Cricket News: IPL 2020 - Mumbai to face Bangalore in Abu Dhabi

Mumbai will lock horns against Bangalore at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi. Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma missed the previous two matches due to a hamstring injury and is unlikely to feature in the match against Bangalore and once again Kieron Pollard will be leading the charge. Mumbai top-order is in terrific form. Hardik Pandya, Pollard and Krunal Pandya are their all-rounders. Their pace attack will be led by Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. Bangalore's batting too is in great form with openers Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal giving Bangalore flying start. Skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are always expected to get runs, batting first or chasing. The bowling which now includes Chris Morris,Navdeep Saini and Mohammad Siraj along with spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar. After seven wins and four losses from 11 matches, Mumbai currently sits at the top of the points table with 14 points. Bangalore currently holds the second position in the points table after bagging 14 points from 11 matches. The side has won seven matches and lost four. Both the teams lost their previous matches where Bangalore lost to Chennai and Mumbai lost to Rajasthan. With 14 points in both the team's kitty they are eyeing a victory to seal their play-off berth. Therefore, we will see the first team booking their play-offs berth today.