IPL 2025 Showdown: Who Wins? Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Complete

Pre-Match Overview: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The five-time champions Mumbai Indians are set to reignite their IPL 2025 campaign in a thrilling face-off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium this Monday. This clash is pegged as one of the season’s highlights, especially with MI’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah returning to the lineup, declaring a promising showdown against cricket titans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Mumbai’s Challenge: Turning the Tide

The Mumbai Indians have had a rocky start with three defeats in their first four matches. With only two players hitting half-centuries so far – Suryakumar Yadav and Ryan Rickelton – the team’s batting strategy is in the spotlight:

• Rohit Sharma is looking to bounce back after missing the last game due to a knee injury.
• Tilak Varma, despite good starts, has struggled to capitalize and make substantial scores.

Bengaluru’s Opportunity: Exploiting Weaknesses

The visiting team Royal Challengers Bengaluru sees a chance to leverage the Mumbai’s batting frailties to secure a victory:

• Virat Kohli started the season with a promising 59 not out, but his performance has been inconsistent since.
• With players like Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, and captain Rajat Patidar, RCB boasts significant batting depth.
• Pacers Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar provide strength at the bowling front, though their spinners are yet to make an impact.

Match Predictions: Probable Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians’ Predicted XI

1. Rohit Sharma
2. Will Jacks
3. Ryan Rickelton
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Hardik Pandya (c)
6. Naman Dhir
7. Mitchell Santner
8. Deepak Chahar
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Trent Boult
11. Vignesh Puthur

Impact Player: Tilak Varma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Predicted XI

1. Philip Salt
2. Virat Kohli
3. Devdutt Padikkal
4. Rajat Patidar (c)
5. Liam Livingstone
6. Jitesh Sharma (wk)
7. Tim David
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Josh Hazlewood
11. Yash Dayal

Impact Player: Suyash Sharma