IPL 2020, RCB vs MI highlights: Mumbai wins by 5 wkts; seals playoff berth

Not considered for the tour of Australia despite his consistent run in domestic cricket and IPL, Suryakumar led MI's chase of 165 and helped defending champions reach target with five balls to spare

6:16 PM

STATS: Kohli is all time top run getter in Indian Premier League

POS	PLAYER	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s
1	Virat Kohli	188	180	30	5827	113	38.84	4,444	131.12	5	39	501	200
2	Suresh Raina	193	189	28	5368	100*	33.34	3,914	137.14	1	38	493	194
3	Rohit Sharma	197	192	28	5158	109*	31.45	3,945	130.74	1	38	453	209
4	David Warner	138	138	18	5142	126	42.85	3,629	141.69	4	47	497	193
5	Shikhar Dhawan	171	170	24	5050	106*	34.58	3,988	126.62	2	39	576	106
6	AB de Villiers	165	152	36	4719	133*	40.68	3,092	152.61	3	37	382	231
7	Chris Gayle	130	129	15	4661	175*	40.88	3,097	150.5	6	30	378	341
8	MS Dhoni	202	181	69	4631	84*	41.34	3,383	136.89	0	23	313	216
9	Robin Uthappa	187	180	17	4571	87	28.04	3,519	129.89	0	24	453	160
10	Gautam Gambhir	154	152	17	4217	93	31.23	3,404	123.88	0	36	491	59

6:11 PM

Pollard vs Kohli: Battle of captains at Abu Dhabi today

6:07 PM

Key batsmen for RCB

For RCB, Kohli (415 runs) would like to continue his splendid run in the tournament. Australian Aaron Finch (236 runs), young Devdutt Padikkal (343 runs) and AB de Villiers (324 runs) need to be more consistent and support their skipper.

 

De Villiers has shown time and again, why he is regarded as one of the best T20 batsmen by turning the clock back on few occasions. If the RCB top-order fires inQuinton De Kock (374 runs) had a rare failure against Rajasthan and he would be keen to make an impact. 
 

5:58 PM

Saini, Rohit unlikely to play today's match

Navdeep Saini split the webbing on his right hand while fielding against CSK on Sunday. He has had stitches put in, but since the injury is to his bowling hand, he is a doubtful starter on Wednesday.

 

Rohit Sharma batted in the nets on Monday, but it seems unlikely that his hamstring injury - the ostensible reason for his exclusion from India's squads for their upcoming tour of Australia - has healed to the extent that he can feature against the Royal Challengers.

 

5:55 PM

Key bowlers for MI

Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah have been lethal both at front and at the death, accounting for 33 wickets amongst themselves. For the third pacer spot, MI could choose between James Pattinson and Nathan Coulter Nile.

5:45 PM

Key batsmen for Mumbai Indians

Quinton De Kock (374 runs) had a rare failure against Rajasthan and he would be keen to make an impact. Kishan (298 runs) and Suryakumar Yadav (283 runs) are among the leading run-scores who can go on the offensive against any attack.

 

The six-hitting prowess of Hardik Pandya (224 runs) was on display in the RR game, when he plundered seven maximums.

 

Along with stand-in captain Kieron Pollard (214 runs) and Krunal Pandya (85 runs), he can take any attack to cleansers and their hard-hitting ability could prove to be the difference between the two sides.
 

5:37 PM

RCB squad for IPL 2020

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Gurkeerat Singh, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Josh Philippe, Pawan Negi, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav.

5:34 PM

MI squad for IPL 2020

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Chris Lynn, Dhawal Kulkarni, Digvijay Deshmukh, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, James Pattison, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Prince Balwant Rai, Quinton De Kock (wicketkeeper), Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Tiwary, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult

5:29 PM

IPL 2020, Match 47: RCB vs MI preview

Rohit Sharma is likely to miss his third game in a row when Mumbai Indians face Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Wednesday with both teams aiming to secure their spot in the IPL play-offs.

 

While Mumbai are sitting on top of the table despite their eight-wicket hammering by Rajasthan Royals with 14 points, Virat Kohli-led RCB too remain on 14 following their loss to Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.

 

A win for either side on Wednesday should be enough to take it to the play-offs.

 

Rohit's fitness has become a subject of unwanted attention ahead of the game. Having missed the last two games due to a hamstring injury, Mumbai Indians skipper returned to the nets on Monday, a day when he was not named in the India squad for the Australia series.

 

There is still no conclusive update on his fitness from either Mumbai Indians or the BCCI.

 

In Rohit's absence, Mumbai would persist with both Saurabh Tiwary and Ishan Kishan, who has played some scintillating knocks.