Mumbai Indians (MI) take on arch-rivals Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, on Sunday, May 10.
Hardik Pandya is set to return to the side after missing the last game due to back spasms. He will have to lead from the front as the Mumbai Indians have only three wins and seven defeats from 10 matches. Every match is like a knockout for the five-time champions.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, have six wins and four defeats from 10 matches. However, they are coming into this clash on the back of two back-to-back defeats. RCB can move to the top of the points table with a win on Sunday.
Here is MI’s strongest predicted XI vs RCB for Match 54, IPL 2026:
Top Order: Ryan Rickelton (WK), Rohit Sharma (IMP), Naman Dhir
Ryan Rickelton has been in fine form, amassing 380 runs in eight innings at an average of 54.29 and a strike rate of 190.96. Rohit Sharma made his comeback from injury in the last game and smashed 84 off 44 balls. Meanwhile, Naman Dhir has had a strong season, scoring 256 runs in 10 innings. He has two fifties to his name.
