RCB vs MI- Mumbai Indians’ Predicted Playing XI Against Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 Match 18

Updated - 09 Apr 2022, 12:37 PM

Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians. Image: BCCI

Mumbai Indians will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next match of IPL 2022. The RCB vs MI clash of IPL 2022 takes place on April 9 (Saturday). The venue of the encounter is MCA Stadium in Pune. MI is led by Rohit Sharma in IPL 2022.

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Mumbai Indians have witnessed a miserable outing in the tournament so far. They have lost all of their three opening games. In their last match, MI lost to Kolkata Knight Riders. With 0 points, MI takes the 9th spot in IPL 2022 points table. Ahead of the RCB vs MI encounter, here we take a look at Mumbai Indians’ predicted playing XI in the match.

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RCB vs MI- Mumbai Indians’ Predicted Playing XI Against Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 Match 18

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma. Photo-IPL
Rohit Sharma. Photo-IPL

Rohit Sharma is the captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022 and will lead the team in the next game as well. The right-handed batsman will also open for the team like in the last 3 matches. Sharma has not looked in good touch so far, getting out for cheap scores. He accounts for 54 runs in 3 games at an average of 18.0.

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Ishan Kishan (WK)

Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan. Credits: IPL

Ishan Kishan will be the other opener for Mumbai Indians in the next match. The left-handed batsman is the top run-getter for the team so far. He has piled up 149 runs in 3 games at an average of 74.50. In the last match, Kishan got out for just 12 runs. Along with the opener, Kishan will also play the role of wicketkeeper for the team.

 Dewald Brevis

Dewald Brevis. Photo-IPL
Dewald Brevis. Photo-IPL

Dewald Brevis might again be picked in the team and bat at the no.3 spot. He made a debut in the last match and played a decent knock. The right-handed batsman scored 29 runs off 19 balls, hitting 2 sixes and 2 fours. Brevis might again get an opportunity to showcase his batting strength.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav. Photo- IPL
Suryakumar Yadav. Photo- IPL

Suryakumar Yadav will be a middle-order batter for the team. He played his first match of IPL 2022 in the previous encounter. He rose to shine in the opening game itself, shattering a half-century of 52 runs. Yadav will be a powerful batter in the middle-order for Mumbai Indians.

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Tilak Varma

Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma (Image: Twitter)

Tilak Varma will be another middle-order batter for Mumbai Indians in the next game. The left-handed batter has mustered 121 runs in 3 matches so far at an average of 60.50. He also slammed a fifty in one match. Varma is in superb form and the team will not risk benching him in the next match.

Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard, Mumbai Indians, IPL 2022
Kieron Pollard (Image Credit: IPL)

Kieron Pollard will be another batsman for the team in the next match of IPL 2022. The right-handed batsman played a brilliant cameo of 5-ball-22 in the last match. In 3 matches so far, the West Indies skipper has scored 47 runs at an average of 23.50. Pollard will aim to give a good finish to the team in batting.

Tim David

Tim David
Mumbai Indians (Credits: Twitter)

Tim David might be another player for the team in the next clash. David has scored 13 runs in 2 games so far. He might replace Daniel Sams, who emerged too expensive with the ball in the last match and has scored only 7 runs so far.

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Murugan Ashwin

Murugan Ashwin, IPL 2022
Murugan Ashwin (Credits: BCCI)

Murugan Ashwin might be the spinner that Mumbai Indians can go ahead with in the next game as well. He has done a decent job so far, picking 4 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 17.75. He has also bowled at a decent economy of just 7.10. For the spinner choice, MI won’t replace Murugan Ashwin in the next game.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah, RCB vs MI
Jasprit Bumrah (Image Credits: Twitter)

Jasprit Bumrah will be one of the confirmed pacers for Mumbai Indians in the next match of IPL 2022. The right-arm pacer has scalped 3 wickets in 3 matches so far at an average of 28.66. He has bowled some good overs at times. Bumrah is a very crucial bowler for Mumbai Indians.

Tymal Mills

Tymal Mills, IPL 2022
Tymal Mills (Credits: BCCI)

Tymal Mills might be another pacer for the team in the next clash. The left-arm pacer has scalped 6 wickets in 3 matches so far, most than any other bowler in the team. He averages 16.50 while bowling. In the previous match, he scalped 2 wickets.

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Basil Thampi

Basil Thampi, IPL 2022, RCB vs MI
Basil Thampi (Credits: BCCI)

Basil Thampi might be another pacer for the team in the next match. He went too expensive in one of the games earlier. However, in the previous game, the right-arm pacer conceded just 15 runs in his 3 overs. In 3 matches so far, Thampi has hunted 3 wickets at an average of 25.33.

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