Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Predictions: Mumbai have lost their first match in most of the IPL games

A new season of IPL is underway and Royal Challengers Bangalore will welcome Mumbai Indians in the fifth game of the season at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on 2nd April. The teams have had very contrasting seasons the last time around. Who will win and start the new season on a positive note?

Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB's hunt for a trophy continues in the IPL as they start their campaign against Mumbai Indians. The team has done many changes over the years but they are yet to win a trophy. They have qualified for playoffs three seasons in a row but are unable to end the season with a win. Michael Bracewell has joined RCB this season and will be a key member of the squad. The usuals Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli will be opening the batting for the red and gold. The team again lacks bowling strength as we have seen over the years. The team will look to get finally over the finish line this season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Lineup

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Reece Topley, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians have had the worst possible season last year. They were bottom of the pile with only four wins over the course of the season. They have changed a lot this season in terms of personnel with the likes of Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya and Arshad Khan joining them. Ishan Kishan will be expected to score runs at the start of the innings along with Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah is unavailable to start the season and will be out due to injury which will be a big loss for MI. The team will look to forget their last season and do well in this season of the IPL.

Mumbai Indians Predicted Lineup

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Kumar Kartikeya, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, and Jason Behrendorff

Expert betting tips

We are expecting a high-scoring game in this IPL venue as we have seen historically. The pitch will assist the batters and their hard-hitting abilities can come to a good test. The boundaries are short which will be helpful for batters. The spinners can play a big role on this pitch. The team will be looking to bowl first and put up a target on the board. We expect a cracking game and we expect Bengaluru to come out on top. Mumbai Indians have been slow starters and we expect them to continue their legacy.