The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be locking horns with the Mumbai Indians in Match 18 of IPL 2022 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on April 9. Both teams would be heading into this contest on the back of contrasting fortunes. While RCB registered a four-wicket win against the Rajasthan Royals in their last encounter, MI suffered a huge loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Bangalore are in splendid form, having won two straight matches after their opening defeat to Punjab Kings by five wickets. Mumbai, on the other hand, are desperately looking forward to adding the first points to their tally having tasted defeats against the Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. RCB would be relying on their solid middle-order to play a pivotal role yet again, whereas MI would be hoping to click as a unit.

Match Details
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Match 18, IPL 2022
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

Date & Time: April 9, 7:30 PM

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network for Television and Disney + Hotstar app for live streaming.

Pitch Report
The batters would be looking to make merry on the Pune wicket. However, the bowlers would be aiming for quick wickets early on. The humidity is expected to rise as the contest progresses, which would make it difficult for the bowlers to keep the ball dry. Therefore, the captain winning the toss will look to bowl first.

Probable Playing XIs for RCB vs MI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep

Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Jaydev Unadkat

Probable Top Perfo.