The Mumbai Indians (MI) will play against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 20th match of IPL 2025 on Monday, April 7.
The exciting match will feature MI, led by Hardik Pandya, and RCB, led by Rajat Patidar. It will take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Match Overview: MI vs RCB – IPL 2025, Match 20
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Mumbai Indians have struggled at the start of IPL 2025, losing three out of their first four matches to Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Lucknow Super Giants. Their only win came against Kolkata Knight Riders at home. MI’s main issue has been poor performances in the powerplay overs with both bat and ball. They hope to improve with the return of Jasprit Bumrah and former captain Rohit Sharma, who missed the last match due to injury.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, usually slow starters, have had a strong start this season, winning against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings before losing to Gujarat Titans at home.
RCB has a strong batting lineup to challenge MI’s bowling attack at Wankhede, and their pace bowlers can also cause problems for the MI batters. In terms of head-to-head record, MI holds a 19-14 advantage over RCB.
MI vs RCB IPL 2025 Toss Updates: Hardik Pandya and Rajat Patidar’s Comments
At the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya mentioned that the dew factor influenced their decision and confirmed that Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah were back in the playing XI. He said:
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“We are gonna bowl first. This looks like a good track, dew might come in later. When dew comes, the wicket gets better. It always plays well for both teams. Time to get some good cricket behind us and do the right things. Mumbai has always been supporting us. Playing at home makes it different. The crowd is behind you and you are aware of the conditions. Jassie (Bumrah) is back and so is Ro (Rohit).”
Meanwhile, Rajat Patidar stated that the toss decision isn’t a big concern for them. He emphasized that they are focused on playing well regardless of the conditions.
“It’s a typical Mumbai wicket, will be good to bat. It’s important to play good cricket. Bowling unit, it’s difficult to bowl here but I am very confident. We have played a lot of cricket, it’s pretty clear what we need to do at every venue. We are playing with the same team.”
IPL 2025: List of impact players nominated by MI and RCB in match 20
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Swastik Chikara, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Robin Minz, Raj Angad Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar
IPL 2025: MI vs RCB – Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur
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