IPL 2023 weather update: Mumbai weather report on May 9 for today's MI vs RCB clash
Fans can expect an uninterrupted contest when the Mumbai Indians (MI) host the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, May 9.
Both teams are coming into the contest on the back of defeats and have had a similar run this season. A win today would take either to the third spot in the IPL 2023 points table and boost their chances of a top-four finish.
RCB went down against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their last game. Half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror propelled Bangalore to 181 but it wasn't enough in the end. DC's Phil Salt ran a riot with the bat, striking at 193.33, as Delhi chased down the target in just 16.4 overs.
The Royal Challengers will have to fine-tune their bowling as they look to return to winning ways to keep themselves in the race for the playoffs.
Mumbai, on the other hand, lost to arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last outing. A batting failure saw them post 139 runs on the board, thanks to Nehal Wadhera's half-century. MS Dhoni and Co. then produced a combined effort with the bat to gun down the target with 14 balls to spare.
As they look to put their campaign back on track, the five-time IPL champions suffered a massive jolt, with Jofra Archer ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. They are likely to draft Archer's replacement Chris Jordan straight into the playing XI to add some balance to the side.
Mumbai weather - Wankhede Stadium weather report on May 9 - No rain predicted
A full 40 overs of action is on the cards when MI host the Royal Challengers in Mumbai on Tuesday. According to accuweather.com, there is no chance of precipitation at all during the game. However, the cloud cover is expected to be around 94 percent.
The temperature, meanwhile, will hover around 30-32 degrees Celsius. However, the real feel will be around 37 degrees Celsius, with the humidity expected to be in the 80s.
MI vs RCB Squads
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Finn Allen, and Siddarth Kaul.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Ramandeep Singh, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal, Vishnu Vinod, Riley Meredith, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Hrithik Shokeen, Duan Jansen, Sandeep Warrier, and Jason Behrendorff.