Match number 54 of IPL 2023 will see the most successful team in the history of the tournament host a team still searching for their first IPL title.
The Mumbai Indians will host the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede today.
This will be the second installment of this clash this season. In the first match, RCB beat MI by 8 wickets.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at all the big details that you should know for this blockbuster clash on Tuesday:
What: IPL 2023, Match 54
Teams: Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore
When: May 9, Tuesday - 7:30 PM IST start. Toss at 7 PM IST
Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Head to head of these two teams from IPL 2022: The two teams played each other once last season and RCB won the encounter by 7 wickets
Overall Head to Head:
Played: 31
Won by MI: 17
Won by RCB: 14
Where the two teams finished last season: Mumbai Indians finished 10th after the league stage, while Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fourth.
Win-Loss record of the two teams in IPL 2022 (league stage):
Mumbai Indians - Played - 14, Won - 4, Lost - 10, Points - 8
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Played - 14, Won - 8, Lost - 6, Points - 16
Captains:
Rohit Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Faf du Plessis
Likely Playing XIs:
Mumbai Indians: Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Arshad Khan, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Anuj Rawat, Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
Full squads:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Jofra Archer, Jhye Richardson, Piyush Chawla, Raghav Goyal, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (C), Will Jacks, Virat Kohli, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Sonu Yadav, Manoj Bhandage, Himanshu Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood
Weather Forecast for Mumbai on May 9:
Maximum Temperature: 34 degrees celsius
Minimum Temperature: 29 degrees celsius
Clouds breaking. Will be warm
Wind: 11 kmph
Cloud Cover: 96 %
Chances of rain: 8%
Stadium Capacity: 33,108
Pitch: Batting friendly. Flat with good bounce. Batters once set should be able to score freely. Captain winning the toss is likely to elect to bowl first. Dew could be a factor in the chase.
Where to Watch:
Digital: You can catch ball by ball commentary, match analysis, latest scores, records and more on - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
New Rules:
Impact Player: Both captains will have a list of up to 5 substitutes. 1 of them can be called in as the Impact Player to bat and bowl.
Name Playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick a playing XI they have pre-decided depending on the outcome of the toss. Teams could be prepared with two slightly different XIs, if they choose to do so. The team sheets will be exchanged after the toss.
