A tremendous and famous rivalry match of IPL 2026 is being played on 12th April. This is the 20th match of the league, in which Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are face to face. The match is being held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this match, Mumbai has won the toss and decided to bowl first. MI has entered the field with two changes, while RCB has made one change in its playing 11.
This is the second match of Bengaluru in IPL 2026 which the team is playing outside its home ground. Earlier, RCB had a match in Guwahati, in which it had to face defeat. Talking about the points table, Bengaluru has won 2 out of three matches and is currently at third position. Whereas Mumbai Indians are still looking for their second win. Mumbai has won only 1 match out of 3 so far and the team is at number 8 in the points table.
After winning the toss, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said, ‘This is a big match and we just want to play our best cricket. The things discussed in the team meeting have to be implemented on the field and the game has to be enjoyed. Mayank Markande and Mitchell Santner have come in the team, while Chahar and Ghazanfar have gone out.
After losing the toss, RCB captain Rajat Patidar said, ‘Clearly we wanted to bowl first. We will try to put good scores on the board and keep them under pressure. There is only one change in the team, Duffy has come in place of Hazlewood.
