IPL 2016, RCB vs MI Playing 11: Probable XI for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians (Confirmed XI)

Mumbai will be looking to recover from 2 consecutive losses

Here's the team which may represent the Mumbai Indians on Wednesday:

Batting

MI skipper Rohit Sharma has been their top performer with the bat in the 9th edition of the IPL. In 10 innings so far, Rohit has scored 388 runs at a terrific average of 55.42 and as many as 5 half-centuries to his name. Ambati Rayudu has also displayed some good form with 277 runs in 9 innings at an average of just under 31.

Among other Mumbai Indians batsmen, Parthiv Patel, Jos Buttler, and Kieron Pollard have all scored a decent amount of runs but have not been very consistent. In their last match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai had a collective batting failure and were dismissed for just 92 runs in a chase of 178.

The batsmen will need to perform well for the Mumbai Indians to stay in contention for playoffs of the 2016 IPL.

All-rounders

The performance of the MI all-rounders has not been up to the mark this season. One of their new recruits from the auction, Krunal Pandya, has been quite decent with the bat and also hasn't bowled badly either, his younger brother Hardik Pandya, though, has failed to add much value with either bat or ball (but should retain his place). Keiron Pollard has played a couple of blistering knocks but his contribution with the ball has been negligible.

Bowling

In terms of their bowling, Mumbai Indians have depended on a lot on their pace duo of Mitchell McCleanaghan and Jasprit Bumrah. While McCleanaghan is the 2nd highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 14 wickets, Bumrah has picked up 11 wickets in 10 matches so far. Kiwi pacer Tim Southee has provided decent support with his 7 wickets at an economy rate of 8.

Talking about their spinners, only Harbhajan Singh has been a regular in the playing XI and has claimed 7 wickets till now. The other spinners in the Mumbai squad such as Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, and Akshay Wakhare have received little or no opportunity to make an impression for their team.

The MI bowling will be tested when they face off against the mighty RCB batting line-up in their own backyard.

Probable Playing XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee, Mitchell McCleanaghan, Jasprit Bumrah.