Royal Challengers Bangalore will square off against Mumbai Indians in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League 2023. The match will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday (April 2)

Royal Challengers Bangalore had a fantastic season last year as they secured a place in the playoffs of the tournament. The team finished fourth in the points table with 16 points, winning eight out of their 14 games. The team will be hoping for a similar start to their campaign this year as well.

Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, had a forgettable season last year as they finished at the bottom of the points table with just eight points, winning only four of their 14 games. The five-time champions will be looking to forget their last season and will be eager to start their campaign on a positive note.

RCB vs MI Match Details

Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians

Date and Time: 2nd April, 07:30 PM IST

Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

RCB vs MI Pitch Report

The pitch at M Chinnaswamy Stadium has traditionally been a high-scoring venue and is considered a nightmare for the bowlers. The bowlers need to be very precise with their lines and lengths as the batters are unlikely to miss any run-scoring opportunity at this venue. The average first innings score at the venue is 170-180.

RCB vs MI Probable XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Reece Topley, Mohammad Siraj, Karn Sharma

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Jofra Archer, Kumar Karthikeya, Jason Behrendorff.

RCB vs MI Probable Winners

RCB will be missing the likes of Wanindu Hasaranga and Josh Hazlewood for the first few games and this gives an edge to the Mumbai Indians ahead of their opening game.



RCB vs MI Live Stream

India: Star Sports Network & JIO Cinema

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