Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore- 54th match - May 9

The 54th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the 9th of May, 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

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Mumbai Indians Form Guide:

Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the 6th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Mumbai Indians is Suryakumar Yadav with 293 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Mumbai Indians is Piyush Chawla with 17 scalps under his belt.

Mumbai Indians had won a couple of matches on a trot but they have lost their previous encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore and it has simmered their chances to make it to the playoffs.

Mumbai Indians batted first and they were restricted to a modest total of 139 for 8 in 20 overs. The top 3 batters got out cheaply and Mumbai Indians had to depend on their middle order to bail them out. Nehal Wadhera scored 64 runs off 51 balls but it wasn't enough as Mumbai Indians could only get to 139 in the end.

During the chase, both the openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway looked extremely good against the new ball. They stitched a partnership of 46 runs for the first wicket. Devon Conway went on to make 44 runs in 42 balls to almost seal the match in Chennai Super Kings' favor. Shivam Dube provided the finishing blow with a cameo of 26 in 18 balls to take Chennai Super Kings home in the 18th over with 6 wickets in hand.


Royal Challengers Bangalore Form Guide:

Royal Challengers Bangalore are placed at the 5th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Faf du Plessis with 511 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Mohammed Siraj with 15 scalps under his belt.

Just when things were looking bright for Royal Challengers Bangalore, they have lost a game against Delhi Capitals. They will really have to play out of their skin from now on in order to keep afloat in the tournament.

In their last game, Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they could post only 181 for 4 at a batting friendly surface. Faf du Plessis at the top of the order scored 45 off 32 balls. Virat Kohli also played well and scored 55 but it was a very slow paced innings in consideration to the pitch. It cost Royal Challengers Bangalore in the end and they were restricted to an under par total of 181 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Delhi Capitals lost David Warner within the powerplay overs. However, Philip Salt got them off to a flier. He went on to make a match winning 87 off 45 balls as Delhi Capitals chased the total down in the 17th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff (T), Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Mohd. Arshad Khan, N. Tilak Varma, Ramandeep Singh, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Raghav Goyal, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Piyush Chawla, Jhye Richardson, Cameron Green

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Will Jacks, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Who will win? -   Mumbai Indians

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians), Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jofra Archer (Mumbai Indians), Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Most Sixes – Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians), Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Player of the Match - Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)

Team Scores Batting first - Mumbai Indians 180+, Royal Challengers Bangalore 170+

Match Handicap:  Mumbai Indians

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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