The last time when Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) went head to head in Dubai, the match ended up being an outright spine chiller. The game went directly into the Super Over and it was Virat Kohli and Co who came out trumps.
The teams will next face on Wednesday, October 28 at the Sheik Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The two sides have had noteworthy runs in the fantasy cricket game. The two teams are remaining at 14 focuses from their initial 11 matches. Nonetheless, it's MI, who are at the top because of their boss net run pace of +1.252.
By and by, the teams would be going into the conflict on the rear of thrashings in their last matches. They will realize that another triumph added to their repertoire would perpetually seal them a compartment in the end of the season games. A serious match is by all accounts on the cards.
Pitch and Conditions
The contribute Abu Dhabi has been an outright belter for the batsman and the track doesn't change nature over the span of matches. The pacers are getting some help too.
Additionally, because of the presence of dew, pursuing ought to be the path forward until further notice. The playing conditions will be warm with the temperature around 29 degrees Celsius. The dampness will generally be during the 60s.
Playing Combinations for MI versus RCB
Mumbai Indians
Plausible XI
Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard (C), Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, James Pattinson.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Plausible XI
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Moeen Ali, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Navdeep Saini/Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj.
Plausible Top Performers for MI versus RCB
Suryakumar Yadav–Mumbai Indians
Suryakumar Yadav would be out there to demonstrate a point subsequent to passing up a major opportunity from India's visit through Australia. The right-hander has been in riveting structure, batting at number three.
The Mumbai-conceived batsman has played at a strike-pace of almost 150, demonstrating how much familiar he has been in the function. In 10 games, he has 283 runs at a normal of 31.44 with a top score of an unbeaten 79.
Virat Kohli–Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli fizzled in the initial three fantasy leagues games, yet then he discovered his magic and is at present RCB's driving run-scorer in the continuous version. In 11 matches, the Challengers' captain has 415 runs at a normal and strike-pace of 59.28 and 125 separately.
That he is averaging almost 60 after his underlying disappointments show the class he has. In the event that Kohli discovers his feet against MI, at that point the bowlers could be pursuing calfskin.
MI versus RCB Head to Head
In general
Played-28 |MI won-18 | RCB won-10 | N/R-0
At unbiased settings (outside India)
Played-5 | MI won-2 | RCB won-3 | N/R-0
Normal first innings score: 165 (16 matches in IPL 2020)
Record of pursuing teams: Won-8 | Lost-8
Broadcast Details
Match timings – 06:00 PM nearby time, 07:30 PM IST
Television – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Select, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Select HD, and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi.
Live Streaming – The match can be streamed online on Disney + Hotstar VIP.