MI vs RCB: IPL 2023 Stats & Records at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will lock horns in match 54 of the ongoing edition of the IPL 2023 on Tuesday, May 09 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

Mumbai Indians will come into the contest after lost against Chennai Super Kings in their previous game. MI have won five and lost five out of ten games played and they are currently placed sixth on IPL 2023 points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of – 0.454.   

Suryakumar Yadav leads the batting chart with 293 runs in 10 games at an average of 29.30 with an impressive strike rate of 175.44. Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, and Cameron Green have managed to aggregate 293, 274 and 272 runs respectively. In the bowling department Piyush Chawla has picked 17 wickets. MI would look to bounce back to winning ways when they meet RCB in their upcoming encounter. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore will be coming into the contest, after losing against Delhi capitals in their previous game. RCB have won five and lost five out of ten games played and they are currently placed fifth on IPL 2023 points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of – 0.209.

Faf du Plessis has been the go-to batter for RCB, as he has so far aggregated 511 runs in 10 games at an average of 56.77 and an excellent strike rate of 157.71. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell have managed to score 419 and 262 runs, respectively. In the bowling department Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj has picked 15 wickets. RCB would also look to bounce back to winning ways when they meet MI in their upcoming encounter. 

RR vs SRH Head-to-Head Records: 

MI and RCB have met each other 31 times in the IPL history as Mumbai has won 17, whereas RCB managed 14 victories 

IPL Records and Stats at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 

In 106 IPL games played at the venue, pacers have an average of 28.0 and have struck at 20.6 as compared to spinners, who average 30.8 and have struck at 24.5. The spinners are less economical too with a rate of 7.5 while pacers have an economy of 8.2. The teams batting second edge over teams batting first, with 57 wins to 49 wins. 

Strategy and Match-ups: 

Both Glenn Maxwell and Virat Kohli have struggled against Piyush Chawla. Maxwell has been dismissed thrice against Chawla in 36 balls and scored 54 runs, whereas Kohli has been dismissed thrice in 105 balls and scored 140 runs; and hence Rohit Sharma might use Chawla against them.

Another interesting matchup is between Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Siraj, where the former has been dismissed twice by the latter in 29 balls and scored 34 runs. Rohit has been dismissed thrice against Harshal Patel in 23 balls and has scored 27 runs. This would tempt Faf du Plessis to use Siraj and Harshal against Ishan and Rohit.  

MI vs RR Highest and Lowest Totals Records: 

RCB’s Highest total against MI is 235 while their lowest total is 122. 

MI’s Highest total against RCB is 213 while their lowest total is 111. 

Top Players to Watch Out For: 

Mumbai Indians (MI): 

Cameron Green, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): 

Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis 

MI vs RCB Full Squads: 

Mumbai Indians (MI) Full Squad: 

Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Full Squad: 

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyashak.