Mumbai Indians (MI) locks horn against royal challenger Bengaluru (RCB) in their 20th match IPL 2025 At Wangkheed Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams are each taking part in the match following their loss in their final match and will get back on track.
MI is currently located in the bottom half of the points table following three losses in four games. The five-time champion lost his final match against LSG after getting back on track to register a comfortable victory.
Meanwhile, RCB lost to GT in their first game at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This was the first defeat of the season for Bengaluru after winning consecutive matches against KKR and CSK respectively.
In this article, we will explain in detail the RCB plays 11 in the match against the Mumbai Indians on April 7th.
RCB Play 11 vs Mumbai Indians-2025, Match 20:
Openers: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli
Former Captain Virat Kohli will face the Mumbai Indians along with Philip Salt in the innings with the Mumbai Indians. The duo, who started the tournament with a positive note, were unable to deliver in their final match against GT.
English opener Philip Salt found it difficult to play free-flowing innings on wickets who had something for the bowler, and unable to take advantage of the chances he was given early in the innings.
Also, it turns out that Virat wants against GT, and Arshad Khan falls into Trap to target him with a short ball directed at his body, which prevents Kohli from releasing his arm and taking on the bowler.
The duo wants to correct the mistakes in the match against the Mumbai Indians and wants to replicate the offensive approach they have shown against CSK.
Intermediate batters and all-rounders: Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jeetesh Sharma (WK), Tim David Krunal Pandya
RCB expects mid-order batsmen, especially Devdutt Padikkal.
Meanwhile, the Rajat Patidar-led side wanted to continue the good shape power hitters Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma and Tim David showed in previous tournaments.
Bowlers: Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
There’s been much said about RCB’s not yet cracking the defensive total formula on their home ground, allowing them to plague the team again in their final match against GT.
One reason for the defeat was that the RCB bowlers were unable to apply pressure from both hands, and that inexperienced fast bowlers like Rasikh Dar and Yash Dayal abolished the pressure created by Bhuvneshwar and Hazlewood in the first six overs.
The RCB spin division is being handled by experienced all-rounder Krunal Pandya and young leg spinner Suyash Sharma.