsmen have scored runs in the last few matches. Ishaan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav have returned to form. Apart from these, the batting of Cameron Green, Tilak Verma and Tim David is also going on fiercely. However, the poor form of captain Rohit is still troubling the team. At the same time, the lack of Bumrah and Archer is hurting the franchise a lot. Barring Piyush Chawla, none of the bowlers failed to perform effectively for Mumbai.
RCB dependent on top order
The Bangalore team also seems to be dependent on their top order to a great extent. After Virat Kohli, captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, the team seems to be faltering. Although Lomror has also scored runs in the last match. Experienced Karthik’s bat is still yearning to score runs. Now the team can get some benefit from the entry of Kedar Jadhav in the middle order. The bowling department has been strengthened by the return of Josh Hazlewood.
Possible playing 11 of both the teams
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Rohit Sharma (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Arshad Khan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (Captain), Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudesai/Anuj Rawat, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammad Siraj.
live streaming details
When will the match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore be played?
The match of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played on 9th May, Wednesday.
Where will the match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore be played?
The match of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
When does the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore match start?
The match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will start at 7:30 pm Indian time, while the toss will take place at 7 pm.
How to watch Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match on TV?
The match of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be telecast on Star Sports network in India.
How to watch Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match on mobile?
You can watch the match of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore live on JioCinema app.
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