RCB vs MI Who Won the Toss Today? – Match 54 Toss Update

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar has won the toss and elected to bowl first in Match No.54 of the IPL 2026 against the Mumbai Indians. The match will start at 07:30 pm IST.

Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning

"We will bowl first. The wicket is hard, but we want to dismiss them and then complete the chase. The outfield looks good, and we are looking forward to the match. It is important to stay in the present. If we give our best, we can win the contest," Rajat Patidar said. 

MI skipper Suryakumar Yadav is happy to bat first.

"We are happy to bat first and put runs on the board. It is important to put pressure. We are not thinking about the past and giving our best in today's match. We have spoken about our bowling, and our bowlers are trying their best. We will have to get better," he said.

Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians: 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 3 Naman Dhir, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Will Jacks, 7 Raj Bawa, 8 Corbin Bosch, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 AM Ghazanfar, 11 Jasprit Bumrah

Impact bench: Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Jacob Bethell, 3 Rajat Patidar (capt), 4 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 5 Tim David, 6 Romario Shepherd, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Josh Hazlewood, 10 Suyash Sharma, 11 Rasikh Salam

Impact bench: Devdutt Padikkal, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Venkatesh Iyer

Toss Result Today –  RCB vs MI Match 54 IPL 2026

Q1: Who won the toss today in the RCB vs MI Match 54 IPL 2026?

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar has won the toss and chose to bowl first. 

Q2: What was the toss time today?

The toss took place at 07:00 pm IST.

Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?

Rajat Patidar chose to bowl first as he wants to MI under pressure.

Q4: Where is today’s match being played?

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur