RCB vs MI IPL 2023 Match 5 Dream11 Team: Virat Kohli or Suryakumar Yadav? Check Fantasy Team, C-VC Options Here

Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to clash against Mumbai Indians in the 5th match of the Indian Premier League 2023. 

RCB vs MI: Match Preview:

Royal Challengers Bangalore have qualified for the playoffs consecutively in the last three years and are the only team to do so. Captain Faf du Plessis will be leading the batting along with Virat Kohli at the top of the order. Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell and Mahipal Lomror will strengthen the middle order while Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed will play the finisher role for RCB. 

In the absence of Josh Hazlewood, Reece Topley is expected to lead the pace attack with Mohammed Siraj and Harshal Patel, while David Willey can also come in. Siddhart Kaul and Rajan Kumar are also present among the pacers. Shahbaz Ahmed, Karn Sharma and Himanshu Sharma will comprise the spin department along with Maxwell in the absence of Wanindu Hasaranga in the first few games. 

Mumbai Indians on the other hand finished last in the IPL 2022 season and would look to make a strong comeback this season. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan will be expected to provide explosive finishing at the top of the order, while the addition of Aussie all-rounder Cameron Green will also add to the firing power. Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Tim David further form what looks like a formidable batting unit. The presence of Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs makes this batting unit even more dangerous. 

In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer will be leading the MI pace attack along with new signing Jason Behrendorff. Arshad Khan, Cameron Green, Duan Jansen and Arjun Tendulkar can also form the pace attack. Spin will be led by Hrithik Shokeen and Kumar Kartikeya, while Tim David can also contribute with his off-spin. 

RCB vs MI: Match Details

• Date – Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
• Time – 07:30 PM IST
• Venue – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 

RCB vs MI Head-to-Head:

• Total – 30
• Royal Challengers Bangalore – 13
• Mumbai Indians –  17

Today's Match Prediction: Who will win today's cricket match? RCB vs MI    

With both teams looking more or less equally formidable on paper, the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians is expected to be a close contest. 

RCB vs MI: Where to Watch?

The Indian Premier League will be broadcasted on the Star Sports network on TV while viewers can watch it digitally on the OTT platform Jio Cinema. 

RCB vs MI: Team News

• Royal Challengers Bangalore – Josh Hazlewood is yet to recover from injury while Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the first two games due to international duty. Rajat Patidar will also miss the first few matches due to an injury. 
• Mumbai Indians – Jaspreet Bumrah has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. 

RCB vs MI Probable Playing 11:

• Royal Challengers Bangalore – Faf du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), David Willey, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Reece Topley, Mohammad Siraj, Karn Sharma
• Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma (C), Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla/Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff

RCB vs MI Fantasy 11:

• Wicket-keepers – Ishan Kishan, Finn Allen
• Batters – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Faf du Plessis
• All-rounders – Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green
• Bowlers – Jofra Archer, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley

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C/VC Picks – Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green