Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, 2023 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians - 5th Match - 2nd April 2023

The 5th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians on the 2nd of April, 2023 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

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Mumbai Indians Form Guide:

Mumbai Indians finished at the bottom most position on points table in the previous edition of the tournament as they had won only 4 out of the 14 matches played.

Ishan Kishan was the highest run scorer for Mumbai Indians in the previous edition of IPL. He scored 418 runs at a strike rate of 120.11.

The highest wicket taker for Mumbai Indians in the previous edition of IPL was Jasprit Bumrah, having picked up 15 wickets in 14 matches played.

Impact Players this season:

1. Dewald Brevis- Brevis showed his skills in the recently concluded SA20, where he played some majestic knocks to take down the opposition. Similar performances will be expected off him in the upcoming edition of IPL.

2. Jofra Archer- He has well and truly returned from the injury layover. Archer gave in some eye catching performances in SA20 and he will be the Trump Card for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Form Guide:

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished at the 4th position on points table in the previous edition of IPL. They qualified for the playoffs.

The highest run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous edition of IPL was Faf du Plessis with 468 runs to his name at a strike rate of 127.52.

The highest wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous edition of the tournament was Wanindu Hasaranga with 26 scalps under his belt.

Impact Players this season:

1. Finn Allen- He is a powerful striker of the cricket ball. Allen opens the batting for New Zealand in white ball cricket and takes his team off to a flier. He is expected to be the impact player for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming edition of IPL.

2. Wanindu Hasaranga- He is a world class wrist spinner who has plenty of variations up his sleeve. Hasaranga can change the matches on their head with his accuracy and precision.

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 Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Mumbai Indians

Who will win?- Royal Challengers Bangalore

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)

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

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

Player of the Match- Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

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

Match Handicap: Royal Challengers Bangalore

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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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