Apart from a game or two, MI's star India middle-order batters Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma have had seasons to forget. MI need to win every single match hereon to even have a mathematical chance of qualification, and need their two star batters to step up.

RCB have lost two games in a row, and one thing that will bother them is the poor form of wicket-keeper batter Jitesh Sharma, who was bought for Rs 11 crore. Jitesh has managed just 64 runs all season. It'll be interesting to see whether they persist with him, or consider a different option.

For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it is a home game on paper, but they'll be no more familiar to the conditions in Raipur than Mumbai Indians, as it is their first game in the city too. It'll be interesting to see Rajat Patidar and co. cope with their new home, but they do have a well-balanced side.

One thing's for sure, they'll have a lot of fan support!

RCB batting maestro Virat Kohli is on the cusp of scripting a historic milestone. Kohli needs just 28 runs to become the first player to score 1,000 runs against MI in IPL. In 34 matches, Kohli has scored 972 runs against the five-time champions at an average of 32.4.

When the two sides met earlier in the season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru handed Mumbai Indians an 18-run defeat. The Hardik Pandya-led outfit will be keen to settle the score this time around and turn the tables in this high-stakes contest.

This is the beauty of IPL that even India teammates and good friends come up against each other on the cricket ground. While Virat Kohli will aim to win the game for RCB, his dear friend Rohit Sharma will focus on stopping the side and let MI take the two crucial points.

Hello everyone, welcome to the 'El Clasico' of the Indian Premier League. It's a match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. Stay connected for live scores and updates.