Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians are competing against Faf du Plessis' Royal Challenges Bengaluru in match 25 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on April 11 (Thursday). MI won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Currently, both MI and RCB are in the bottom three of the points table with one win so far in the tournament. A win here is crucial for both sides in order to keep their hopes and chances of making it into the IPL 2024 playoffs. Mumbai made one change in the side and brought in Shreyas Gopal in place of Piyush Chawla. Bengaluru also made three changes as Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror and Vijaykumar Vyshak made it into the playing XI.
Head-to-head
Both teams have faced each other in 32 matches, out of which Mumbai have won 18 and Bengaluru have been victorious on 14 occasions. They have faced each other in 10 matches at the Wankhede Stadium with MI winning 7 and RCB winning three of them.
Captains at Toss
Hardik Pandya announced one change in their side as Shreyas Gopal came in for Piyush Chawla.
"We will bowl first. It looks like a similar track, but it might get better to bat on under lights. There was a bit of dew as well, so chasing could be a better option. The mood before and after the win was different, we'll need to start well, put the pressure and then take the game forward. We got the highest score without anyone getting to 50, that gives you plenty of confidence. Bowling well in the powerplay was crucial. One change - Shreyas Gopal comes in place of PC (Piyush Chawla)," said Hardik Pandya after winning toss.
Faf du Plessis also announced three changes as RCB prepare to take on MI. Will Jacks will be making his debut for Bengaluru.
“We've tried to change things, so we've given chances to some of our players, some new players and it's up to them to take the opportunity. It's important to give players a decent run, but we've found ourselves in a stage where we haven't done well, so it's time to make changes. One thing that's important is to be consistent and that's where we've been disappointing. But we know we can turn this around. We would have fielded as well, chasing at this ground is the better option, but the pitch looks good. We've got three changes - Jacks debuts and he'll come in at 3, Mahipal and Vyshak are back,” said Faf at toss
MI vs RCB Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Akash Madhwal
Impact Subs: Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Naman Dhir, Nehal Wadhera, Harvik Desai
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Impact Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Saurav Chauhan, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma
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