Mar 28, 2019
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
RCB vs MI Head to Head
Mumbai Indians have a good record in this fixture, having won 16 of their 25 previous matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB ended a long losing streak in this fixture last time they met, however – their score of 167/7 proving 14 runs too many for Mumbai, who could only reach 153/7.
It was in stark contrast to their match earlier in last season’s tournament, when Rohit Sharma smashed 94 from 52 balls in a total of 213/6 and Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 92 from 62 balls could not inspire RCB to victory – they finished well short on 167/8.
RCB vs MI Betting Odds
The majority of bookmakers are evenly split on these two teams, with Bet365 offering 1.90 on Royal Challengers Bangalore to win and 1.90 on Mumbai Indians to win too. Betway have the visitors as favourites at 1.80, while Betrally have set both teams at 1.80.
The respective captains, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, will be key with the bat. Kohli is 4.50 to be the top batsman in the match, while Sharma is 6.00. South African duo AB de Villiers (RCB – 8.00) and Quinton de Kock (MI – 7.00) could also be worth backing.
Lasith Malinga is set to return to the Mumbai Indians’ bowling attack, with Jasprit Bumrah out, but RCB may stick with the same bowling unit as their last game. Yuzvendra Chahal is 3.50 with Bet365 and Betrally to be their top bowler.
RCB Betway Odds
- RCB to Win the Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore are slight underdogs according to Betway, with Virat Kohli’s team 1.90 to win.
- RCB 1st to 10 Over Runs (Over 87.5): Runs are expected at Bangalore, and you can get 2.25 from Betway on a massive batting improvement from the hosts of more than 87.5 runs in the first ten overs of their innings.
- RCB Top Batsman: Kohli will be central to that and he is 2.87 to be their top batsman. AB de Villiers is 3.75. Kohli is 2.75 to score a half-century and the South African is 3.25.
MI Betway Odds
- MI to Win the Match: Mumbai Indians are slight favourites with Betway, who are offering 1.80 on the away team winning.
- MI Top Batsman:Rohit Sharma is 6.00 to be the top batsman in the match, while Quinton de Kock – against his former team – is 7.00.
- MI Top Bowler: Mitchell McClenaghan is 3.25 to be their best bowler, meanwhile. Hardik Pandya is 5.50 and Krunal Pandya is 6.50.
RCB Bet365 Odds
- RCB to Win the Match: Bet365 are offering 1.90 on Royal Challengers Bangalore, but they are also offering the same price on Mumbai Indians to win too.
- RCB Top Batsman: Virat Kohli will expect a big batting improvement and he is 3.25 to be RCB’s best batsman, while AB de Villiers and Parthiv Patel are 4.50, and Shimron Hetmyer is 7.00.
- RCB Top Bowler:With the ball, Yuzvendra Chahal is 3.50 to be their top bowler, while last sason’s top RCB wicket taker – Umesh Yadav – is 4.00.
MI Bet365 Odds
- MI to Win the Match: Mumbai Indians are 1.90 to win with Bet365, the same price being offered on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- MI Top Batsman: Quinton de Kock made a bright start to his Mumbai Indians career without really kicking on, but he is 1.83 to hit a six in the match again. He is the same price to score over 40.5 runs and 4.00 to be the Mumbai Indians top batsman. Rohit Sharma is 3.75 while last season’s top scorer, Suryakumar Yadav, is 4.50.
- MI Top Bowler:With Jasprit Bumrah out injured, Mitchell McClenaghan may need to repeat his three-wicket haul from the opening match. He is 4.00 to be their top bowler.
RCB Betrally Odds
- RCB to Win the Match: Betrally are split on who will win this match, offering the same price of 1.83 on both teams to win.
- RCB Top Batsman: The batsman need to improve massively if they are to live up to that, however. Virat Kohli is 2.95 to top score for RCB, while AB de Villiers is 3.70 and Parthiv Patel – the only batsman to show any real resistance last time out – is 4.25.
- RCB Top Bowler:There was not much to see from RCB in the opening game, but Yuzvendra Chahal’s economical bowling at least points to his form – he is 3.50 to be their top bowler against Mumbai.
MI Betrally Odds
- MI to Win the Match: Betrally are offering the same price of 1.83 on Mumbai Indians to win as they are on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- MI Highest Opening Partnership: Mumbai will hope their opening partnership of Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma can turn things their way, however – they are 1.86 to post the highest opening partnership.
- MI Top Batsman: Individually, De Kock is 3.85 to top score and Sharma is 3.60. Yuvraj Singh, a half-centurion in the opening game, is 5.95 to be their top batsman with Betrally.
- MI Top Bowler:With the ball, Mitchell McClenaghan took three wickets last time out and he is 3.80 to be their best bowler this time.
RCB vs MI Prediction
Royal Challengers Bangalore were in dreadful form with the bat in the opening match, while Mumbai Indians lost their first game as a result of expensive bowling. Runs should flow at Bangalore, however, if recent matches there are a guide and it was the visitors who looked in better batting touch in their respective first games of this season.
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