The gravy of IPL is cooking, and to add one more ingredient to it, RCB is set to take on the Mumbai Indians at Mumbai. After defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match, the Mumbai Indians have failed to continue the momentum, and in the last match of RCB where they faced the Rajasthan Royals, they faltered to find a way to win. `Mumbai Indians have failed to stick with the winning side, as planning and execution are waiting to coordinate for the Mumbai Indians.
In the last match against the Rajasthan Royals team, a carnage from the young boy Sooryavanshi outplayed Mumbai, the young boy hammered long sixes to Bumrah. Mumbai’s team is very strong on paper; a few wins can bring them into the winning rhythm.
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RCB has shown clinical performances throughout the season, as both teams are coming after losing to Rajasthan, they got an opportunity to come with better planning. RCB’s batting lineup gets demolished, and they have to bring in Venkatesh Iyer as an impact player, which reduces their bowling options and on the other hand, the Mumbai Indians have failed to get the right start, which they generated in the first match against KKR.
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As the tournament is entering the clinical phase, both teams are eying a comeback. After four matches, the Mumbai Indians are positioned 8, and on the other hand, RCB is positioned third. In Mumbai, it is going to be a batting paradise where dew can come as an extra factor.
What to expect
A compact venue, a flat batting surface, and line-ups stacked with power-hitters all signs point towards another run-fest at the Wankhede. Scores well beyond 200 look inevitable, especially considering recent T20 games here, where a 220 target was successfully chased, and even a massive 250 nearly proved insufficient.
Probable XIIs
Mumbai Indians - Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru- Virat Kohli, Phil Salt/Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
