Indian T20 League 2022: Match 18- Bangalore vs Mumbai: Preview, Probable XIs, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head, Broadcasting details and Updates
Ban-Mum (image source : BCCI)
Bangalore and Mumbai will take on each other in the 18th match of the Indian T20 League 2022. The venue for the match will be the MCA Stadium in Pune. Bangalore is coming into the match with two back-to-back wins, while Mumbai has lost all their 3 matches in the tournament so far. Mumbai will look to register their first win for the season while Bangalore will look to continue their winning momentum.
Team News:
Bangalore: Bangalore is looking like one of the teams to beat this season. Their middle-order is looking in great touch with Dinesh Karthik providing them some strong finishes. With the availability of Glenn Maxwell from the next match, the team will take the field against Mumbai with added impetus.
Unavailable Players: Josh Hazlewood
Probable XI: Faf du Plessis (C) (O), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell (O), Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga (O), David Willey (O), Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep.
Key Players:
Dinesh Karthik: Dinesh Karthik played a knock that turned the match on its head in Bangalore’s clash against Rajasthan. The team will be hoping that he continues his form and keeps giving powerful finishes to his team.
Shabaz Ahmed: Shabaz Ahmed is making valuable contributions to his team, without many people noticing. He has been very good with his batting and bowling in the tournament so far. Bangalore will hope that the youngster carries forward his form ahead in the tournament.
Glenn Maxwell: Maxwell played a very important role in the batting of Bangalore in the 2021 Indian T20 League season. He will be playing his first match in the 15th edition of the tournament in the match against Mumbai. Bangalore will hope that Maxwell provides them with added dynamism in the middle order.
Mumbai: As has been the convention for the men in blue, the Mumbai team has started slowly in the 15th edition of the tournament. With three defeats in the first three matches of the tournament, Mumbai is yet to register a point in this year’s league. In their last match against Kolkata, Daniel Sams gave away 35 runs in the 16th over of the innings handing the match completely over to the opposition. With Sams failing to deliver with the bat and ball so far, they might look to drop the all-rounder.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Dewald Brevis (O), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard (O), Riley Meredith (O), Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills (O), Jaydev Unadkat.
Ishan Kishan: Ishan Kishan has been brilliant with the bat for Mumbai so far in the tournament. Except in the last match, he is looking in great touch. The team will hope that he continues with his brilliant exploits in the tournament.
Jasprit Bumrah: After a dismal first match, Bumrah has found back his bowling form in the last two matches. The team will be looking at him to give them some wickets in the death and restrict the opposition.
Kieron Pollard: He played a brilliant little cameo in Mumbai’s last match. In the first two matches, he failed to find the middle of the bat, but with a 5 ball 22 in the last match, it looks like he is finding back his touch. Mumbai will hope that Pollard gives them a powerful finish again in the next match.
Pitch Report: The MCA Stadium’s pitch has looked to be a sporting one, it has provided everybody with something. The faster bowlers are extracting a bit of bounce from the pitch. In this next match also, it can be expected that the pitch will be good for batting but the faster bowlers will get help from the wicket.
Match Details:
Date: 18th April 2022
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Time: 7:30 PM
Streaming Details: Star Sports Network for TV, Disney+ HotStar for online streaming
Head-to-Head: As far as head-to-head competitions go; Mumbai has dominated Bangalore so far in the history of the tournament. In the 29 matches they have played against each other, Mumbai has won 17 matches while Bangalore has 12 victories.
Summary:
| Stats | Matches | Bangalore Won | Mumbai Won | No Result |
| Overall | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| Indian T20 League 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Highest Totals
Bangalore: 235 for 1 in 2015
Mumbai: 213 for 6 in 2018
Lowest Totals
Bangalore: 122 for 9 in 2008
Mumbai: 111 all out in 2021
