Apr 09, 2022
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium - Pune, India
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Royal Challengers Bangalore are favorites to win
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians go head to head on Saturday evening in Match 18 of the 2022 Indian Premier League at the MCA International Stadium, Pune. RCB lost their opening game of the tournament but have since won their next two. Mumbai Indians have played three and lost three. Read on as we preview this match. The game begins at 19:30 local time.
RCB always put out a team full of global stars and they have been too hot for the opposition in their last two games. We expect the addition of Glenn Maxwell to make them even stronger for this match.
In their last game, Mumbai Indians looked on course for their first win before some batting heroics from Pat Cummins took the match away from them. They have more than enough quality to turn this season around.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Fox Sport in Australia. Flow Sports will broadcast in the Caribbean with SuperSport possessing the rights in South Africa
Live Streaming:Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and SkyGo.
Humidity levels will reach over 65% by the end of the game which will make it very hard to keep the ball dry in the field. As a result, we predict that both skippers will want to field first.
We expect a par score to be in the region of 170 on this pitch. The surface is not perfect for batting and all types of bowlers should get some assistance.
There will be some cloud cover in Pune throughout the game but the temperature will remain between 28 and 31 degrees throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians , IPL 2022.
RCB have been unchanged in their last two games but we expect them to make room for Australia’s batting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell in the XI for this match. We predict that he will come in for Sherfane Rutherford in the only change to the XI.
RCB have responded well to losing their opening game to Punjab Kings. The wins against KKR and Rajasthan Royals show that they are a team to be taken seriously this year.
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Rohit Sharma’s side made two changes ahead of their defeat to KKR. In came South African young star Dewald Brevis for his IPL debut and India’s Suryakumar Yadav who was making his first appearance in his return from injury. We expect to see them unchanged in this clash.
Traditionally, Mumbai Indians have been slow starters in the IPL but this year’s record of three defeats from three is particularly poor. However, there have been strong individual performances in the team.
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams Dewald Brevis, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi
Mumbai Indians have had the upper hand over RCB over the years of the IPL. However, RCB have won three of the last four meetings between the two teams.
| Matches Played | RCB Won | MI Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The bookmakers are expecting a very close game between two of the big teams across the years of the IPL. Overall, they are backing RCB to come out on top.
Although Mumbai Indians have plenty of world class players, they have been unable to get over the winning line in any of their games so far. RCB will not be in the mood to hand them a victory to get their season going.
Faf du Plessis and Ishan Kishan are the form batters on both sides but do not rule out the experienced pair of ViratKohli and Rohit Sharma producing the goods in this game.
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell are our batting tips for RCB. Kohli is the only player in IPL history to have hit over 6000 runs. Maxwell averaged 42.75 from 15 matches last year.
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are our batting recommendations for Mumbai Indians. Sharma has scored 5665 runs since making his IPL debut in 2008. Kishan has hit 11 half-centuries from 64 IPL games.
For RCB, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel and David Willey are our bowling tips. Hasaranga took 4-20 in the win over KKR earlier in the tournament. Willey dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal in his first over in the win over Rajasthan Royals.
For Mumbai Indians, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills and Basil Thampi are our bowling tips. Bumrah has averaged under 20 with the ball in the last two IPL seasons. Thampi took 3-35 in Mumbai’s opening game of this campaign against Delhi Capitals.
Games between RCB and Mumbai Indians have been some of the most exciting ever since the IPL began in 2008. We expect this to be another classic with RCB looking to make it three successive wins whereas Mumbai Indians are searching for their first victory of the season. We are predicting a win for RCB.
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