RCB vs MI Prediction, Match 5 of IPL 2023: Who will win between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians
Published on: Apr 1, 2023 2:00 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 1, 2023 1:00 pm IST
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be kickstarting their Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) campaign against the Mumbai Indians (MI) on 2 April, 2023 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Royal Challengers Bangalore have done really well on a consistent basis during the recent few editions of the Indian Premier League where they have qualified for the playoffs thrice in a row. On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians had a horrible campaign in IPL 2022 where they finished at the bottom of the points table with just 4 victories out of their 14 matches in the league stage of the competition.
RCB vs MI Today Match Prediction
Match 5, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
Indian Premier League 2023
2 April, 2023 @ 7:30 PM IST
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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RCB Playing XI – Faf du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Michael Bracewell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj.
MI Playing XI – Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Cameron Green, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff.
Injury Update & Player Availability
- For the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the trio of Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood will be unavailable for this game due to their respective injury issues.
- RCB’s overseas spinner Wanindu Hasaranga will not be available because of national duty.
- For the Mumbai Indians, speedster Jasprit Bumrah has already been ruled out of IPL 2023 due to injury.
Pitch Report
The Chinnaswamy pitch in India is well-known for favoring batsmen, with little to no assistance for bowlers. This makes it one of the country’s high-scoring grounds, with an average first total of 170. The pitch tends to provide little to no advantage for bowlers, putting more pressure on the batsmen to score runs. Overall, the Chinnaswamy pitch can be a challenging environment for bowlers, but an ideal one for batsmen looking to put up a big score in the RCB vs MI Prediction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Betting Tips
Match Prediction – Mumbai Indians are expected to win this match.
Head-to-Head in IPL
| Matches Played | RCB Won | MI Won |
| 30 | 13 | 17 |
Last 5 meetings
RCB won – 4
MI won – 1
Team Form Guide:
RCB (recent last): L W W L W
MI (recent last): W L W L W
Toss Prediction –Â After winning the toss at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, both the captains will want to bowl first because of the dew factor.
Total Matches – 16
Batting First wins – 6
Batting Second wins – 9
Best Batsmen
Virat Kohli stats in IPL
| Matches | Runs | Strike-rate | 50/100 | Recent Form |
| 223 | 6624 | 129.15 | 44/5 | 7, 25, 73, 20, 0 |
Suryakumar Yadav stats in IPL
| Matches | Runs | Strike-rate | 50s | Recent Form |
| 123 | 2644 | 136.78 | 16 | 13, 51, 7, 32, 37 |
Best Bowlers
Mohammed Siraj stats in IPL
| Matches | Wickets | Economy | Average | Recent Form |
| 65 | 59 | 8.78 | 33.07 | 0/31, 1/41, 0/36, 0/27, 0/22 |
Jofra Archer stats in IPL
| Matches | Wickets | Economy | Average | Recent Form |
| 35 | 46 | 7.13 | 21.33 | 1/19, 2/26, 2/31, 2/21, 1/20 |
Who will hit most sixes
Faf du Plessis stats in IPL
| Matches | Runs | Strike-rate | Sixes | Recent Form |
| 116 | 3403 | 130.58 | 109 | 25, 0, 44, 10, 73 |
Ishan Kishan Stats in IPL
| Matches | Runs | Strike-rate | Sixes | Recent Form |
| 75 | 1870 | 132.34 | 85 | 48, 43, 6, 51, 45 |
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