Mumbai Indians will lock horns against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Mumbai Indians are currently at the top of the table with a better run rate. The winner of this game will certainly have a better chance to get a spot in the playoffs this season. Mumbai Indians’ bowlers will be disappointed after the previous match. They will be eyeing to come back stronger in this match.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will also be trying to come back into winning ways after a defeat against Chennai Super Kings in the previous match. Royal Challengers Bangalore have played really well in this season. So, it will be interesting to see where they end up after the end of the league stage
Pitch Report:
The pitches at Abu Dhabi are still batting friendly. Teams are scoring lots of runs in that surface as the ball is coming nicely to the bat. Mumbai Indians have posted a big total of 195 onboard in the match against Rajasthan Royals. However, Rajasthan Royals have chased that down with ease. So, the toss winning captain might be looking forward to chasing down the total in this match.
Head To Head Record:
Total Matches Played: 28
Mumbai Indians Won: 18
Royal Challengers Bangalore Won: 10
Predicted Starting XI; Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Mumbai Indians:
Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, James Pattinson.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, AB De Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Yuzi Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini.
Key Players:
Mumbai Indians:
Quinton De Kock
Jasprit Bumrah
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli
AB De Villiers
Captain And Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Choices: Quinton De Kock, Virat Kohli.
Vice-Captain Choices: Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, AB De Villiers, Chris Morris.
Probable Winner: Mumbai Indians
The previous match between these two sides has gone to the Super Over. Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the match. So, this time Mumbai Indians will be desperate to get a win from this encounter. Rohit Sharma has started training in the nets for Mumbai Indians. So, he might come back in the side. Saurabh Tiwary will be missing out in that scenario. Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have been phenomenal for Mumbai Indians in the match against Chennai Super Kings. James Pattinson is also back in the side at this moment. So, the bowling attack of Mumbai Indians is looking quite good. Hardik Pandya has scored 60 runs in 21 balls in the previous match. The management will certainly be thinking about bringing him in the early stage of the innings.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s opener Aaron Finch is not in form. So, the management of Royal Challengers Bangalore will certainly be thinking about the other options in this match. Moeen Ali can be promoted up in the batting order and they can try him in the opening slot.
