Mumbai: Fresh from five back-to-back victories, Mumbai Indians (MI) are eyeing the play-offs. But on the other hand, they’ve a tough opponent in Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). These are the players whom one cannot miss in Sunday’s fixture at the Wankhede Stadium here.
Mumbai Indians
Parthiv Patel: The southpaw has been extremely classy in his shots. Along with Lendl Simmons, he has been giving a solid start upfront. He has 40 and above scores in the last two matches at a strike rate of 136.53.
Hardik Pandya: After stealing the match from Chennai Super Kings with three sixes and three catches at deep, Pandya has suddenly managed to hog some limelight. All eyes will be on him after he exposed his fiery side the other night slamming 21 off 8 balls.
Ambati Rayudu: Rayudu has been quietly doing his job for MI in the last four encounters, contributing to the victory. He remained unbeaten on 34 off 19 against Chennai Super Kings on Friday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chris Gayle: The Caribbean has his own zone and he found it the other night against Kings XI Punjab where he slammed a ton. Against Mumbai Indians, he would be keen to repeat the show for his fans are not only limited to Bangalore.
Sarfaraz Khan: He is a Mumbai boy, grown up playing in the maidans. Nobody else in RCB knows Wankhede Stadium more than this boy. He showed his class against Rajasthan Royals when he hit the ball around the park remaining unbeaten on 45 off 21.
Mitchell Starc: Ever since he returned to RCB, the bowling department has been a threat to all opponents. His four-for against Kings XI Punjab is the recent example. Starc is an asset to any team given his improvement in the last one year.
