Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians will meet each other in match number 10 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season. After getting off to a winning start, RCB were awful in the match against Kings XI Punjab. Meanwhile, MI demolished the Knight Riders and will be high on confidence.
It remains to be seen whether Chris Morris makes his debut for RCB. He is recovering from a side strain. Expect a few changes in the RCB line-up as they hope to make an impact against the champions. MI are expected to go with the same XI.
RCB have been poor on the field, dropping six catches so far. Aaron Finch and AB de Villiers have shown some comfort in batting. Virat Kohli is yet to fire. Yuzvendra Chahal has been their best performer with the ball.
For MI, they hit the right chords against KKR. It was a complete show by a team that is settled. The pace unit will test RCB. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav could hold the cards with the bat. All-rounders Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya have been superb as well.
RR vs KXIP, Dream11 team prediction
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma (c), Aaron Finch, AB de Villiers (vc), Suryakumar Yadav
Wicket-keeper: Quinton de Kock
All-rounders: Washington Sundar, Kieron Pollard
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Dale Steyn, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Rationale behind the Dream11 team
We have gone for a powerful batting line-up. Rohit and De Kock get the backing at the top. Surya has been pivotal at number three for MI and he gets the nod. Finch and ABD complete this batting unit. Their runs will be important for RCB.
Pollard is highly valuable and is the crux of this Dream11 fantasy side. Sundar lends support as the other all-rounder. MI duo Bumrah and Boult lead the pace bowling unit. They have been impressive. Steyn is the other pacer. Meanwhile, the economical Chahal leads the spin show.
Probable starting XI
RCB – Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn
MI – Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
Match prediction
MI look much more balanced and are the favourites to beat RCB.
Head-to-head record
In 27 meetings, MI have won 18, whereas, RCB have secured 9 victories.