IPL 2025: Predicting RCB’s playing XI for their clash against MI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are all set to lock horns against Mumbai Indians in the 20th clash of the Indian Premier League 2025, slated to take place on April 7th at the iconic Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai.

Rajat Patidar and his men had a great start to the edition as they defeated KKR in their opening clash at Eden Gardens. The 2016 IPL runners-up then continued their winning run and registered a historic win against CSK in their second clash. However, they lost their third encounter against Gujarat Titans. In the same vein, here is the probable playing XI of the RCB side for their clash against MI in IPL 2025.

Openers: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli

The two-star batters will be looking to give a fine start to the team. The England batter chipped in 14 runs in their last game. On the other side, Kohli made just seven runs in the last game. The two-star batters failed to give a great start to their side against GT, resulting in a major loss.

Batters: Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David

Padikkal was dismissed for just four runs in the last game despite his great form. The star batter will be looking to continue his solid form heading into this clash. Skipper Rajat Patidar seems like an outstanding batter, having made 51 off 32 balls against CSK. But he failed to mark his impact against GT, departing for just 12 runs. Jitesh Sharma and Tim David will be looking to boost the lower and middle order of the game, having made 32 and 32 runs, respectively, against the Titans in the last game.

All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya

Livingstone was the game-changer for RCB in the last game. The England all-rounder has made 54 off 40 balls, featuring five towering sixes in the last game. His breathtaking sixes have stolen the show despite RCB resulting in the loss. Pandya has been bowling exceptionally well and has been receiving accolades from the tennis fraternity. He will be leading the spin department.

Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Bhuvi and Hazlewood were exceptional in the game against CSK, but they failed to make their mark in the last game against GT. All three of them will be looking to boost and bolster their pace assault to thwart the dangerous MI batting unit in this game.

Disclaimer: This Exclusive News is based on the author’s understanding, analysis, and instinct. As you review this information, consider the points mentioned and form your own conclusions.

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