Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) may consider selecting all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for their match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium, based on his impressive record against the five-time champions and his performances at the venue.
Venkatesh Iyer made his first appearance for RCB in the IPL 2026 season as an Impact Player in the previous match, scoring a rapid 29 not out from 15 balls, including a four and a six, contributing to RCB’s total of 201 for 8.
Against Mumbai Indians, he has accumulated 365 runs in seven matches at an average of 60.83 and a strike rate of 160.08, which includes one century and three half-centuries. At Wankhede Stadium, he has scored 202 runs in six innings with an average of 33.67 and a strike rate of 137.41, registering one century and one fifty.
Overall in the IPL, Venkatesh has played 63 matches and 57 innings, scoring 1,497 runs at an average of 30.55 with a strike rate exceeding 138. He has recorded one century and 12 fifties.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Satvik Deswal.
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, AM Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Mayank Markande, Quinton de Kock, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Atharva Ankolekar, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar.