RCB vs MI IPL 2023 big clash: Playing XI, weather and pitch report

RCB vs MI IPL 2023: In the upcoming 54th match of the Indian Premier League 2023, Mumbai Indians will be facing off against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. RCB vs MI IPL 2023 big clash: Playing XI, weather and pitch report. Both the teams have won five matches each out of a total of ten matches played till now.

Mumbai Indians is currently in fifth spot in the points table and Royal Challengers Bangalore is in the sixth spot in the points table. In the last match of Mumbai Indians, against Chennai Super Kings, they scored 139 runs at the loss of eight wickets in their 20 overs. On the other hand, RCB’s last match was against the Delhi Capitals and managed to score a strong total of 181 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.

The two teams have played 31 matches in the IPL to date, in which MI has prevailed in 17 matches, while RCB have emerged victorious 14 times. Hence, the head-to-head record of MI vs RCB stands at 17-14. However, RCB has been the stronger team against MI in recent years. Mumbai’s last win against RCB came in 2020 and they have since lost four consecutive matches against them.

The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has been the venue for 46 T20 games in the last three years, where the average first-innings score has been over 170 runs. The team batting first has won only 33 per cent of matches here, suggesting that bowling might be a preferred option for the team winning the toss on Tuesday.

The weather in Mumbai is expected to set fair on May 9. The temperature is expected to be between 29°C and 32°C on the match day with humidity ranging from 64 per cent to 74 per cent.

Matches played: 31

Matches won by Mumbai Indians: 17

Matches won by Royal Challengers Bangalore: 14

MI vs RCB- IPL 2023 Probable playing XI:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat/Shahbaz Ahmed, Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma/Vyshak Vijaykumar, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj.

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Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Mohammad Arshad Khan, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal.