The Skipper of the Indians of Mumbai (Mi), Hardya, won the draw and chose to move first in the Indian Premier of his team (IPL) against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the place of origin of the Wankhede stadium on Monday. It would be a confrontation of the Titans at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, collectively known under the name of “ Ro-Ko ”, will play against each other almost a month after playing in the victory of the Champions of India. While RCB is placed in third place with two victories and a defeat and won its two outdoor games so far against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mi is eighth place in the table with a single victory and three defeats.
Speaking during the draw, the Pandya skipper said that Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma were back on the side, the first coming after a long launch of injury.
“We will first play. We will be able to get the pace.
The RCB skipper, Rajat Patidar, also said during the draw: “It is a typical Mumbai counter, will be good to beat. It is important to play a good cricket. Bowling unit, it is difficult to play here, but I am very confident. We have played a lot of cricket, it is quite clear what we have to do with the same team.”
Mumbai Indians (playing XI): Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (W), Naman Dir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardy Pandya (C), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jiteh Sharma (W), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
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