IPL 2026, Match 54: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians Match Preview

Published - 09 May 2026, 19:58 IST | Updated - 09 May 2026, 20:40 IST

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lock horns with the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Sunday, May 10.

Rajat Patidar's men have played some excellent cricket this season, fitting of the tag of the defending champions. They have played 10 matches so far. RCB have registered six wins and four defeats. In their last match, they fell short by a whisker.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians have not had a season to be proud of. They have only three wins and seven defeats after playing 10 matches. They ended their three-match losing streak in the last game, beating Lucknow by six wickets.

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur is expected to offer a balanced surface, where there would be a competitive battle between bat and ball. The captain who wins the toss would want to bowl first and assess the conditions in what will be the first match of IPL 2026 at this venue.

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar.

Ryan Rickelton (WK), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Raj Bawa, Hardik Pandya (C), Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.