On Tuesday, May 9, at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, match 54 of the ongoing IPL 2023 will pit the Mumbai Indians (MI) against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Both MI and RCB sides will want to maintain their chances of making the playoffs as MI under Rohit Sharma and RCB under Faf Du Plessis will try to recover from their recent defeats by the Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, respectively.
Mi and RCB have faced each other nine times at Wankhede Stadium. While RCB won three of those games, MI won six of them. In the reverse fixture, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB defeated MI by eight wickets. Check complete details on MI vs RCB head-to-head records.
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians will enter the match having suffered a defeat to Chennai Super Kings in their last match. MI is presently ranked sixth in the IPL 2023 points table with a net run rate (NRR) of -0.454, having won five and lost five of their ten games.
With 293 runs scored in 10 games at an average of 29.30 and a remarkable strike rate of 175.44, Suryakumar Yadav is leading the MI batting order. In their forthcoming match against RCB, MI will try to get back to winning ways.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
After losing to Delhi Capitals in their previous game, Royal Challengers Bangalore will enter this match. With a net run rate (NRR) of -0.209, RCB are presently ranked fifth in the IPL 2023 points table after playing ten games in which they have won five and lost five.
The go-to batter for RCB has been Faf du Plessis, who has amassed 511 runs in 10 games at an impressive average of 56.77 and a fantastic strike rate of 157.71. When they play MI in their next match, RCB will likewise try to get back to winning ways.
Head-to-Head IPL 2023 Record of MI vs RCB
In the 31 IPL matchups between MI and RCB, Mumbai has prevailed 17 times, while RCB has won 14.
Total – 31
MI – 17
RCB – 14
List of matches played between MI and RCB since IPL 2008
| Date | Winner | Won By | Venue |
| 2-Apr-2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 9-Apr-2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 Wickets | Pune |
| 26-Sept-2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 54 Runs | Dubai |
| 9-Apr-2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 Wickets | Chennai |
| 28-Oct-2020 | Mumbai Indians | 5 Wickets | Abu Dhabi |
| 28-Sep-2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Super Over | Dubai |
| 15-Apr-2019 | Mumbai Indians | 5 Wickets | Mumbai |
| 28-Mar-2019 | Mumbai Indians | 6 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 1-May-2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 17-Apr-2018 | Mumbai Indians | 46 Runs | Mumbai |
| 14-April-2017 | Mumbai Indians | 4 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 01-Apr-2017 | Mumbai Indians | 5 Wickets | Mumbai |
| 11-May-2016 | Mumbai Indians | 6 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 20-Apr-2016 | Mumbai Indians | 6 Wickets | Mumbai |
| 10-May-2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 39 Runs | Mumbai |
| 19-Apr-2015 | Mumbai Indians | 18 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 6-May-2014 | Mumbai Indians | 19 Runs | Mumbai |
| 19-Apr-2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 Wickets | Dubai |
| 27-April-2013 | Mumbai Indians | 58 Runs | Mumbai |
| 4-Apr-2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 14-May-2012 | Mumbai Indians | 5 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 09-May-2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 Wickets | Mumbai |
| 27-May-2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 43 Runs | Chennai |
| 12-Apr-2011 | Mumbai Indians | 9 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 21-April-2010 | Mumbai Indians | 35 Runs | Mumbai (DY) |
| 17-April-2010 | Mumbai Indians | 57 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 20-Mar-2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 Wickets | Mumbai (BS) |
| 10-May-2009 | Mumbai Indians | 16 Runs | Port Elizabeth |
| 3-May-2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 Wickets | Johannesburg |
| 28-May-2008 | Mumbai Indians | 9 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 20-April-2008 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 Wickets | Mumbai |
Most runs in MI vs RCB fixtures
Virat Kohli (RCB) – 769 runs
Most wickets in MI vs RCB fixtures
Jasprit Bumrah (MI) – 24 wickets
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Finn Allen, Siddarth Kaul
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Ramandeep Singh, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal, Vishnu Vinod, Riley Meredith, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Hrithik Shokeen, Duan Jansen, Sandeep Warrier, Jason Behrendorff
