Top five player battles to watch out for in MI vs RCB match No. 25 in IPL 2024

Match No. 25 of the IPL 2024, MI vs RCB, will be played at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

The five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) have gotten off to a horrible start to the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They started with three defeats but finally got two points on the board with a win over Delhi Capitals. Now they will be facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

This game will take place on Thursday at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. RCB also have had a similar story in the IPL 2024. They have lost four games out of the five they have played. Hence, it will be a big match for both teams because a loss here will put the team in a must-win situation.

MI vs RCB: Head-to-Head

These two teams have played a total of 32 games in the IPL so far. Mumbai Indians have a slight lead in their favour as they have won 18 games, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru have 14 wins. However, RCB have won five out of the last seven matches played between the two teams.

MI vs RCB: Top five player battles to watch

1. Virat Kohli vs Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah made his IPL debut in 2013, and Virat Kohli was his maiden IPL wicket. That battle will still be on after a decade. These two have now become the best in business, and fans will be delighted with this mouth-watering contest between two modern-day greats. Both are in superb form. Virat has hit the most runs in the IPL 2024, and Bumrah is taking wickets consistently. He has dismissed Virat four times in the IPL, but the former RCB captain has scored 140 off 92 balls off him at a strike rate of 152.2.

2. Rohit Sharma vs Reece Topley

Rohit Sharma has been doing pretty well this season and has been giving good starts to MI in almost every game. His wicket will be very important because he can take the score out of reach for RCB. However, he will be up against Reece Topley, who has done well against him. Topley has dismissed Rohit three times in international cricket, and this will be the first time these two will be up against each other in the IPL.

3. Suryakumar Yadav vs Mohammed Siraj

Suryakumar Yadav made his return to the IPL 2024 in the last game but got out for a duck. But it won’t happen again; he will be a big wicket in the middle, and RCB need him to fail. Hence, the role of Mohammed Siraj will be very crucial. These two have played a lot with each other and know very well about the game plans. That will make this battle more interesting. Siraj has dismissed him once in the IPL, but SKY has smashed him for 57 runs in 26 balls.

4. Faf du Plessis vs Gerald Coetzee

Gerald Coetzee is the leading wicket-taker for MI in the IPL 2024 with 7 wickets. He will be bowling at fellow countrymen Faf du Plessis. This will be another great battle. Du Plessis might be under a bit of pressure because of his current form. This will be the first time these two will be up against each other. Du Plessis will look to get some runs, but it will be hard against the pace and swing of Coetzee.

5. Glenn Maxwell vs Piyush Chawla

Glenn Maxwell has had a horrible season so far with the bat. He has done well with the ball, but his primary role is batting and scoring runs. The Australian star has scored only 36 runs in the IPL 2024. But he smashed an iconic 201 in World Cup 2023 when he batted last time at the Wankhede Stadium and is capable of something similar. But he will be against Piyush Chawla in the middle overs. The leg-spinner has dismissed him three times in the IPL. Maxwell has scored 76 runs off him in 45 balls.

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