New Delhi. Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore are facing each other in IPL today at Wankhede Stadium. The main attraction of this clash between Mumbai Indians and defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore will be the iconic rivalry between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Despite being at the last stage of their careers, both these greats of the cricket world are in great form and even today they remain the strongest pillars for the success of their respective teams. For the fans, this match is not just a battle between two teams, but a face-to-face encounter between two of the biggest heroes of the game.
Both the teams have entered the field in search of a comeback after losing their previous match against Rajasthan Royals. This match is especially important for Mumbai Indians, because taking advantage of their home ground, they would like to regain the winning streak after a mixed start to this season. At the same time, the Bengaluru team will try its best to save its reputation and return to the winning track. This struggle to forget the sorrow of defeat and prove oneself is going to create an exciting and tough fight on the Wankhede pitch today.
A total of 34 matches have been played between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore so far in IPL history. In which Mumbai has the upper hand. Talking about statistics, Mumbai Indians have maintained their dominance by winning 19 matches, while Royal Challengers Bangalore team has been victorious in 15 matches. This difference in head-to-head shows that the competition between the two teams is always tough, but Mumbai’s record on grounds like Wankhede definitely gives them a slight psychological edge over Bengaluru.
MI vs RCB Live Score: RCB completes 50 runs
RCB has crossed the 50-run mark in the 5th over without losing any wicket. Salt and Kohli seem to be in rhythm. Till now Mumbai bowlers have looked helpless in front of these two. Salt took a total of 22 runs with three sixes and one four on the balls of Mitchell Santner, who came in the 5th over. RCB’s score after 5 overs is 65/0. Kohli is unbeaten on 20 runs and Salt is unbeaten on 44 runs. Mumbai is looking for the first wicket.
MI vs RCB Live Score: RCB starts batting, opening pair of Salt-Kohli at the crease.
MI vs RCB Live Score And Updates: Virat Kohli and Phil Salt started the innings of RCB. Both the batsmen scored 13 runs in the first over. The responsibility of laying the foundation of RCB’s big score is on these two openers.
MI vs RCB Live Score: Playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore
MI vs RCB Live Score And Updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyyash Sharma.
MI vs RCB Live Score: Mumbai Indians gave chance to these 11 players
MI vs RCB Live Score And Updates: Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah.
MI vs RCB Live Score: Mumbai won the toss and chose fielding
MI vs RCB Toss Updates: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has decided to bowl first after winning the toss at Wankhede Stadium. RCB captain Rajat Patidar also wanted to bowl first. This match is very big for both the teams. Both have their eyes on victory.
MI vs RCB Live Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s probable XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s probable XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt/Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood.
MI vs RCB Live Score: Mumbai Indians can field these 11 players
MI vs RCB Live Score And Updates: Mumbai Indians can take the field against RCB with these 11 players. Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
MI vs RCB Live Score: How will the pitch be in the Mumbai-RCB match?
MI vs RCB Live Score And Updates: Today, in the match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the pitch of Wankhede Stadium is indicating rain of runs. The red clay surface here is known for its precise bounce and speed, which is considered like heaven for the batsmen. On the Wankhede pitch, the ball hits the bat so well that players can play their shots freely from the very beginning. In such a situation, it is expected that in today’s match, the ace batsmen of both the teams will take full advantage of these batting-friendly conditions and the spectators will get to see a high-scoring match.
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Welcome to the cricket live blog of News 18 Hindi Online. Today the second match in the double header match of IPL is between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match will be played from 7:30 pm. Stay with us for moment by moment updates of this match.
