On Tuesday (May 9), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face off in the 54th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams have secured five wins each in their ten games and are currently placed fifth and sixth in the points table, respectively. In the previous game against Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians scored 139 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their 20 overs while batting first. Nehal Wadhera emerged as the standout performer for the team as he scored his first half-century of the tournament. Despite his efforts, Chennai Super Kings chased down the target with six wickets in hand and 14 balls to spare, resulting in Mumbai Indians’ first loss after winning two consecutive matches.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma(C), T Stubbs, SA Yadav, Tim David, C Green, Piyush Chawla, Arshad Khan, N Wadhera, Ishan Kishan(wk), Jofra Archer, Akash Mandwaal
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, F du Plessis(C), KM Jadhav, MK Lomror, GJ Maxwell, W Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Anuj Rawat, Mohammed Siraj, KV Sharma, Josh Hazlewood