With five teams on 10 points each and two teams on 8 points, the current IPL 2023 season is the most competitive one ever. How these teams do in their last 17 league games will have a big impact on whether or not they make the playoffs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI), two of the five teams with 10 points, will play each other on Tuesday at Wankhede Stadium. After losing their last two games, both sides will be eager to get their sixth win of the season.
Before the game, RCB’s captain Virat Kohli was part of a touching story that went viral on social media. As he was going up the stairs at the Wankhede after his practice, a ball boy called out to him and asked for his bat. Kohli, who has been doing well in the game so far, stopped to listen to the boy’s request. He then told a staff member to give the boy one of his bats.
Kohli has scored 419 runs in 10 innings of the IPL 2023, which is the most of any batter in the tournament. His strike rate is 135.19, and he has six half-centuries. But his hit rate after the powerplay has been criticized for slowing down RCB’s rate of scoring and lowering their overall score. In 31 games against the Mumbai Indians, Kohli has scored 851 runs, which is the third-most of any batter in IPL history.
Both RCB and MI want to make the playoffs, so their games against each other will be very important. Five times, the Mumbai Indians have won the IPL. They are known for doing well in the second part of the tournament, so they will be eager to get back on track after their recent loss. On the other hand, RCB will try to improve their general play and avoid making any more mistakes if they want to win their first IPL title.
