Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match No. 20 of the Indian Premier League 2025 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Monday, April 7, 2025. Mumbai Indians made key changes, bringing back star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and experienced batter Rohit Sharma. Bumrah, who was recovering from a lower back injury, returns to strengthen MI’s bowling attack. Rohit is also available and is listed as an Impact Player.
Speaking at the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya said, “This looks like a good track, dew might come in later. When the wicket is cool, it stays good. When dew comes, it gets better. It always plays well for both teams. It's time for us to get some rhythm, get some good cricket behind us, take the smarter options and do the right things. We are playing good cricket, but it's just that at certain moments, we are missing out on certain things. If we can look after those, we'll be able to get the rhythm. Mumbai has been always supporting us. We have made sure that this is our fortress and we kinda defend it. Playing at home makes it different. The crowd is behind you and you are aware of the conditions. Jassie (Bumrah) is back and so is Ro (Rohit). Bot of our experienced campaigners are back in the side, that gives us an added fuel.”
RCB captain Rajat Patidar said that the Mumbai pitch is typically good for batting and expressed confidence in his team’s bowling unit despite the challenge of bowling at Wankhede.
Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Swastik Chikara, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur