IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians Face Defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede

Mumbai. In the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), five-time champions Mumbai Indians face the challenge of defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru today. The 20th match of the season will begin at 7:45 PM at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Bengaluru started with two wins, but the team was defeated by Rajasthan Royals in their previous match. Mumbai also suffered a loss against Rajasthan in their last game. The team has only managed to win one match so far. They were also defeated by Delhi Capitals.

• Mumbai leads in head-to-head

A total of 36 T20 matches have been played between Mumbai and Bengaluru so far. Mumbai has won 21 matches, while Bengaluru has won 15. Two of these matches were also part of the Champions League T20.

The two have played 34 matches in the IPL. Here too, Mumbai dominates, having won 19 matches.

• Patidar is Bengaluru's top scorer

In the 19th season, captain Rajat Patidar has scored the most runs for Bengaluru. Apart from him, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal have also scored over 100 runs.

Jacob Duffy is the team's top bowler with 5 wickets, but he did not play in the previous match as Josh Hazlewood was included in the playing-11.

• Shardul is Mumbai's top bowler

Shardul Thakur has taken the most wickets for Mumbai this season with 4. Following him, Allah Ghazanfar has taken 2 wickets. No other bowler has managed to take more than 1 wicket. Among batters, Rohit Sharma has scored 118 runs.

• No chance of rain

There is no chance of rain in Mumbai today. The temperature will remain between 26 and 33 degrees Celsius.

It will reach 28 degrees during the match. Due to the dew effect here, it is easier to bat in the second innings.

• Batting-friendly pitch at Wankhede

The Wankhede Stadium features a batting-friendly pitch. So far in T20s, teams batting first have scored over 200 runs 34 times, with the team winning 28 of those instances.

Mumbai has scored over 200 runs while batting first here 5 times and has won every time. The team has also successfully chased a target of over 200 here 4 times.

Probable playing-12 for both teams

• Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam/Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma.