Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru arrive at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur to host Mumbai Indians.
They remain in contention for the playoffs, but their campaign has lost its earlier energy at a stage of the competition where every point counts.
Virat Kohli’s bat has gone quiet, and Phil Salt’s injury has left a gap at the top of the order that has disrupted the team’s entire batting structure.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have been a frustrating watch for much of this season. Rohit Sharma’s return from injury has changed the mood considerably. He looked genuinely sharp on his comeback, playing with the kind of authority that suggests there is no lasting damage from his lay-off.
Mumbai will want him firing again in Raipur, particularly against an RCB bowling attack that will not offer easy runs.
MORE: Visit Cricket News for all the latest cricket coverage and opinion
Live Scorecard
RCB vs MI IPL 2026: Win probability and toss result
After 16 overs, MI are 136/5
Naman and Will Jacks have been dismissed as MI have reached 136/5. Can they reach 170 in 20 overs?
After 11 overs, MI are 91/3
Naman and Tilak have weathered the early storm and are guiding MI to a fighting total on this tricky wicket.
After 6 overs, MI 53/3
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is breathing fire in Raipur as MI lose their top order early.
Toss: RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first.
RCB vs MI IPL 2026: Playing XI
RCB playing XI: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam
Impact subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Venkatesh Iyer
MI predicted playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact subs: Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult
MORE: Visit Cricket News for all the latest cricket coverage and opinion
RCB vs MI IPL 2026: Win percentage
| Team | Win probability |
| RCB | 65% |
| MI | 35% |
RCB vs MI: Betting odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| RCB | 1.37 |
| MI | 3.15 |
