Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opt to bowl
Time
Venue
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires
Bruce Oxenford, KN Anantha Padmanabhan
Third Umpire
Ulhas Gandhe
Match Referee
Vengalil Narayanan Kutty
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad
Playing
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Bench
Sherfane Rutherford, Karn Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Chama V Milind, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Jason Behrendorff, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Aneeshwar Gautam
BLR will lock horns against Mumbai Indians in TATA IPL on Saturday, 09 April 2022 at 19:30 PM IST
Can Mumbai Indians break their losing streak in this match against RCB? or will it be Banglore securing another win?
Royal Challengers Bangalore (BLR) Team Updates:
RCB have 4 points now from three matches and a win will elevate them among to the top tier teams in the IPL 2022, and all indicate to another Royal Challengers romp on Saturday (April 9).
They will be boosted by the availability of all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who has joined the team bubble after his wedding last month and has completed his three-day mandatory quarantine and Aus team matches are finished too.
However, the RCB will have to wait to see the arrival of Maxwell’s Australian teammate Josh Hazlewood, who would join the side at a later date, possibly around April 12.
Faf du Plessis and Anuj Rawat will probably open the inning.
Virat Kohli will bat at the one down position.
Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik will handle the middle order batting.
Faf du Plessis will lead the BLR as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Anuj Rawat will do the Wicket Keeping for BLR.
Wanindu Hasaranga and Shahbaz Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Harshal Patel and Akash Deep will lead the pace attack of his team.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Team Updates:
Mumbai Indians are having a nightmare season so far in IPL 2022.
They have lost all the 3 matches they have played so far in the season.
Against RCB , it will be an opportunity for them to break their losing streak.
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan will probably open the inning.
Ishan Kishan is having top most fantasy points in this series.
Rohit Sharma will lead the Mumbai Indians as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Ishan Kishan will do the Wicket-Keeping for Mumbai Indians.
Dewald Brevis will bat at the one down position. He looked quite in solid touch with the bat
Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma will handle the middle order batting.
Murugan Ashwin will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Tymal Mills , Jasprit Bumrah and Basil Thampi will lead the pace attack of his team.
Jasprit Bumrah has failed to perform , his form will be crucial for Mumbai going forward.
Head to Head: 31
BLR: 12 Won MI: 19 Won
As far as the head to head records are concerned, Mumbai is way too ahead of the Banglore team winning 19 out of 31 games.
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and Disney Plus Hotstar.
Recent Forms:
BLR - W L W W L MI - W L W L W
POINTS TABLE -
#
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NRR
Points
Recent Forms
1
Gujrat Titans - Q
14
10
4
0
0.316
20
LWWLL
2
Rajasthan Royals - Q
14
9
5
0
0.298
18
WWLWL
3
Lucknow Super Giants - Q
14
9
5
0
0.251
18
WLLWW
4
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Q
14
8
6
0
-0.253
16
WLWWL
5
Delhi Capitals - E
14
8
6
0
0.204
14
LWWLW
6
Punjab Kings - E
14
7
7
0
0.126
14
WLWLW
7
Kolkata Knight Riders - E
14
6
8
0
0.146
12
LWWLW
8
Sunrisers Hyderabad - E
14
6
8
0
-0.379
12
LWLLL
9
Chennai Super Kings - E
14
4
10
0
-0.203
8
LLLWL
10
Mumbai Indians - E
14
4
10
0
-0.506
8
WLWLW
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost,
T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result
Fantasy Tips
In Wicket Keeping, Ishan Kishan is the best choice.
Pacers may play major role on this pitch along with batters.
