Mumbai Indians (MI) will host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match no. 54 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on 9th May at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The two blockbuster teams of the cash-rich league had earlier con April 2 clashed each other at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and RCB won a one-sided game comprehensively by eight wickets. However, MI will look to exact their revenge in their fortress on Tuesday.
Mumbai started their IPL 2023 campaign on a poor note but they made an incredible comeback in the midway with pulling off some amazing 200+ chases. RCB, on the other hand, started the season on a positive note but then had an inconsistent run. Both teams have played 10 matches each and share equal points (10) after winning five matches. However, RCB is currently fifth in the points table due to their better net run rate than MI.
RCB vs MI: Head-to-head records
To date, the two teams have met 31 games in the IPL, with MI winning 17 and RCB winning 14. However, RCB have been dominant against the five-time champions in recent years, winning five of their last six matches against them. The Rohit Sharma-led side last defeated RCB in 2020.
Pitch Report
The iconic Wankhede Stadium aids the batters and have treated the fans with many high-scoring thrillers. The same can be expected on Tuesday night when the two powerhouses clash each other. The skipper who wins the toss here is expected to field first, and whoever bats first must aim for a total of at least 180-200. When MI and Rajasthan Royals (RR) faced each other on April 30, the former chased down a mammoth target of 213 to achieve a historic victory.
MI Probable Playing 11:
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Cameron Green, Arshad Khan, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal
RCB Probable Playing 11:
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood
