MI vs RCB Match Preview
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on each other in match number 20 of IPL 2025 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 7. Both the teams are to face each other for the first time in this season and its expected to be a thrilling encounter. MI are coming after losing their previous match and will look to get back on the winning track at their home ground.
Meanwhile, RCB got a great start to their campaign with consecutive wins against KKR and CSK at Eden Gardens and Chepauk respectively. However, they couldn’t continue their winning run at their home ground and ended up losing against Gujarat Titans. Now, RCB willl look to get their third win of the season against MI. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 20th match of IPL 2025 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
MI vs RCB Match Details
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Match |
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 20 |
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Venue |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
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Date & Time |
Monday, April 7, 7:30 PM (IST) |
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Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
MI vs RCB Pitch Report
THe iconic Wankhede Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface where we usually see high scorig clashes. However, the things were completely different in the previous match where KKR were bowled out for just 116 runs. Out of 117 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 54 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 63 occasions. The average score at Wankhede Stadium while batting first in around 170 runs.
MI vs RCB Head-to-Head Records in IPL
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other 33 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 33 matches, MI won 19 times while RCB defeated them on 14 occasions.
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Total Matches played |
33 |
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MI won |
19 |
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RCB won |
14 |
MI vs RCB Weather Report
The rain is unlikely to play a spoilsport in the upcoming match between MI and RCB in Mumbai.. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 34 degrees with 45% humidity.
Most Runs in RCB vs MI IPL Matches
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Inns. |
Runs |
Avg. |
Strike Rate |
HS |
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Virat Kohli (RCB) |
34 |
913 |
30.43 |
127.33 |
92* |
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AB de Villiers (RCB) |
19 |
693 |
49.50 |
153.65 |
133* |
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Rohit Sharma (MI) |
24 |
612 |
27.81 |
141.66 |
94 |
Most Wickets in RCB vs MI IPL Matches
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Inns. |
Wickets |
Eco. |
Avg |
BBI |
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Jasprit Bumrah (MI) |
19 |
29 |
7.45 |
19.03 |
5/21 |
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Yuzvendra Chahal (RCB/MI) |
16 |
24 |
7.78 |
19.79 |
4/38 |
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Harbhajan Singh (MI) |
21 |
22 |
7.23 |
25.00 |
3/20 |
MI vs RCB Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Trent Boult
Impact Player: Tilak Varma
Tilak varma IPL 2025 stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 4 | 95 | 31.67 | 113.10 |
Tilak Varma IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 42 | 1251 | 39.09 | 143.14 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
Suyash Sharma IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco | S/R |
| 2 | 1 | 9.88 | 48.00 |
Suyash Sharma IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco | S/R |
| 15 | 11 | 8.84 | 27.82 |
MI vs RCB IPL 2025 Full Squads
Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur, Trent Boult, Tilak Varma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Bevon Jacobs, Krishnan Shrijith, Arjun Tendulkar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Daya, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara
MI vs RCB, Match 20: Key players to watch
Naman Dhir: Naman Dhir played a knock of 46 runs in the last game and can turn out to be a crucial player for MI in the middle-order.
Naman Dhir IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
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4 |
81 |
40.50 |
172.34 |
Naman Dhir IPL Career Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
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11 |
221 |
27.63 |
175.40 |
Ryan Rickelton: MI opener Ryan Rickelton has already smashed one fifty this season and will look to get another big knock at Wankhede.
Ryan Rickelton IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
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4 |
91 |
30.33 |
146.77 |
Liam Livingstone: RCB batter Liam Livingstone showed his ability to turn the match around in the middle overs with fighting fifty in the last match.
Liam Livingstone IPL 2025 stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
S/R (bowling) |
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3 |
79 |
2 |
146.30 |
21.00 |
Liam Livingstone IPL Career stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
S/R (bowling) |
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42 |
1018 |
13 |
161.08 |
23.08 |
Krunal Pandya: RCB all-rounder Krunal Pandya has a good experience of playing at Wankhede and will be looking to step up in the upcoming game against MI.
Krunal Pandya IPL 2025 stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
S/R (bowling) |
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3 |
5 |
3 |
132.37 |
18.00 |
Krunal Pandya IPL Career stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
S/R (bowling) |
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130 |
1652 |
79 |
132.37 |
27.54 |
Today Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: MI to win the toss
Scenario 1: MI opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: RCB to post 200-210 runs
Match Prediction: RCB to win
Scenario 2: MI opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: MI to post 170-180 runs
Match Prediction: RCB to win
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