IPL 2022: RCB opt to field against MI; Glenn Maxwell makes season debut

Pune: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to field against Mumbai Indians here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.

The five-time champions are in an unpleasant position with three defeats and are up against the RCB side that will be even more boosted up by Glenn Maxwell's return.

Mumbai Indians have made two changes with Jaydev Unadkat and Sanjay Yadav making debuts replacing Tymal Mills and Daniel Sams.

For RCB Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell makes this season's IPL debut. Speaking at the toss, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis said, "We're going to have a bowl. It is our first game here so we aren't sure what the pitch is going to do. But it's just the general trend, and hopefully, there is dew later on which we can make use of. Two wins out of three look good. [Loud chants of RCB, RCB] Wow, what an atmosphere. Just one change: Maxwell, comes in for Rutherford. DK has been going really well. The clarity and the role that we have given him will hopefully give him consistency."

Speaking at the toss, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said, "We would have bowled first as well. The nature of the pitch looks like it would get better and better as the match goes on. We just need to try and apply ourselves a little more than we have done so far in the tournament. All games are big games. When you play your first game you try and get some momentum. A first win would be nice tonight. SKY is a quality player, he definitely strengthens our batting lineup. We look forward to the same from him and the entire batting lineup. Two changes: Unadkat comes in place of Mills. Ramandeep comes in for Sams."

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Jasprit Bumrah and Basil Thampi.