IPL 2024 MI vs RCB Playing 11: Mumbai Indians who hold the 8th spot in the IPL 2024 points table with just 1 victory of 4 games were scheduled to host RCB who managed to register the same in 5 matches.
After registering a hattrick loss in their IPL 2024 campaign, Mumbai managed to pull a victory in their previous match which was played against Delhi Capitals. On the other hand, RCB has played 5 matches so far and managed to win only their second game which was played against Punjab Kings.
Will Jacks Received Debut Cap From Virat
Ahead of the Mumbai’s clash, RCB handed the debut cap to Will Jacks and included him in the playing 11. RCB had picked up Will Jacks at the IPL 2023 auction for a price of INR 3.2 crore.
But the all-rounder was ruled out before the start of the season due to an injury and was replaced by New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell.
Though Jacks returned fit for the current season(IPL 2024), he was not included in the RCB’s playing 11 and warmed the bench for the first five matches. Finally, the England-born was included in the RCB playing 11 for the Mumbai clash replacing Cameroon Green.
IPL 2024 MI vs RCB Playing 11
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Akash Madhwal
Subs: Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Naman Dhir, Nehal Wadhera, Harvik Desai
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Saurav Chauhan, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma
Winning the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya said “We will bowl first. It looks like a similar track, but it might get better to bat on under lights. There was a bit of dew as well, so chasing could be a better option. The mood before and after the win was different, we’ll need to start well, put the pressure and then take the game forward.
We got the highest score without anyone getting to 50, that gives you plenty of confidence. Bowling well in the powerplay was crucial. One change – Shreyas Gopal comes in place of PC(Piyush Chawla)”.
During the toss RCB Captain Faf du Plessis said “We’ve tried to change things, so we’ve given chances to some of our players, some new players and it’s up to them to take the opportunity. It’s important to give players a decent run, but we’ve found ourselves in a stage where we haven’t done well, so it’s time to make changes.
One thing that’s important is to be consistent and that’s where we’ve been disappointing. But we know we can turn this around. We would have fielded as well, chasing at this ground is the better option, but the pitch looks good. We’ve got three changes – Jacks debuts and he’ll come in at 3, Mahipal and Vyshak are back”.
