- MI vs RCB match prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore to win
- MI vs RCB toss prediction Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the toss and bat first
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will face each other in Match No.54 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The match will take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, May 9.
Read our in-depth IPL prediction, as our experts offer up their MI vs RCB prediction ahead of this match
- Date and time: May 9, 19:30 IST
- MI vs RCB venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
READ: MI vs RCB head-to-head record
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Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match preview
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB, led by Faf du Plessis, are precariously placed in the middle of the table with 10 points and a net run rate of -0.209 thanks to wins in five out of 10 matches. They will go into the game after losing to the Delhi Capitals by seven wickets on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
After opting to bat first, RCB put up a decent score of 181 for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror scored half-centuries while Faf du Plessis played a decent knock as well.
Kohli and du Plessis laid the platform with a partnership of 82 runs for the opening wicket. Kohli also became the first batter to score 7000 runs in the history of the IPL. But their valiant efforts went in vain as the Capitals chased down the target with 22 balls to spare. Phil Salt scored 87 runs off 45 balls to blow them away in 16.4 overs.
The MI vs RCB prediction will depend a lot on how RCB make a comeback, especially after getting hammered last time around.
RCB Possible 11: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
A benchmark for excellence 👑
Consistency and Class! 7000 runs and counting in the IPL. 👏#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/HnO9EYHJpz
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) May 7, 2023
Read: Who is the Owner of RCB in IPL?
Mumbai Indians
MI, on the other hand, are in a similar position, having won five out of 10 matches. They are placed sixth in the table and also need to up their net run rate, which is currently at -0.454. They will go into their next game after losing to four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday by six wickets.
After being put in to bat first, MI ore 139 for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Barring Nehal Wadhera, who scored a half-century, none of the MI batters stepped up.
The Super Kings chased down the target with 14 balls to spare after Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube made vital contributions.
The MI vs RCB prediction will depend heavily on how the MI bowlers lend Piyush Chawla support in their bowling department.
MI Possible 11: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan
To new learnings and splendid innings' ✨💙
Nehal Wadhera wins our Dressing Room POTM for #CSKvMI 🎖️👏#OneFamily #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #IPL2023 MI TV pic.twitter.com/6lVBBztBSA
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 7, 2023
Pitch and expected weather conditions
The MI vs RCB prediction will also be dependent on the weather conditions. There is no chance of rain for the time being. Temperatures will be around the 32-degree Celsius mark.
MI vs RCB Dream11 prediction
Our MI vs RCB Dream11 prediction for this match
- Wicketkeeper(s): Ishan Kishan
- Batter(s): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Suryakumar Yadav, Mahipal Lomror, Tim David
- All-rounder(s): Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Cameron Green
- Bowler(s): Piyush Chawla, Mohammed Siraj
- Recommended captain: Faf du Plessis
- Recommended vice-captain: Virat Kohli
We have tried to pack our team with batters for our Dream11 prediction. It is because the pitch at the Wankhede is an excellent one for the batters. Keeping in mind his form, Faf du Plessis can be made the skipper for the MI vs RCB prediction.
MI vs RCB match prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore to win
As per our today's match predictions RCB should come up trumps by beating MI in their upcoming game. Mumbai need to get their act right, especially in the bowling department to change the MI vs RCB prediction.
MI vs RCB toss prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the toss and bat first
As per our toss prediction for today, Royal Challengers Bangalore should win the toss and toss and opt to bat first. The toss may end up playing a big factor in the MI vs RCB prediction.
MI vs RCB man of the match prediction: Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis is the current Orange Cap holder of the IPL 2023 and the MI vs RCB prediction will depend a lot on how he plays.
MI vs RCB betting odds
- Mumbai Indians odds: 1.900
- Royal Challengers Bangalore odds: 1.900
The bookmakers think that there is nothing to separate the two teams as the MI vs RCB betting odds are the same for both teams. But as per our IPL predictions, RCB should end up on the winning side.
