In a solitary change to their playing XI, Mumbai Indians (MI) introduced Shreyas Gopal in place of Piyush Chawla. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made three alterations, substituting Cameron Green with Will Jacks, and including Mahipal Lomror and Vijaykumar Vyshak in the XI. Both teams have registered one victory each so far. MI secured their maiden win of the season after enduring three defeats, while RCB suffered losses in their previous three matches.