Thursday, 11 Apr MI vs RCB Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – MI vs RCB

• The pitch at Wankhede is going to be a belter. Hence, teams should look to field first and chase down targets.
• Virat Kohli needs support from the other RCB batters. If MI dismiss Kohli early, they could put the other batters under pressure.
• RCB need to find a way to sort their bowling, which has looked lacklustre to say the least.
• Suryakumar Yadav bagged a duck on comeback and his role against RCB is going to hold a lot of importance.

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Preview

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns in the 25th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Thursday, April 10. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the contest.

MI, led by Hardik Pandya, struggled in the initial stages of the tournament after they lost 3 matches in a row. However, they got their campaign under control after beating Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals (DC) by 29 runs on April 7. After being put in to bat first, MI scored 234 for the loss of 5 wickets.

Interestingly, none of their batters scored a half-century. Former skipper Rohit Sharma was their top scorer after he notched 49 runs off 27 balls before Axar Patel dismissed him. Mumbai bowlers found themselves under pressure when Tristan Stubbs was firing on all cylinders, but the hosts got home.

RCB, led by Faf du Plessis, have not been at their best by any means. Losing 4 out of 5 games thus far, they are languishing at the bottom half of the table with 2 points and a net run rate of -0.843. They will go into the game after losing to Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 6 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Virat Kohli scored a hundred as RCB put up 183 for 3 on the board. But thereafter, Jos Buttler strolled out and hit a 58-ball 100 to take RR past the finish line. The Royals won with 5 balls left in their innings.

Head-to-Head Record Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

MI and RCB have faced each other 34 times since their first meeting back in 2008. Mumbai are ahead with 20 wins to their name while RCB have won 14 times. At the Wankhede Stadium, MI have a 7-3 lead over their opponents on the head-to-head count.

In their previous meeting on May 9, 2023, MI beat RCB by 6 wickets. After being asked to chase down 200, Mumbai romped home with 21 balls left in their innings. Suryakumar won the Player of the Match award for his knock of 83 off 35 balls.