RCB vs MI Dream11: Lineups, pitch report and score predictions for IPL 2026 match

While M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is the team's home base, but two of their home fixtures during the league stage were shifted to Raipur.

After displaying form in Bengaluru, RCB will now aim to win both their remaining home games in Raipur and qualify for the playoffs.

MI, on the other hand, are walking on thin ice as one defeat can derail them from the race for the IPL 2026 playoff spot.

MORE:IPL 2026 points table: Latest standings

RCB vs MI: Predicted playing XI and starting lineups

RCB****predicted playing XI: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar

Impact Player: Jacob Bethell

MI****predicted playing XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Raj Bawa, Hardik Pandya (c), Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma

Impact Player: Rohit Sharma

MORE:MI's IPL 2026 playoff chances: Qualification scenarios, wins and points required

SVNC International Cricket Stadium, Chennai: Pitch Report

The pitch in Raipur behaves differently at various points of the match. At the early stages, the surface offers enough bounce and carry for batters to trust their timing, but it quickly fades away as the pitch begins to wear out.

Finger spinners extract natural hold as the game progresses, while wrist spinners like Kuldeep Yadav can threaten with drift and late turn.

RCB vs MI: Dream 11 Fantasy XI

• Keepers – Ryan Rickleton
• Batsmen – Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), Naman Dhir, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal
• All-rounders – Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya
• Bowlers – Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah

RCB vs MI: Score Prediction and Winner

If RCB bats first: 190 - 200 runs

If MI bats first: 180 - 190 runs

Match winner prediction: Roya Challengers Bengaluru to secure a victory.

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