In our fourth league match of Tata IPL 2022, MI will go head-to-head against RCB at the MCA stadium in Pune on April 9th.

It will be another night encounter with the game starting at 7:30 PM, so we can expect the conditions to be similar to the game against KKR two days back.

MI do enjoy a positive record against RCB, having won 17 of the 29 games played thus far with RCB winning 11 and one ending in a tie, which RCB won in a super-over.

RCB though have gotten the better of us in three of the last five games.

Players to watch out for

New captain Faf du Plessis has played a couple of good knocks at the top, giving the team momentum while veteran Dinesh Karthik has finished off games at the death.

Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been among the wickets for RCB - he picked four against RR - whilst also being economical. Harshal Patel has continued from where he left off last season.

For MI, youngster Tilak Varma has been a shining light with crucial knocks in all three games while Dewald Brevis showed no nerves on debut last time out. SKY also had a triumphant return to the team.

Tymal Mills has consistently picked wickets in all phases while Basil Thampi and Murugan Ashwin have also been impressive.

Upcoming milestones

If he plays, this will be Surya’s 200th T20 match overall. He also needs one more six to complete 50 for MI in the Tata IPL while two big hits will fetch 150 T20 sixes.

Skipper Rohit Sharma needs five fours to complete 500 fours in the Tata IPL and if he does so, he will become the fifth batter to reach this milestone. He also needs five sixes to complete 200 sixes for MI.

Jasprit Bumrah, with 24 wickets, is the highest wicket-taker vs RCB in the Tata IPL and we can count on him to add to that tally.

It has been a tough season so far but we hope to turn our fortunes around against RCB and we will need you to be at your loudest, Paltan!