MI vs RCB Prediction: Mumbai Indians are going to face Royal Challengers Bangalore today in the high-voltage match of IPL 2025. This match will be played at Mumbai’s home ground Wankhede Stadium. Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai have won only one match so far and they would like to break their losing streak. On the other hand, Rajat Patidar’s RCB, which started the season well but lost to Gujarat Titans in the last match, will be eyeing a comeback.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Wankhede Stadium will be helpful for the batsmen. Given the red dirt and short boundaries, a high score is anticipated in this encounter. The team winning the toss would like to bowl first as there is a possibility of dew in the second innings. In such a situation, more than 200 runs can be scored by both the teams.
Weather Update
The Meteorological Department predicts that the temperature would start the game at 33 degrees Celsius and decrease to 30 degrees by the end. It is anticipated that during the game, the humidity will range from 36% to 57%. There is little likelihood of rain, and the sky will be clear.
Victory is necessary for Mumbai
MI will have to register a win to get their campaign back on track. Before the big match against RCB, good news came for Mumbai Indians when Jasprit Bumrah joined the team. He has got a fitness certificate from the NCA. At the same time, Rohit Sharma can return to the playing XI against RCB in the team. Rohit was out of the match against LSG due to injury. On the other hand, RCB is reaching Wankhede with two wins and one loss.
In a high-scoring match in Bangalore, they had to face defeat against Gujarat Titans. Virat Kohli has a great record of scoring 574 runs in 18 matches at Wankhede at an average of 44.15. English all-rounder Liam Livingstone has returned to his form by scoring 54 runs against Gujarat and Tim David and Jitesh Sharma strengthen the middle order.
MI vs RCB: Predicted Playing 11
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (captain), Will Jack, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwini Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Trent Boult
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rajat Patidar (captain), Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
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