A high octane clash in the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will unfold later on Monday evening when Mumbai Indians (MI) lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Game 10 at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. The match is scheduled to commence at 7:30 pm (IST) with the toss to be held at 7:00 pm (IST).

Recent Form

Defending champions Mumbai Indians trounced Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs in their last encounter, Royal Challengers Bangalore were handed a 97-run defeat at the hands of Kings Eleven Punjab in their last game.

Tournament Form

Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the fourth spot in the points table with one win and a loss. MI lost to CSK in their opening game but came back strongly to defeat KKR. Meanwhile RCB are languishing at the bottom end of the table with the same points as MI but a much inferior run rate. RCB won their opener against SRH but lost the next game to KXIP by a huge margin

Head To Head

Mumbai Indians enjoy an overwhelming dominance over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 25 previous meetings in the league. MI have a definitive edge over RCB with 19 wins. Meanwhile RCB have won 6 games.

TEAM OVERVIEW

Batting

Mumbai batsman have shown some early form with skipper Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and opener Quinton De Kock contributing to the team's cause with stellar knocks. Meanwhile, RCB have also showcased glimpses of exquisite strokeplay with AB De Villiers and young opener Devdutt Paddikal producing some eye catching knocks so far. RCB Skipper and batting mainstay Virat Kohli and Aussie opener Aaron Finch would look to deliver after two failures.

ALSO READ | IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals Script History!!! Gun Down Mammoth 224-Runs Against Kings Eleven Punjab At Sharjah

Seam Attack

Mumbai seamers have fared better than the RCB speedsters in the early stages of the tournament so far. While Bumrah, Pattinson and Boult have hit the right lengths; RCB seamers Dale Steyn and Umesh Yadav have been taken to the cleaners with opposition batsman using their pace to their advantage. Meanwhile,tearaway pacer Navdeep Saini has impressed in bits and pieces with his raw pace.

Battle of Spinners

The RCB vs MI clash will also witness the battle of the tweakers as RCB's ace leg spinners Yuzvendra Chahal will be up against promising MI spinner Rahul Chahar.

IPL 2020 | MUMBAI INDIANS VS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

Full Squads:

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock, Aditya Tare, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaspreet Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Mohsin Khan, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Digvijay Deshmukh, Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dubey, 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 Ahamad, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande