MI vs RCB 31st Match Prediction

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Mumbai Indians

An excellent inning from Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma set the stage for a big total in the previous match. Rohit Sharma scored 47 off 32 deliveries while Quinton de Kock made 81 off just 51 deliveries.

This should have been the time when the strong Mumbai Indians middle order pressed the accelerator but that did not happen. Kieron Pollard was unable to repeat his heroics from the previous match and it was Hardik Pandya who struck three sixes to help the Mumbai Indians reach 187.

The total was just above par in our opinion and should have been more challenging but Jos Buttler made an absolute mockery of the chase. He ripped the Mumbai Indian bowling attack apart and helped his side chase down the total pretty comfortably in the end.

The Mumbai Indian bowling attack looked clueless and there must be a few changes made. Alzarri Joseph took six wickets in his opening match but has since given away 75 runs in his next five overs. Mumbai Indians must bring back Lasith makings in place of Joseph to give themselves more options at the end of the inning.

There does not seem to be any other team change likely for Mumbai heading into this match. The Mumbai side will be very happy now that Rohit Sharma has hit some form and will be hoping to match the Bangalore batting firepower.

The wicket in the Wankhede is excellent for batting and the side which bats better is likely to win. This will put the pressure on Rohit Sharma as well as Suryakumar Yadav batting at number three. His form has not been great and Ishan Kishan may be in line to get a promotion up the order.

Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Jason Behrendorff, and the Pandya brothers make the bowling attack quite good, although Harik Pandya’s economy rate at the end of the inning will be a concern as well.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Royal Challengers Bangalore would have breathed a huge sigh of relief after winning the previous game. They could have made their task a whole lot easier by fielding better but they will take the win with both hands!

The manner in which this victory came is going to be a bit of a concern. There was nothing different or new about the manner in which Bangalore went about its job. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers performed well with the bat to anchor the chase.

These two players seem to have accepted that they are going to have to perform in each and every single match for Bangalore to win. Whether that is sustainable or not will have to be seen in the future.

Interestingly, Virat chose to play with just three overseas players. Now that Dale Steyn has joined the team, we think Mohammad Siraj may miss out in the next game and be replaced by Dale Steyn.

Having Dale Steyn in the side is going to give it a big boost. He is one of the most experienced campaigners in the world and has been bowling back to his best after returning from a shoulder injury.

Yuzvendra Chahal continues to be one of the best spinners of IPL 2019 and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping to provide him some assistance in this match. Mumbai Indians are a very strong batting side and are going to test the Bangalore bowling attack.

Kieron Pollard is one of the people that Chahal will want to be careful of. Pollard has an excellent strike rate against Chahal and has struck him for sixes with ease in the past.

Royal Challengers Bangalore may have won the previous match but it was all about their two star batsmen. If they can repeat their batting performance then the side is going to be in the contest once more.