Mumbai Indians (MI) will be facing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 14th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 17th April 2018. Match hours will see a temperature below 30ºC after a hot day with the temperature above 35ºC.
IPL 2018 Match 14 MI vs RCB Pitch Report
Wankhede pitch has a fair bit of even grass covering. Seam bowlers will get the movement off the pitch as well as in the air. The ball will come nicely on to the bat; a high scoring match can be seen.
IPL 2018 Match 14 MI vs RCB Team News
Mumbai Indians are not able to open their accounts in the points table are at the bottom of the points table with three losses. Royal Challengers Bangalore are sixth on the points table with 2 points in three matches; 2 losses and 1 win.
Mumbai Indians Team News
Mumbai Indians were not able to defend 194 against Delhi Daredevils at Wankhede, surely their bowling line-up is not looking in good shape. Mitchell McClenaghan can comeback in playing XI in place of Akila Dananjaya.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore are also suffering from bad bowling attack, conceding 217 runs against Rajasthan Royals was fairly expensive.
IPL 2018 Match 14 MI vs RCB Match Prediction
Mumbai Indians are having great records against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Wankhede Stadium; winning 5 of 8 games. But the current Mumbai Indians form may be a big concern are they are almost in do or die situation. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore are also lacking behind in the points table.
Toss will be crucial, the team will like to chase on Wankhede pitch. Prediction can’t be easy in this game; two batting heavy team with struggling bowlers.
IPL 2018 Match 14 MI vs RCB Who Will Win?
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 35% | 55% |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 45% | 65% |
Our prediction is that Royal Challengers Bangalore have more chances of winning this match.
IPL 2018 Match 14 MI vs RCB Head to Head
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have 21 encounters between them in Indian Premier League, out of which Mumbai Indians have won 13 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore won the remaining 8 matches.
Mumbai Indians are undefeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore in last two seasons (IPL 2016 and IPL 2018) with four matches played between them in two seasons.
At Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore had played 7 matches out of which MI had won 4 matches and RCB won only 3 matches.
Check: MI vs RCB Head to Head: RCB vs MI Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | MI Won | RCB Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| In IPL | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| At Wankhede Stadium Mumbai | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 14 MI vs RCB
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date: 17th April, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss:Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Result: Mumbai Indians won by 46 Runs
Playing XI for MI: Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Mustafizur Rahman.
Playing XI for RCB: Quinton de Kock(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Corey Anderson, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj.