IPL 2025: MI vs RCB Prediction, and Betting Tips
Mumbai Indians is set to host Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 20th match of the IPL 2025 on April 7 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. MI lost their last match to Lucknow Super Giants after winning the previous one against Kolkata Knight Riders. On the other hand, RCB also faced their first defeat of the season against the Gujarat Titans after winning the first two games in a row. Check out the MI vs RCB prediction, H2H, pitch report, and other details.
MI vs RCB prediction: MI to win
Key Stats
- MI won 1 out of their first 4 matches.
- RCB won 2 out of their first 3 games.
- MI defeated RCB in their previous two encounters in a row.
Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| MI | 7 wickets | 11 Apr 2024 |
| MI | 6 wickets | 09 May 2023 |
| RCB | 8 wickets | 02 Apr 2023 |
| RCB | 7 wickets | 09 Apr 2022 |
| RCB | 54 runs | 26 Sep 2021 |
Pitch Report
MI vs RCB, the 20th match of the IPL 2025, is set to be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The pitch here is often a good batting surface with some assistance for pacers with a new ball. In a total of 119 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 54 while the chasing team emerged victorious 65 times.
Results of the last two matches played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
KKR vs MI (Mar 31, 2025) – MI won by 8 wickets
| KKR | 116/10 |
| MI | 121/2 |
LSG vs MI (May 17, 2024) – LSG won by 18 runs
| LSG | 214/6 |
| MI | 196/6 |
Mumbai Indians preview
Mumbai Indians is currently sitting at 7th in the IPL 2025 points table with one victory in four matches. After winning the match against KKR by 8 wickets, MI lost its last game to LSG by 12 runs. The middle order of the team struggled to finish games against GT and LSG. The bowling unit also struggled to take early wickets.
Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwini Kumar, Vignesh Puthur
Royal Challengers Bangalore preview
After winning the first two games against Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, RCB lost its last match to Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets. The team is currently standing in the 3rd position in the points table with two wins in three games. The top order and bowling unit has struggled against the Gujarat Titans at Chinnawamy.
Predicted XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
MI vs RCB: Who will win?
The match will be an exciting contest between two strong teams, with Mumbai Indians expected to come out on top. The conditions at the Wankhede stadium suit the MI team with pacers betting some help with a new ball, and their batters like to bat on this surface. MI won one match this season, and that too at Wankhede.
