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IPL Today Match 2026, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: With the IPL season heating up, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru head into their Sunday clash at Wankhede Stadium under a bit of pressure, both looking to move on from recent setbacks.

RCB were comprehensively outplayed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Rajasthan Royals in their previous outing, while MI have struggled after a promising start, suffering heavy losses in both their away fixtures following their first opening-game win in 13 years.

For Mumbai Indians, the biggest concern remains their batting. Rohit Sharma showed promise early on and even held the Orange Cap briefly, but the team hasn’t been able to build consistent performances around him. In contrast, RCB appear more settled despite their last-game setback. Skipper Rajat Patidar (142 runs), Virat Kohli (129), and Devdutt Padikkal (125) have anchored the batting, supported by power-hitters like Tim David (99). All-round options such as Romario Shepherd and Venkatesh Iyer add depth as finishers.

MI vs RCB Head-to-Head

  • Total matches: 34
  • MI wins: 19
  • RCB wins: 15

Predicted Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians:

Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru:

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.

MI vs RCB: Pitch Report For Wankhede Stadium & Weather

The evening fixture at Wankhede means dew could play a crucial role, especially in the second innings. The match will be played on Pitch No. 8, which has offered relatively balanced outcomes. Interestingly, chasing teams have won only four of the seven IPL games played on this surface so far. Spinners have found more assistance than pacers.

Weather conditions are expected to remain warm and humid, with temperatures hovering in the high 20s Celsius.

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MI vs RCB Live Streaming & Telecast: Where To Watch

The MI vs RCB IPL 2026 match will be streamed live on JioHotstar, while the live telecast will be available on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India.

Squads

Mumbai Indians Squad

Hardik Pandya (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Danish Malewar, Robin Minz (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Tilak Varma, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Atharva Ankolekar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, AM Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande, Mohammad Izhar, Raghu Sharma.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad

Rajat Patidar (c), Jordan Cox (wk), Tim David, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jacob Bethell, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Abhinandan Singh, Satvik Desai, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vicky Ostwal, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara.


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