MI vs RCB: Jasprit Bumrah returns to competitive cricket for 1st time after 92 days
Jasprit Bumrah has returned to playing for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Monday, April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Bumrah has returned to playing competitive cricket for the first time since the New Year’s Test against Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Back in January, Bumrah finished as the top wicket-taker in the five-match series, but injured his back. Thereafter, he missed the bilateral series against England and the Champions Trophy.
Earlier, Mahela Jayawardene, the MI head coach, confirmed that Bumrah was available for the match against RCB.
“He’s available, he’s training today, and should be available [for the RCB game]. He arrived last night. He had his sessions with NCA [now Centre of Excellence] to finalise that, he’s been handed over to our physios. He’s bowling today, so all good,” Jaywardene said in the pre-match press conference.
The five-time champions, MI, have again used Rohit Sharma as one of their Impact Player options. MI have had their fair share of challenges as they are languishing at eighth in the table with two points and a net run rate of +0.108 after losses in three out of four matches.
As far as RCB are concerned, placed third in the table, they will be looking to become the table toppers, dethroning Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals.
Playing XIs for MI vs RCB
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Swastik Chikara, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur
Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa