IPL 2023 | MI vs RCB | 5th Match, 2nd April, 7:30 PM | Match Preview

Series: Indian Premier League 2023

Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 5th Match 2nd april evening seven thirty pm

RCB will kick off their IPL 2023 season with a home game in Bengaluru against the 5-time champions, MI. Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians will be missing the services of their key frontline bowler,
Jasprit Bumrah. But they’ve got back another pace gun, Jofra Archer, fit to play this season.

Faf du Plessis continues to lead the Royal Challengers and they will be a man down in the early stages as Josh Hazlewood is out with an injury. Jason Beherendorff has been transferred from RCB to MI
for the 2023 season. RCB will have Siraj and Harshal Patel leading their pace attack.

Some of the notable signings for RCB are Reece Topley and Michael Bracewell. The latter found great success on New Zealand’s tour of India and will be a crucial figure in the middle order for RCB.

MI need to sort their bowling combinations out. Without Burmah, they will be desperate to find a reliable Indian bowler. There can be many new faces in the MI bowling attack led by Archer.

Bangalore begin their campaign at home against Mumbai Indians. A key change in the all-rounders’ department was bringing in Bracewell for Rutherford.

RCB have a strong overall squad with experienced batters at the top and young talent in the bowling department that has been exceptional in recent times.

Mumbai Indians had their worst IPL season last year finishing at the bottom of the points table with just 4 wins from 14 matches. It will not be easy to beat RCB at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

And that too when the bowling combinations aren’t set. MI kept trying out different combinations throughout the season in 2022. And it was only Burmah who stood out every time with exceptional figures.

There is enough firepower in this batting lineup to post a competitive score at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

Pitch Report
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will host this match between RCB and MI. The average 1st innings score here in domestic T20s is 164 runs.
It is not easy to defend a score on this ground given the shorter boundaries and batting-friendly pitch. Teams should be aiming at something over 185-190 if they bat first.

key players Mumbai Indians : Rohit Sharma , Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Jofra Archer

key players Royal Challengers Bangalore : Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Mohammed Siraj, Wanindu Hasaranga

Prediction: Our prediction is RCB to win the match

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