MI vs RCB Dream11 prediction: 3 players you can pick as captain or vice-captain for today’s IPL 2023 match – May 9th, 2023

The 54th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will see the Mumbai Indians (MI) lock horns with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host this clash, scheduled to be played on Tuesday, May 9.

Mumbai are coming off a loss in their last game. Their batters struggled to get going, scoring only 139 in their 20 overs against the Chennai Super Kings. The bowlers then picked up four wickets but failed to defend the total.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore faced the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their previous fixture and suffered a loss. Batting first, they posted 181 on the board, thanks to the contributions from their top-order batters. The bowlers went on a journey as the Capitals chased down the total in just 16.4 overs.

On that note, here are three players whom you can pick as captain or vice-captain for your Dream11 team for the MI vs RCB game.

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#3 Piyush Chawla (MI) – 8.5 credits

Piyush Chawla in action (Image Courtesy: Twitter/Indian Premier League)

Piyush Chawla has reinvented his game in this year’s IPL. He has been the go-to bowler for Rohit Sharma in crunch situations. The leg-spinner is Mumbai Indians’ leading wicket-taker, with 17 wickets to his name in 10 games. He averages just 16.47 with the ball this season.

Chawla was very good against CSK in their last game. Although they failed to defend 140, the wily spinner finished with figures of 2/25 in his four overs. You can bank on him to fetch you points in tonight's clash.

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#2 Faf du Plessis (RCB) – 9 credits

Faf du Plessis in action (Image Courtesy: Twitter/Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Faf du Plessis has been in rich form with the bat in IPL 2023. He is leading the team from the front and has already amassed 511 runs in 10 games so far. He averages a hefty 56.78 with the bat and is striking at 157.72.

Du Plessis looked good against the Capitals in their last game. He scored 45 off 32 balls and formed a good opening stand with Virat Kohli. His fearless style of play is helping his side get to solid starts in the competition.

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#1 Virat Kohli (RCB) – 9 credits

Virat Kohli receiving an award (Image Courtesy: Twitter/Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Virat Kohli sits fifth in the highest run-scorers list of the IPL 2023. The Indian batter has been in very good form and has already hit six fifties in 10 games so far. He has scored 419 runs at an average of 46.55 and is a vital cog in the RCB’s batting line-up.

Kohli smashed yet another half-century in IPL 2023 in Bangalore’s last game, chipping in with 55 from 46 balls before departing in the 16th over. He is a key member of the RCB side and with the form he is in, you can rely on him to fetch you valuable points in the MI vs RCB clash.