MI vs RCB at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium: Hardik Pandya and other Mumbai Indians players celebrate a Kolkata Knight Riders wicket at the Wankhede Stadium last week. (Photo: Sportzpics for IPL)Mumbai Indians might be languishing in 8th spot in the Indian Premier League standings, but expect them to turn up at the Wankhede Stadium with a spring in their steps. That’s because the Mumbai franchise will come into the game against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru buoyed by the return of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah has been out of competitive action since the start of the year after picking up an injury in Australia during the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
RCB, on the other hand, have won two of their three games in the IPL 2025 season so far and find themselves in third spot in the standings. They were handed a eight-wicket defeat in their last IPL game by the Gujarat Titans, so will be eager to steer the ship around.
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium is known to favour batters. This is because of a combination of red-soil at the venue and small boundaries at the iconic stadium that is expected to make the Mumbai Indians versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru match a high-scoring one. Expect the team that wins the toss today to opt to bowl first as dew is expected in the second innings.
As per AccuWeather, the temperature in Mumbai during the start of the Mumbai Indians versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru game will be 33 degrees Celsius. But as the evening wears on, the temperature will fall down to 30 degrees Celsius. Humidity is expected to be between 36% to 57% during the game. There is no hint of rain as the sky in Mumbai is clear on Monday.
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