Virat Kohli vs Jasprit Bumrah - Heavyweights tussle at Dubai

Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to return to the winning ways when they take on the Mumbai Indians at the Dubai International Stadium. Coming off from a forgetful outing against KXIP, RCB will want the opening duo of Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch to take the toll of the new ball and set the pace early in the innings. On the bowling front, a huge amount of onus will be on Yuzvendra Chahal who has produced terrific spells, time and again, for the Bengaluru franchise. Dew will once again be a factor, and the toss might well have a huge bearing on the final result of the game. 

The Rohit Sharma-led side are heading to this match on the back of a convincing 49-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Match Details 

Date: Monday, 28 September 

Venue: Dubai International Stadium 

Time: 7:30 PM (IST)

Virat Kohli vs Jasprit Bumrah - The Battle for the Supremacy  

Is there any other better sight in cricket when one of the world's finest strokemakers goes face-to-face against a lethal and thinking bowler? The battle between the RCB skipper and Mumbai Indians' most bankable bowler is undoubtedly the most anticipated one of the Indian Premier League.  Virat Kohli has enjoyed considerable success against Jasprit Bumrah in IPL, amassing 112 runs in 72 balls and striking at over 150. 

Players to watch out for 

AB de Villiers 

The Protea batsman has looked fresh and has been hitting the ball well every time he has taken the field this season. His mere presence in the middle is enough to instil fears in the minds of bowlers. RCB will eye an impact knock from AB de Villiers's willow on Monday. 

Yuzvendra Chahal 

Given that the surface at the Dubai International Stadium has offered assistance to the spinners, Chahal, with a phenomenal bowling average of 10.75 so far, will have an enormous role to play for RCB. 

Rohit Sharma 

The MI camp will breathe a sigh of relief as their skipper was back amongst the runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous game. Rohit's 54-ball 80 studded with 3 boundaries and 6 maximums was instrumental in MI securing their first win of the campaign. 

Hardik Pandya 

From a middle-order perspective, the likes of Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya haven't quite hit the straps much to the disappointment of the team. Mumbai will only hope that Hardik Pandya, with his all-round proficiencies, finds his footing soon in the Dream11 IPL. 

Head to Head 

Matches - 25

Mumbai Indians - 16

Royal Challengers Bangalore - 9 

Squads

RCB: Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dube, Aaron Finch, Umesh Yadav, Adam Zampa, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Dale Steyn, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Isuru Udana, Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande.

MI: Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Lasith Malinga, MItchell McClenaghan, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Rohit Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford, SuryaKumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Mohsin Khan