The goal of Mumbai and RCB is to enter the top four
Rohit, who has scored five runs in his previous four innings, is under scrutiny, and RCB are once again afflicted by an over reliance on their top order.
Keep an eye out for MI’s volatile middle order.
In the first week of the IPL 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians faced off at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis put on a 148-run opening stand as RCB easily chased down 172. While Kohli and du Plessis continue to score runs for their team, the lack of significant contributions from players beyond the top three and the top order’s safety-first mentality have come into stark relief.
At the high-scoring Wankhede Stadium, against a Mumbai Indians lineup that has Tim David, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, and Ishan Kishan, there can be no place for timid batting. On a slightly two-paced pitch in Chennai, they were unable to connect, but watch out for Mumbai’s middle order at the Wankhede, especially if they choose to pursue. Mumbai has won four out of their six games played thus far in the IPL.
Rohit Sharma, who has scored only five runs in his previous four IPL innings at an average of 1.3 and a strike rate of 26, is under increasing pressure. On Saturday, he played third against CSK but ended up scoring another duck. Overall, Rohit (16) has the most ducks in the IPL.Will he be able to recover on Tuesday?
With the season coming to a close and both Mumbai and RCB having ten points from as many games, they will both be eager to move out of the mid-table run.
Do you think Tilak will be healthy?
According to Rohit, Tilak Varma missed Mumbai’s match against CSK on Saturday due to an injury. Maybe he will be ready to play on Tuesday.
Form manual
Mumbai Indians: LWWLL (last five games, most recent first)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: LWLWW
Impact Player approach
When Mumbai bowls, they could substitute one of their spinners for Suryakumar as an Impact Player, or the other way around.
Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, and 5 Tristan Stubbs and Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera 6, Timothy David, Piyush Chawla, and 9 Hrithik Shokeen, Kumar Kartikeya, Raghav Goyal, Akash Madhwal, and Arjun Tendulkar/Arshad Khan; 10 Jofra Archer; 11 Akash Madhwal; and 12
If they choose to bat first, RCB will probably start with Kedhar Jadhav and switch to Harshal Patel when he is dismissed or when the innings is over.
Impact Player approach
When Mumbai bowls, they could substitute one of their spinners for Suryakumar as an Impact Player, or the other way around.
Mumbai probable XII: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma (captain), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tristan Stubbs and Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera , Timothy David, Piyush Chawla, and Hrithik Shokeen, Kumar Kartikeya, Raghav Goyal, Akash Madhwal, and Arjun Tendulkar/Arshad Khan; Jofra Archer; Akash Madhwal; and Arjun Tendulkar/Arshad Khan
If they choose to bat first, RCB will probably start with Kedhar Jadhav and switch to Harshal Patel when he is dismissed or when the innings is over.
RCB probable XII: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, and Dinesh Karthik (wk) comprise the potential RCB starting XII. Shahbaz Ahmed and Anuj Rawat, Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga , followed by Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma and Vyshak Vijaykumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Mohammed Siraj.
Pitch and circumstances
At the Wankhede, anticipate another fast-paced, bash-through-the-line pitch. Three of the four games played at the location this season have been won by teams in pursuit.