Bengaluru: Anil Kumble won the toss and decided to ask Mumbai Indians to bat first.
Speaking to Mike Haysman, he said that “It’s a good wicket and the ball will come on to the bat. It will slow down a little later, so we’d like to bowl first.” He also added that their strength lies in chasing down targets and in the batting order, so he opted to bowl first. The Royal Challengers Bangalore side is unchanged for this match.
Sachin Tendulkar did not have any qualms on losing the toss, and said “It has a good amount of grass cover, and the wicket looks quite true, and it will come onto the bat well.”
Speaking to Sunil Gavaskar, he said that even though they have made it to the semi-finals, they would be looking to continue the winning momentum. The Mumbai Indians have revamped their side for this match.
While Dilhara Fernando retained his place in Mumbai Indians line-up, Aditya Tare and Abhishek Nayyar are getting a match and Ryan McLaren is also a part of the playing XI. Also out of the playing XI are Chandan Madan and Ali Murtaza.
Starting XIs
Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar (captain), JP Duminy, Saurabh Tiwary, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Dilhara Fernando, Aditya Tare (wk), Abhishek Nayar, Ryan McLaren
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Anil Kumble (captain), Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Kevin Pietersen, Robin Uthappa (wk), Ross Taylor, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, R Vinay Kumar, Dale Steyn, Pankaj Singh
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