RCB vs MI in IPL 2021: Virat Kohli’s RCB in desperate need of a win, Rohit Sharma’s MI aim to bounce back in top 4 – Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will be up against defending champions Mumbai Indians in the 39th match of the IPL 2021 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Sunday. Both the sides are coming into this match after facing two back to back defeats. RCB were thrashed by KKR and CSK in their first two games while Rohit Sharma’s MI went down fighting against CSK and KKR again. RCB are ranked 3rd in the points table thanks to their brilliant start in the first half while MI has slipped down to 6th place after their last game.
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 25, 2021
RCB vs MI in IPL 2021: Match Details
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
39th Match, IPL 2021
Sep 26, 06:00 PM
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Weather and pitch report
Even though it is the evening game of the doubleheader, the temperature will be around 38 degrees celsius. Humidity will be at 55%. Pitch will have more assistance to pacers.
RCB vs MI in IPL 2021: T20 Domestic
Total Match Played: 96
Batting First Won: 40
Batting Second Won: 55
Tie: 1
Avg. Score in 1st bat: 155
Highest Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/2
Lowest Score: Lahore Qalandars 59/10
Scoring Pattern
Below Score 150: 34
Score between 150 and 169: 30
Score between 170 and 189: 22
Above Score 190: 10
Players to watch out for
RCB
Virat Kohli
Glenn Maxwell
AB de Villers
Harshal Patel
MI
Rohit Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah
Trent Boult
Kieron Pollard
Also Read: RR Playing XI vs DC: Sanju Samson to stick with Same XI – No place for World No. 1 Tabraiz Shamsi
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 25, 2021
Probable Playing XI
RCB
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
MI
Quinton de Kock (wk), Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard (c), Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
RCB Squad
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Srikar Bharat, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Kyle Jamieson, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Washington Sundar, Daniel Sams, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Suyash Prabhudessai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Finn Allen, Scott Kuggeleijn
MI Squad
Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Anukul Roy, Arjun Tendulkar, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh, Adam Milne, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult
Editors pick
