Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are facing Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 54. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 At Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.
The defending champions will play the first of their final two home games in Raipur. Failing to chase an adjusted total of 213 in 19 overs of play that was interrupted due to rain, they are facing defeat to Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium.
Mumbai Indians have entered this match with their playoff hopes. They defeated Lucknow Supergiants in a thrilling chase of 229 at the Wankhede Stadium, where they scored runs at the top courtesy of the returning Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton.
RCB vs MI: Toss Update
RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first on a hard surface with long boundaries. Suryakumar Yadav, once again standing in for Hardik Pandya as MI captain, said he was happy to bat first on a ground with bigger boundaries.
RCB vs MI: Why is Hardik Pandya not playing Match 54?
hardik pandya Despite joining the team in Raipur, he missed the match. He could not play the last match against Lucknow Super Giants due to back spasm.
Suryakumar Yadav also left the Mumbai Indians team after the Lucknow match because his wife was about to give birth to their first child. But he rejoined the team to lead the five-time champions, as he did against the Super Giants in Hardik's absence.
Both teams are unchanged from their previous games.
RCB vs MI: What did the captains say?
Rajat Patidar (RCB)
“We will bowl first. The surface looks good and quite tough, so we will try to take early wickets and then chase the target. To be honest, the conditions are not unfamiliar to us. But yes, it is a new stadium, good supporters and it is a great atmosphere. I think everyone is looking forward to playing here. We are going with the same team. We have had a few defeats, but it is important to stay present and play to our strengths. We will be more focused about the opposition. Instead of thinking too much about ourselves, I don't think there are only one or two specific areas, but if we perform well in the powerplay, whether batting or bowling, and play to our potential there, we can perform at our best.
Suryakumar Yadav (MI)
“No, we are quite confident. Big ground, black color spoils the wicket. Runs on the board and then pressure on the other team.” Not really, we're going with the same team. Big game, Super Sunday. I think we always had good conversations about it. I think this IPL has been a bit tough on the bowlers. That's T20 cricket.”
playing 11s
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Tilak Verma, Will Jacques, Raj Angad Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
impact players: Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethel, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam
impact players: Devdutt Padikkal, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Swapnil Singh
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