MI vs RCB Prediction: Toss, Pitch, Cricket Betting Tips for Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2020 Match 48

Published on: Oct 28, 2020 2:31 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 28, 2020 2:39 pm IST

RCB vs MI Prediction

MI vs RCB Prediction: Last time when these two champion sides met, the match went down to the super over. With the IPL playoffs qualifications still at stake, this match is also expected to be a closely contested one. Both these teams lost their last match to two of the bottom four teams, and hence they will be keen to bounce back. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli led RCB are at a slight advantage over their counterparts.

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indian Premier League 2020, Match 48
Date & Time: 28 October, 2020 at 7:30PM IST
Sheik Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Strength

Mumbai Indians:

  • A highly potent top-order batting which has a blend of youth and experience.
  • A strong middle order with power-packed finishers.
  • All their pacers have been pretty good in the early part of the innings.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

  • They have a strong batting line-up on paper.
  • Presence of genuine match-winners like Kohli, Chahal, ABD, and Finch who can single-handedly win matches for their team.
  • Strong spin attack. The duo of Washington Sundar and Yuzi Chahal seems to work well.

Weakness

Mumbai Indians:

  • The spin department of Mumbai looks weak compared to the rest of the teams in IPL 2020.
  • The absence of captain Rohit Sharma is affecting the team.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

  • Morris is the only bankable pacer in the death overs. Saini, Udana, and Siraj need to step up in that phase of the innings.

RCB vs MI Who will win?

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Photo: BCCI

Win Prediction

  • MI- 40%
  • RCB- 60%

Betting odds

Bet365: MI- 1.72, RCB- 2.10
Betway: MI- 1.72, RCB- 2.00

Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the match

Both these teams are well balanced, but the presence of a strong spin attack and the absence of Rohit Sharma in the opposition is expected to shift the advantage in favour of RCB. So RCB is winning this match as per our RCB vs MI today match prediction.

If you are in for online IPL betting, place your money on RCB

Head to Head (overall)

  • Matches Played- 28
  • MI – 18
  • RCB- 10

Head to Head (in UAE)

  • Matches Played- 2
  • MI – 0
  • RCB – 2

MI VS RCB MATCH PREDICTION

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Photo: Mumbai Indians

Despite suffering loss in their last encounter, both these teams will be confident of outcasting their opponent in this match. Even though a sure qualification is still not guaranteed, the winner of this match will most probably have a greater chance of making it to the playoffs. If the winner is MI, then the chances are even higher, owing to their superior net run rate.

As far as the playing eleven is concerned, RCB is struck with an unexpected injury to lead pacer Navdeep Saini. He who split the webbing of his right hand is expected to miss the match. So RCB will have to bring back Isuru Udana and Shivam Dube in place of Moeen Ali and Navdeep Saini to balance the eleven. For MI, captain Rohit Sharma is expected to be sidelined once again as he is yet to recover from the injury. Kieron Pollard will lead the team in his absence and Ishan Kishan will open the batting.

MI Playing XI: Quinton de Kock, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

RCB Playing XI: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Chris Morris, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

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Expert free tip for RCB vs MI Dream11 and IPL betting tips

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Photo: Mumbai Indians
  1. RCB captain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are in fine form. Never leave them out of your fantasy teams.
  2. Yuzi Chahal, Chris Morris, and Washington Sundar are the RCB bowlers to invest in.
  3. After being left out of the national squad once again, Surya Kumar Yadav will be keen to prove the selectors wrong. He should be your wildcard option to earn big in grand leagues.
  4. Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult were taken to the cleaners in the last match. With playoffs qualification still at stake, they will be keen to bounce back. Bet on them to deliver.
  5. Quinton de Kock and Kieron Pollard have a tremendous record against RCB.

RCB vs MI Toss Prediction and Pitch Report

Abu Dhabi hasn’t been a high scoring ground like Dubai and Sharjah. But the fact that it hasn’t slowed down in comparison to the other two pitches, makes up for a high scoring encounter. With both teams evenly balanced it is better to have a score in mind and hence chasing is preferred in this pitch for this encounter.

Predicted Score:

If Mumbai Indians bat first: 170-180

If Royal Challengers Bangalore bat first: 170-180

MI vs RCB cricket betting tips

Players who are expected to perform well as per Dream11 Prediction.

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Photo: BCCI

Top Batsman

RCB- AB de Villiers

This man needs no introduction. He loves playing against Mumbai Indians. Guess what he averages above 50 against them. As for MI vs RCB cricket betting tips, he is the man to invest in heavily for this fixture.

MI- Surya Kumar Yadav

This is an unusual pick. But the fact that he has been again left out of the national team squad after performing consistently is expected to play on his mind. He will be keen to prove the selectors wrong much more than ever. And where else to prove that, than against the team captained by the Indian captain Virat Kohli.

Other Prominent Options: Virat KohliQuinton De KockDevdutt Padikkal

Top Bowler

RCB- Yuzvendra Chahal

Kohli’s man for all crisis situations. He has a splendid record against MI. Bet on him to deliver as always.

MI- Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah was taken to the cleaners in the last match. And rightly so he will be keen to bounce back ahead of this much important encounter. Moreover, he loves playing against RCB. His record against RCB speaks for himself.

Other Prominent options: Chris MorrisJames PattinsonTrent Boult

Most Sixes

RCB- AB de Villiers

MI- Quinton De Kock

Player of the Match

AB de Villiers

With RCB desperately needing a win to get back to winning ways, the superman is expected to lead the charge. He is our prediction for the ‘Player of the Match’ category.

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