Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, one of the biggest rivalry of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025, is set to be played on February 21 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. RCB started their WPL campaign strong with two wins in two matches against Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals. MI also bounced back in the last match against Gujarat Giants after losing the first game of the season to Delhi Capitals. In this article, we will cover the MI vs RCB prediction of who will come out as the winner with an understanding of the recent form, squads, H2Hs, pitch report, and other factors.
MI vs RCB: Both Teams Preview
Mumbai Indians
After losing the first match in a thriller to Delhi Capitals, the Mumbai Indians bounced back to beat Gujarat Giants in their next match by 5 wickets. Nat Sciver Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, and Amelia Kerr played well in the first two matches.
Strengths: The three prominent all-rounders of the team, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, and Hayley Matthews, are the biggest strengths of the team.
Weaknesses: The Indian bowlers struggled in the first two games. However, others did the job, but players like Parunika Sisodia and Amanjot Kaur need to step up.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bangalore, kicked off their season with two wins in two matches. The team defeated Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals in their first two games thanks to amazing performances from Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Ellyse Perry, and Smriti Mandhana.
Strengths: The batting lineup of the team is very strong, featuring in-form players like Smriti Mandhana, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ellyse Perry, and Richa Ghosh.
Weaknesses: Despite winning the first two games, the bowling lineup of the team struggled a bit, and they need to work on it against strong MI batting.
H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| RCB | 5 runs | 15 Mar 2024 |
| RCB | 7 wickets | 12 Mar 2024 |
| MI | 7 wickets | 02 Mar 2024 |
| MI | 4 wickets | 21 Mar 2023 |
| MI | 9 wickets | 06 Mar 2023 |
Pitch Report
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, the 7th match of the WPL 2025, is set to be played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. The pitch here is often a good batting surface.
Results of the last two T20s played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
RCB vs UPW (Mar 04, 2024) – RCB won by 23 runs
- RCB – 198/3
- UPW – 175/8
DC vs GG (Mar 03, 2024) – DC won by 25 runs
- DC – 163/8
- GG – 138/8
MI vs RCB: Who will win?
With both teams’ strengths, weaknesses, and recent form, the Mumbai Indians is expected to win this match. Their balanced squad and a good bowling unit gave them an edge in this match.
