IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Match Preview & Analysis
Written by Sanjay Kumar
MI vs RCB IPL 2023 Match 54 Details:
- Match: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Date 9th May 2023
- Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
- Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
- Broadcast: Star Sports Network
The 54th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 will take place on May 9, Tuesday, between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams have won five out of their ten games and currently sit in the fifth and sixth positions in the points table, respectively.
In their last game against Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians batted first and scored 139 runs for eight wickets. Nehal Wadhera was the standout performer for the team, scoring his first half-century of the tournament. Despite their efforts, Chennai Super Kings chased down the target with six wickets in hand, resulting in Mumbai Indians’ first loss after winning two consecutive matches.
On the other hand, RCB faced Delhi Capitals in their last match and managed to score a strong total of 181 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror both scored half-centuries to propel the team’s score. However, RCB’s bowlers struggled as DC chased down the target in just 16.4 overs with seven wickets in hand.
Faf du Plessis used seven bowlers, but only Wanindu Hasaranga completed his full quota of four overs. All other bowlers had an economy rate of over eight runs per over. Despite being the most successful powerplay team this season with 23 wickets, RCB bowlers could only manage to pick one wicket against DC during the powerplay.
The two teams have faced each other 31 times in the IPL, with Mumbai Indians winning 17 of those encounters and Royal Challengers Bangalore winning the remaining 14. However, RCB has been the stronger team against MI in recent years. Mumbai Indians’ last win against RCB came in 2020, and they have since lost four consecutive matches against them.
MI vs RCB Head-to-Head Record:
Mumbai Indians | 19 wins |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 wins |
Pitch Report
ESPN reports that high-scoring games have been witnessed at the Wankhede Stadium pitch this season. Out of the four games played at the venue, three have been won by teams chasing. Fortunately, the weather forecast predicts favorable conditions throughout the match.
Average 1st innings score:
The average first-innings score on this wicket is 180 runs.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma(C), T Stubbs, SA Yadav, Tim David, C Green, Piyush Chawla, Arshad Khan, N Wadhera, Ishan Kishan(wk), Jofra Archer, Akash Mandwaal
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, F du Plessis(C), KM Jadhav, MK Lomror, GJ Maxwell, W Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Anuj Rawat, Mohammed Siraj, KV Sharma, Josh Hazlewood
IPL 2023 Match 54 Probable Winners:
Considering the combination, Royal Challengers Bangalore is expected to win this match.
IPL 2023 Points Table:
Pos | Team | PLD | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | NRR | Pts |
1 | Gujarat Titans | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.951 | 16 |
2 | Chennai Super Kings | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.409 | 13 |
3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.294 | 11 |
4 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.388 | 10 |
5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.079 | 10 |
6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.209 | 10 |
7 | Punjab Kings | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.441 | 10 |
8 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.454 | 10 |
9 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.472 | 8 |
10 | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.529 | 8 |