KKR VS MI IPL 2021
The fifth match of the Vivo IPL 2021 will see Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) lead by Eoin Morgan face Mumbai Indians lead by “Hitman” Rohit Sharma. It will be an exciting match to watch as both teams have star players in their squad.
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KKR VS MI IPL 2021 Match Details:
The teams will face each other at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 13th April. The match will start from 7:30 p.m. IST.
Match Preview:
Kolkata Knight riders are the winner of the 2012 and 2014 IPL trophy. Last year they finished fifth in the points table. This year they have won their first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 runs.
Mumbai Indians are the defending champion and five time IPL winner. They started their season with a loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Weather Report:
The weather at the Chepauk Stadium is expected to be a bit cloudy but there is no forecast of rain. The average temperature will be around 30 degree Celsius during the match.
Pitch Report:
The Chepauk pitch is a good pitch to bat on. We can expect high scoring matches just like the previous games. As the game progresses spinners will also play a crucial role in limiting the runs and taking wickets.
Average First Innings Score:
160-180
KKR VS MI IPL 2021 Probable Playing XI:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan (Captain), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh / Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Chris Lynn/Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
Injury And Availability News:
Not available.
KKR VS MI IPL 2021 Top Picks For Dream11 Team:
Rohit Sharma
The captain of the Mumbai Indians team also known as hitman for his explosive batting in T20 tournament. Is captaincy late Mumbai Indians to win IPL 5 times. He has played 200 matches in IPL and scored 5230 runs with the strike rate of 130.6. Although he managed to score only 19 runs in the last match we cannot ignore his match winning capabilities.
Nitish Rana
This young right handed batsman is a key pillar of the batting lineup of KKR. In his 61 match IPL career he has scored 1517 runs with the strike rate of 135.9. In the last match he scored 80 runs and helped his team to win the match. A good choice for the batting lineup indeed.
Jaspreet Bumrah
This right arm fast bowler from Mumbai Indians is a death over specialist. Is economical bowling in the death office can be a key role in the victory of their team. He took 111 wickets in 93 matches with an excellent economy of 7.40. In the last match against RCB he took two wickets.
Prasidh Krishna
The young bowler who got recently called for the national squad is a key bowler in the bowling line up of KKR. He took 20 wickets in his career so far. Prasidh Krishna along with Pat Cummins can be a deadly duo for KKR. He took two wickets in the last match against SRH.
Captain And Vice Captain Selection:
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Vice captain: André Russel/ Nitish Rana
KKR VS MI Dream11 Team:
Winner Prediction:
Both the teams are equally strong and have match winners in the squad. But if we look at the history Mumbai Indians are more likely to win the match. But we can expect a tight match indeed.
Note: All the predictions of the Dream11 team, captain and vice captain selection and winner prediction is completely based on my individual research.
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