Mumbai Indians, the most successful team in IPL history, will begin their 2023 campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru – here’s the predicted XI for the MI vs RCB match, as well as tournament prediction for the MI side.

The team, led by Rohit Sharma, had a forgettable 2022 season, who finished last on the points table with four wins in 14 games.

MI in IPL 2023: Team news

The biggest setback for the side is the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who has been sidelined for an indefinite period due to a back injury. On the flip side, the return of Jofra Archer is a big plus, but there is also the void left by the absence of Jhye Richardson, who is out due to injury. Sandeep Warrier has been added to the squad as a replacement for Bumrah.

MI in IPL 2023: Full squad

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cam Green, Ishan Kishan, Duan Jansen, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, N Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav, Sandeep Warrier.

Ruled out: Jasprit Bumrah

Mumbai Indians schedule: Full fixtures in IPL 2023

MI in IPL 2023: Predicted XI for the first match

Rohit Sharma, Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Arshad Khan, Jofra Archer, Kumar Karthikeya, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.

MI in IPL 2023: Prediction

Depleted due to injury, and in the absence of first-choice bowling options, Mumbai Indians might find it difficult to make it to the playoffs. It could depend on their young batting unit and some Jofra magic for things to go their way.

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