MI vs RCB TATA IPL 2023 Live Today: Where to Stream, Mumbai vs Bangalore Preview, Playing 11, Squads

It’s Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli in the IPL tonight!

With the race for playoffs intensifying, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will renew their rivalry when the two heavyweights lock horns at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Match 54 of IPL 2023.

Both teams have earned 5 wins each in 10 games, but Bangalore are just a step ahead of Mumbai thanks to their superior net run rate.

When the two teams faced each other earlier in the tournament, the Virat Kohli-Faf du Plessis combo outwitted the five-time champions by 8 wickets.

However, things have changed for Mumbai since then with their batting lineup finally coming to the party.

Captain Rohit Sharma’s form though remains a worry, having scored just 5 runs in the last 4 innings. And while other batters have stepped up in recent times, it is their bowling that has proved to be their bane.

Piyush Chawla has played the starring role with the ball but the rest of the bowling group has struggled, including pace spearhead Jofra Archer, who has been very expensive in the last two encounters.

A clash of the titans awaits and since it is Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli, fans can expect another blockbuster from the two stalwarts.

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MI vs RCB head to head

In a head-to-head comparison, Mumbai have the upper hand with 17 wins in 31 games. However, Bangalore will take confidence from their 5-match unbeaten run against Mumbai in the last IPL five games.

MI team news

In order to improve their death-overs bowling, Mumbai could bring in Chris Jordan into Playing XI.

Mumbai weather forecast

There is no chance of rainfall on match day in Mumbai.

MI vs RCB Playing XI probable

MI Possible Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan.

RCB Possible Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood

WHERE TO WATCH MI vs RCB live match on May 9:

How to watch MI vs RCB IPL match on TV

People who want to watch the Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match on TV can tune into Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 3 HD

How to watch live streaming of MI vs RCB

People can watch the Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match on the Jio Cinema App for free. You can download the app on your smartphone, smart TV or any other device.

SQUADS

Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2023: Rohit Sharma (c), Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan (wk), Duan Jansen, Chris Jordan, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Riley Meredith, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Hrithik Shokeen, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav.

Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for IPL 2023: Faf du Plessis (c), Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat, Avinash Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Michael Bracewell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Siddarth Kaul, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajan Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Sonu Yadav, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Kedar Jadhav.