- Saiman Das
IPL Weather Report: Royal Challengers Bangalore will be playing against Mumbai Indians in the fifth match of IPL 2023 on Sunday, April 2. Moreover, the fixture will take place at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (Karnataka), India.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have been nothing short of brilliant in the past few seasons. However, that has achieved nothing big as they are still a trophyless franchise despite being in the IPL from the beginning.
Faf du Plessis proved out to be a fantastic signing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He scored well and captained well. Faf du Plessis hit 468 runs in 16 matches with an average of 31.20 and a strike rate of 127.52.
Mumbai Indians had a tough season last year where they managed to finish at the last position of the table. They did so with just 8 points in 14 games. Mumbai Indians won four matches and lost 10 matches.
Cameron Green is a big-money signing for Mumbai Indians this season. He has also looked good against India for Australia in the two white ball series.
Mumbai Indians will be expecting a lot from the Australian international. He could hit the ground running.
The maximum temperature in Bengaluru on Sunday will be 33°C while the minimum temperature will be 20°C. Clear conditions are expected throughout the match day.
The weather in Bengaluru on Sunday is expected to be sunny. During the Indian Premier League match, the temperature is expected to hover around 28°C to 24°C.
Match | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians |
Date | 2nd April 2023 |
Time | 07:30 PM IST |
Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (Karnataka), India |
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Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma (c), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Jhye Richardson, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal, Mohit Rathee.
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Will Jacks (injured, replaced by Michael Bracewell), Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, R Sonu Yadav.
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