Mumbai Indians (MI) will be taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 20th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday, April 7. After losing their previous match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) away in a tame manner, MI are under pressure to deliver a quality performance against a very formidable RCB lineup.
On the other hand, after winning their first two matches in the IPL 2025 season comprehensively, RCB stumbled at home against Gujarat Titans (GT), so they will be pushing themselves to the limit to get back to winning ways, and get to the top of the points table. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the MI versus RCB IPL 2025 20th match.
MI vs RCB Match Details
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Match Number |
20 |
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Teams |
Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) |
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Venue |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
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Time |
7:30 PM IST |
| On Field Umpire | Vinod Seshan, Parashar Joshi |
| Third Umpire | Madanagopal Jayaraman |
MI vs RCB Head-to-Head Stats & Records
MI have had some outstanding matches against RCB over the years in the IPL, making their rivalry quite a popular one among the masses. In the record books, Mumbai have a better win-loss statistics against Bengaluru, and they will need for that to continue, to make a comeback into the top half of the points table.
|
MI |
vs |
RCB |
|
34 |
Matches Played |
34 |
|
19 |
Won |
14 |
|
235 |
Highest Score |
213 |
|
0 |
No Result |
0 |
|
122 |
Lowest Score |
111 |
| 12 | Tosses Won | 21 |
| 2 | Elected To Bat | 6 |
| 10 | Elected To Field | 15 |
MI vs RCB Pitch Report
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai provided some assistance to the pacers and spinners in the first match hosted here in the IPL 2025, but still, it gave ample opportunities for batters to score runs at a good strike-rate upon finding their feet at the crease. Over the years, this venue has seen it all in 117 matches with the team batting first winning 54 matches, while the team batting second winning 63 matches. The average first innings score in the IPL here is 170.
Records and Stats at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
| Total Matches played | 117 |
| Matches won batting first | 54 |
| Matches won batting second | 63 |
| Matches with no result | 0 |
| Matches Tied | 01 |
| Average First Innings Score | 170 |
MI vs RCB Probable Playing XIs
MI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar
Impact Player: Vignesh Puthur
RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Devdutt Padikkal
MI vs RCB Full Squads
MI: Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mitchell Santner, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Reece Topley, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz (wk), Karn Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, Bevon Jacobs, Satyanarayana Raju, Raj Angad Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Arjun Tendulkar, Krishnan Shrijith
MI's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Loss | Loss | Loss | Win | Win |
RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
RCB's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Win | Loss | Win | Win | Loss |
MI vs RCB Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks
Q. Why are Suryakumar Yadav and Rajat Patidar good choices for captaincy picks?
Suryakumar Yadav has found his midas touch in the last couple of matches in the IPL 2025 season with a couple of fifty-plus scores in MI colours.
Suryakumar Yadav IPL 2025 stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
4 |
171 |
57.00 |
161.32 |
Suryakumar Yadav IPL Career stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
154 |
3765 |
33.03 |
145.99 |
Rajat Patidar has been in exceptional batting form for quite some time in T20 cricket, and he can be one of the safest players to pick as captain in a fantasy team.
Rajat Patidar IPL 2025 stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
3 |
97 |
34.46 |
159.15 |
Rajat Patidar IPL Career stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
30 |
896 |
34.46 |
159.15 |
Q. Why are Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Hardik Pandya has picked up a bag of wickets in the early stages of the IPL 2025 for MI, including his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket recently, while he has also scored a few boundaries with the bat in hand.
Hardik Pandya IPL 2025 batting stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
3 |
39 |
39.00 |
118.18 |
Hardik Pandya IPL Career batting stats
|
Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
140 |
2564 |
28.81 |
145.10 |
Hardik Pandya IPL 2025 bowling stats
|
Matches |
Wickets |
Eco. |
S/R |
|
3 |
8 |
7.50 |
7.50 |
Hardik Pandya IPL Career bowling stats
|
Matches |
Wickets |
Eco. |
S/R |
|
140 |
72 |
9.03 |
20.53 |
Virat Kohli is arguably the greatest batter in the IPL to date, scoring runs at an insane consistency for RCB year after year.
Virat Kohli IPL 2025 stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
3 |
97 |
48.50 |
134.72 |
Virat Kohli IPL Career stats
|
Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
255 |
8101 |
38.76 |
132.00 |
MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 Match 20: Top Players to pick
Naman Dhir: Naman Dhir played a power-packed cameo against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the previous match of the IPL for MI, and he could be the difference-maker for them against RCB.
Naman Dhir IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
4 |
81 |
40.50 |
172.34 |
Naman Dhir IPL Career Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
11 |
221 |
27.63 |
175.40 |
Ryan Rickelton: Ryan Rickelton has had a decent start to his IPL 2025 campaign, scoring a fifty on a difficult pitch in Mumbai against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Ryan Rickelton IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
4 |
91 |
30.33 |
146.77 |
Liam Livingstone: Liam Livingstone got past a fifty-plus score against Gujarat Titans (GT), and he has bowled effectively with the ball for RCB as well.
Liam Livingstone IPL 2025 Stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
|
3 |
79 |
2 |
146.30 |
Liam Livingstone IPL Career stats
|
Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
|
42 |
1018 |
13 |
161.08 |
Krunal Pandya: Krunal Pandya is known for his defensive bowling in T20 cricket, which yields him wickets at times, while he can contribute immensely with the bat in the lower middle order.
Krunal Pandya IPL 2025 stats
|
Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
|
3 |
5 |
3 |
132.37 |
Krunal Pandya IPL Career stats
|
Matches |
Runs |
Wickets |
S/R(Batting) |
|
130 |
1652 |
79 |
132.37 |
MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 Match 20: Players to avoid
Will Jacks: Will Jacks hasn’t started the IPL quite as well as he might have hoped for, with bat, ball, and in the field, making it difficult for him to be added to the fantasy team.
Will Jacks IPL 2025 stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
3 |
32 |
10.67 |
103.23 |
Will Jacks IPL Career stats
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Matches |
Runs |
Avg. |
S/R |
|
11 |
262 |
26.20 |
161.73 |
Rasikh Salam: Rasikh Salam is one of the impact player choices for RCB in the IPL in the ongoing 2025 season without having a real impact on any of his appearances thus far.
Rasikh Salam IPL Career stats
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Matches |
Wickets |
Eco. |
S/R |
|
3 |
0 |
8.75 |
- |
MI vs RCB Match 20 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeeper: Ryan Rickelton
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Tim David
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Josh Hazlewood
MI vs RCB Match 20 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeeper: Ryan Rickelton, Phil Salt
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Liam Livingstone
Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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