The Mumbai Indians were struggling at 53 runs for the loss of 3 wickets at the end of the powerplay against RCB. Bhuvneshwar Kumar starred with the ball for the defending champions as he took 3 wickets in the powerplay.

Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Mumbai Indians at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.