A fake account on X has claimed it, there is no truth to it. Faf du Plessis is still the captain of the side and will walk out for the toss against MI tonight at the Wankhede.

Mumbai: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru are eyeing their first IPL title in this season. While the RCB side get ready to take on Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium on Friday, all eyes would be on Virat Kohli. Reports and a post on RCB ‘X’ handle suggests that Kohli has been reappointed as the captain. This means Faf du Plessis has been sacked. So what is the real truth? A fake account on X has claimed it, there is no truth to it. Faf du Plessis is still the captain of the side and will walk out for the toss against MI tonight at the Wankhede.

Kohli with 316 runs in five games holds onto the Orange Cap. He has an average of over 100 currently.

RCB are currently languishing at the ninth spot in the points table with a solitary win in five games. They would be desperate for a win to get their campaign on track and keep their playoff hopes alive.

Mumbai, on the other hand, registered their first win after three consecutive losses.

In recent times, RCB have dominated their Mumbai rivals since 2020, having won five of the seven contests. At the Wankhede, MI lead RCB 7-3.

MI vs RCB Predicted XI:

Mumbai Indians predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (wk), Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.