In match seven of Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Mumbai Indians at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and have decided to bowl first. Hosts RCB are unchanged while MI have made two changes. You can follow live match updates here.
For both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, the start to IPL 2019 was not a perfect one. Both RCB and MI lost their respective home matches. While RCB lost to defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an away fixture, Mumbai Indians were handed a defeat by Delhi Capitals despite playing at home. RCB vs MI, IPL 2019 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians on Star Sports and Hotstar Online.
So both RCB and MI take to field with an eye on their first win of the season. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB and MI have met nine times previously. And interestingly, the home team has managed to win just two contests while seven other matches have gone Mumbai Indians’ way.
Here's the toss video
#RCB Captain @imVkohli wins the toss and elects to bowl first against the @mipaltan #RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/pMKIaVIyjw
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 28, 2019
Generally, the pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium favours the batsmen and is known as one of the high scoring venues. And for this contest, it is expected to behave the same way. RCB vs MI Live Cricket Score and Commentary..
Here's a look at playing XIs of RCB and MI:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Shivam Dube, Colin de Grandhomme, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah.
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