The tenth game of the nineteenth IPL edition features the five-time champion Mumbai Indians against the reigning champions, Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where Hardik Pandya, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, won the toss and opted to field first.

Mumbai Indians have made two changes to their playing eleven. Mitchell Santner replaces Allah Ghazanfar, while Mayank Markande takes the place of Deepak Chahar. After winning the toss, captain Hardik said, "We will bowl first. The pitch looks good. We played the first match on a different pitch, and this one looks similar. It's always good to bat in the second innings here. I think this is a big match. We just want to go out there and play our best cricket, implement the things we discussed in the meeting, and just enjoy the game. Mayank Markande and Mitchell Santner have come in for Chahar and Ghazanfar."

RCB has made one change to its playing XI. Jacob Duffy has been included in the team in place of Josh Hazlewood. After losing the toss, captain Rajat said, "Obviously, we would have bowled first. However, as you all know, this is a good pitch for batting. The ball comes onto the bat nicely with good bounce. So, to be honest, it won't make much of a difference. We'll try to put a good score on the board and put them under pressure. The only change is that Jacob Duffy comes in for Hazlewood."

Mumbai Indians' performance has been poor so far in IPL 2026. The team has lost two of the three matches played this season, while MI has won one. The team lost by 27 runs in a rain-affected match against the Rajasthan Royals. MI's batsmen have looked in good form, but the bowling attack hasn't.

On the other hand, RCB lost their last match against Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt, and Tim David have been in excellent form. However, the team's bowling attack was ineffective in the previous match, and Rajasthan Royals chased down the target of 202 runs in just 18 overs.