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MI vs RCB LIVE: GONE!

BOULT STRIKES BACK! Phil Salt’s stumps go flying, and Mumbai Indians get their first wicket. First ball, 4. Second ball, wicket! Full, straight, on the money by the Kiwi. Incredible start to the encounter, and Salt once again fails to do well.

RCB 4/1 (0.2)

MI vs RCB LIVE: FIRST BALL 4!

WHAT A START! Phil Salt with a glorious cover drive off Trent Boult, and the ball rockets away to the fence like a tracer bullet. Impeccable timing from the Englishman. Terrific start for RCB.

RCB 4/0 (0.1)

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: 3rd vs 8th

RCB and MI are on opposite ends of the IPL 2025 table. RCB can go top with a victory, while Mumbai Indians will enter the top 4 if they win. Such is the close proximity between teams in the Indian Premier League!

MI vs RCB LIVE: Will Bumrah open the bowling?

While Jasprit Bumrah is back, it isn’t certain that he’ll open the bowling. Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar are primarily powerplay specialists, so MI might bowl Bumrah first change and save him for the death overs.

MI vs RCB LIVE: RCB Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru XI vs MI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Expect Suyash Sharma or Rasikh Salam Dar to be the impact sub when RCB bowl.

MI vs RCB LIVE: MI Playing XI

Mumbai Indians XI vs RCB: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur.

Rohit Sharma will enter as the impact player when MI come out to bat.

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: Bumrah replaces Ashwani

Ashwani Kumar enjoyed a terrific debut for Mumbai Indians against KKR, but after going expensive in their last game, he has made way for Bumrah to come back in. A straight swap in that regard for the five-time champions.

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: MI WIN TOSS!

Mumbai Indians win the toss and opt to bowl against RCB! JASPRIT BUMRAH IS BACK. Rohit Sharma also returns for the Mumbai Indians, but he will once again feature as an impact player. No changes for RCB.

“Mumbai has always been supporting us. Playing at home makes it different. The crowd is behind you and you are aware of the conditions. Jassi (Bumrah) is back and so is Ro (Rohit). Both of our experienced campaigners are back in the side, that gives us an added fuel,” Hardik says.

MI vs RCB LIVE: 5 minutes to toss!

We are just 5 minutes away from toss time. Five minutes away from getting to know whether Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma will feature for Mumbai Indians tonight! This is a big, big game to kickstart a new week of IPL action.

MI vs RCB LIVE: RCB Predicted XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable XII vs MI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.

MI vs RCB LIVE: MI Predicted XI

Mumbai Indians Probable XII vs RCB: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur.

MI vs RCB LIVE: Live visuals!

Jasprit Bumrah is surely going to play! Live visuals shown by the broadcaster shows that he is marking his run-up at the Wankhede Stadium. We await confirmation at toss time, but this looks to be great news for MI and Indian cricket fans.

MI vs RCB LIVE: Win the toss, bowl first?

The Wankhede Stadium is expected to provide a great contest between bat and ball tonight. It is usually a great pitch to score runs on, but can help the bowlers if they’re smart. The captain who wins the toss will almost certainly choose to field.

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: Rajat Patidar’s captaincy

Rajat Patidar has impressed so far in his stint as captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, highlighted particularly by their two big wins over KKR and CSK. Don’t forget, captaincy isn’t new to him. He had led Madhya Pradesh to the Syed Mushtaq Ali final in the most recent edition.

MI vs RCB LIVE: H2H?

What is the head-to-head record between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru? MI hold a slim advantage over RCB in this regard. The two teams have faced off on 33 occasions, out of which MI have won 19 and RCB have won 14.

MI vs RCB LIVE: Virat Kohli’s record vs Bumrah

Should Jasprit Bumrah return for MI, his battle against Virat Kohli will be a mouth-watering one to watch out for. So how do the duo fare against each other? Bumrah has dismissed Virat 5 times in 16 innings, but Kohli also averages 28 and hits at a strike rate of 147. 

It is sure to be one heck of a contest early on.

MI vs RCB LIVE: The Tilak Varma drama

Tilak Varma was, perhaps a little harshly, instructed to be ‘retired out’ in MI’s previous game against GT. Mumbai Indians will be hoping that Tilak does not lose his confidence after that incident. Remember, he’s been in fine form for India before this.

MI vs RCB LIVE: Update on Rohit

And what about Rohit Sharma? The 37-year-old did not play MI’s previous game, but is he fit today? Here’s what Jayawardene told reports about his availability:

“Rohit looks good. He is going to bat today as well. We were travelling yesterday. He will have a hit today so we will do an assessment on that.”

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: What Jayawardene said

Here’s what MI coach Mahela Jayawardene said regarding Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru game:

“He is available. He is training today, so he should be available,” Jayawardene told reporters ahead of the clash.

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: RCB eye top spot

Royal Challengers Bengaluru started off IPL 2025 with a bang, and two big wins. But they were brought back down to earth with a big defeat against GT. However, they’re still at third spot and could rise to the top with a win today.

MI vs RCB LIVE: MI’s poor form

Despite retaining their star-studded core, Mumbai Indians have somehow got off to a poor start. Even Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya’s good form hasn’t been enough. 3 losses in 4 games sees them stuck in the lower half of the table, and they simply cannot afford yet another defeat tonight. 

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: Jasprit Bumrah fitness update

Jasprit Bumrah is back with the Mumbai Indians camp, and he is available as revealed by Mahela Jayawardene ahead of this game. Yesterday, a video of him training and being lifted by Kieron Pollard went viral. By all means and purposes, Jasprit Bumrah SHOULD PLAY today.

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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 6, 2025

MI vs RCB LIVE: Will Rohit return?

Rohit Sharma is going through a bizarre patch for Mumbai Indians. Not only is he out of runs, Rohit could not play their last match due to a knee injury. Even when he’s been fit, he has been used as the Impact Sub by MI. 

Don’t forget, he was retained for a hefty Rs 16.30 crore ahead of the auction. Will he find his way back into the XI today? 

MI vs RCB, IPL 2025 LIVE: Is Jasprit Bumrah back?

All eyes are on one man. Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah. India’s pace talisman, MI’s pace spearhead has joined the Mumbai Indians squad. Head coach Mahela Jayawardene has stated that he is available to play. So will he play? That’s the question on everyone’s lips.

We are not too long away from finding out.

MI vs RCB LIVE: Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2025 on NDTV Sports! Today is a BIG game. Mumbai Indians take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede! And some huge names could be back in action tonight.