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IPL 2023: RCB vs MI, Match 5: Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction

Faf du Plessis and Mumbai Indians

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will face each other in the match no. 5 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday (April 2). Both the teams suffered some major injury blows ahead of the tournament and will not be in their best combination. While MI will lack the services of their premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, RCB’s Josh Hazlewood will also not be available to the Bangalore-based team.

Talking about both side’s last year IPL campaign, the Faf du Plessis-led RCB finished IPL 2022 at the fourth spot in the points table, while MI ended the league stage at the last position of the team standings, under the leadership of their regular skipper Rohit Sharma. RCB will surely look to continue their momentum from the last season, whereas MI will also try to start the 16th edition of the IPL on a high note.

Pitch report:

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for its shorter boundaries and has always been a batter-friendly venue. The bowlers here tend to struggle and leak runs. The due factor will prove to be a cherry on the cake for the batters at this ground.

Probable XIs:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Cameron Green, Ramandeep Singh, Jofra Archer, Hrithik Shokeen, Sandeep Warrier, Jason Behrendorff

Head-to-head record

Played: 32 | RCB won: 13 | MI won: 19 | No result: 0

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

  • RCB wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 50-55
  • MI total: 195-205

Case 2:

  • MI wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 45-55
  • RCB total: 190-195

Team bowling first to win the contest.

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