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]IPL 2026, Match 20: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Mumbai Indians will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 20th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 12th at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai with the game set to begin at 7:30 PM.
Hardik Pandya will captain MI, while Rajat Patidar will lead RCB. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Virat Kohli. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Match | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, 12 April 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Match No. | 20th T20 |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
MI vs RCB – Full Squad
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) |
|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton ✈️ (Batter) | Philip Salt ✈️ (WK-Batter) |
| Rohit Sharma (Batter) | Virat Kohli (Batter) |
| Suryakumar Yadav (Batter) | Devdutt Padikkal (Batter) |
| Tilak Varma (All-Rounder) | Rajat Patidar (C) (Batter) |
| Hardik Pandya (C) (All-Rounder) | Tim David ✈️ (Batter) |
| Naman Dhir (All-Rounder) | Jitesh Sharma (Batter) |
| Sherfane Rutherford ✈️ (Batter) | Romario Shepherd ✈️ (All-Rounder) |
| Shardul Thakur (All-Rounder) | Krunal Pandya (All-Rounder) |
| Deepak Chahar (Bowler) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bowler) |
| Trent Boult ✈️ (Bowler) | Abhinandan Singh (Bowler) |
| Jasprit Bumrah (Bowler) | Jacob Duffy ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar ✈️ (Bowler) | Suyash Sharma (Bowler) |
| Robin Minz (Batter) | Jacob Bethell ✈️ (All-Rounder) |
| Mitchell Santner ✈️ (All-Rounder) | Swapnil Singh (All-Rounder) |
| Will Jacks ✈️ (All-Rounder) | Josh Hazlewood ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Corbin Bosch ✈️ (All-Rounder) | Rasikh Salam (Bowler) |
| Raj Angad Bawa (All-Rounder) | Nuwan Thushara ✈️ (Bowler) |
| Ashwani Kumar (Bowler) | Venkatesh Iyer (All-Rounder) |
| Raghu Sharma (Bowler) | Satvik Deswal (Bowler) |
| Mayank Markande (Bowler) | Mangesh Yadav (All-Rounder) |
| Quinton de Kock ✈️ (Batter) | Jordan Cox ✈️ (Batter) |
| Danish Malewar (Batter) | Vicky Ostwal (Bowler) |
| Mohammed Izhar (Bowler) | Vihaan Malhotra (All-Rounder) |
| Atharva Ankolekar (All-Rounder) | Kanishk Chouhan (All-Rounder) |
| Mayank Rawat (All-Rounder) | — |
MI vs RCB – Predicted Playing 11
| Position | Mumbai Indians (MI) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) |
| Opener 1 | Rohit Sharma | Phil Salt ✈️ (WK) |
| Opener 2 | Ryan Rickelton ✈️ (WK) | Virat Kohli |
| No. 3 | Suryakumar Yadav | Devdutt Padikkal |
| No. 4 | Tilak Varma | Rajat Patidar (C) |
| No. 5 | Hardik Pandya (C) | Tim David ✈️ |
| No. 6 | Sherfane Rutherford ✈️ | Venkatesh Iyer |
| No. 7 | Mitchell Santner ✈️ | Romario Shepherd ✈️ |
| No. 8 | Shardul Thakur | Krunal Pandya |
| No. 9 | Deepak Chahar | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| No. 10 | Jasprit Bumrah | Jacob Duffy ✈️ / Josh Hazlewood ✈️ |
| No. 11 | Trent Boult ✈️ | Suyash Sharma |
| Impact Sub | Mayank Markande | Rasikh Salam |