Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction & Betting Tips - Indian Premier League

Prediction published on 05/04/2025, 08:06  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 05/04/2025 at 08:11 in Indian Premier League Predictions

Match 20 in the Indian Premier League brings us a high-profile encounter, with the Mumbai Indians playing host to the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium. MI are seventh in the standings with two points, while RCB are in third place with four points. Let’s get into the match prediction. 

After a dismal 2024 season in which they won just four of their 14 games, the Mumbai Indians have made another underwhelming start to this campaign, managing just one win in four matches. 

That victory came in emphatic fashion by eight wickets and 43 balls to spare over KKR last week. But they followed that up with a 12-run defeat to LSG, while they also lost to CSK and GT in their first two games. 

Notably, Hardik Pandya bagged a career-best 5/36 in his last match and will need another big performance here with Jasprit Bumrah’s return to action being delayed. 

Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Royals shot out of the gate this season with back-to-back wins over KKR and CSK before their momentum was halted with an eight-wicket loss to GT last week. 

In contrast to seasons passed, RCB underwent major changes in the pre-season, and are getting more contributions from their entire team as opposed to having to rely on certain key players like Virat Kohli. 

These two sides have met a total of 33 times over the years in the IPL, and MI hold the advantage of 19 wins to RCB’s 14. However, the men from Bengaluru have won four of the last six encounters.