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- Mumbai Indians will face Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday in the 20th match of the 18th season of IPL 2025. The match will be played at Mumbai’s home ground Wankhede Stadium from 7:30 pm.
- Bangalore is currently at the third place in the points table after winning 2 out of 3 matches and is also in a good position.
- Mumbai Indians have won only one match out of 4 and have faced defeat in 3 matches. Mumbai Indians are currently at the eighth position in the points table.
Match Details, 20th Match
MI vs RCB
Date: 7 April
Stadium: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Toss time- 7:00 PM
Match Start- 7:30 PM
Suryakumar Yadav is the top run scorer in Mumbai
- Talking about Mumbai batsmen, Suryakumar Yadav is the top run scorer so far. He has scored 171 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 161.32. Apart from him, all other Mumbai batsmen are seen struggling.
- In bowling, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya has taken 8 wickets in 3 matches. He is the top wicket taker of Mumbai Indians.
Bangalore batsmen in form
- So far this season, the batsmen of Royal Challengers Bangalore have shown good performance. Phil Salt comes to open for Bangalore who has scored 102 runs in 3 matches so far and is currently the top run scorer for Bangalore.
- Apart from that, they have Virat Kohli and Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar. Both of them have scored a total of 97-97 runs in 3 matches.
- In bowling, Josh Hazlewood has taken 6 wickets in 3 matches so far and is also the highest wicket taker at the moment.
Bumrah may return
- Bumrah, one of the most dangerous bowlers of Mumbai and the world, has returned to the MI team on Sunday. Bumrah has also been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. But Bumrah can be seen making a comeback in today’s match.
Mumbai has not lost at Wankhede since 2016
- Mumbai Indians have not lost against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Wankhede since 2016. Royal Challengers Bangalore last defeated Mumbai at Wankhede in 2015.
- However, looking at Bangalore’s form at the moment, it can be said that this time the story may change. The Bangalore team is currently in form and is at the third position in the points table, while the Mumbai Indians team is struggling at the moment and is at the eighth position in the points table.
MI vs RCB: Who is ahead in head to head?
- If we talk about head to head of both the teams, Mumbai has the upper hand. So far, 35 IPL matches have been played between the two teams where Mumbai team has won 21 matches. Whereas Bangalore has won 14 matches.
- Both the teams have faced each other 10 times at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Indians have won 7 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 3 matches.
MI vs RCB: Pitch Report
- Wankhede has always been a batting friendly pitch. Batsmen get more help here. So far 117 IPL matches have been played here where the team batting first has won 54 matches and the team chasing has won 63 matches.
MI vs RCB: Weather Condition
- The weather in Mumbai is going to be very hot on Monday. The sun will shine brightly during the day and there is no chance of rain. The temperature can remain between 25 to 36 degrees Celsius.
Mumbai Indians Probable Playing-12
- Hardik Pandya (captain), Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwini Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Robin Minj.
Probable playing-12 of 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, Rasikh Salam.
