Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) on April 13 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the fifth match of the IPL 2021. The match will begin at 7:30 pm. Talking about both teams, KKR has won their first match, while MI will be aiming to bounce back after the first match defeat against RCB.
Talking about the first matches of both teams, KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 10 runs in their season opener and will try to continue the winning momentum, while MI suffered a narrow two-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the season opener of the 2021 edition and aiming for a comeback.
Date & Time: 13th April 2021 – 7:30 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidabaram Statium, Chennai
KKR squad
Eoin Morgan (C), Shubman Gill, Dinesh Kartik, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Prashidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Ben Cutting, Lockie Ferguson, Sheldon Jackson, Harbhajan Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Karun Nair, Sunil Narine, Pawan Negi, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Shivam Mavi
MI squad
Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), Chris Lynn, Anmolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohsin Khan, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, and Arjun Tendulkar
The weather will remain clear and sunny during the match in Chennai. In addition, the temperatures would likely to be around 32 degrees Celsius. However, players may face difficulties due to humid conditions. On the other hand, the pitch will favor the spinners a lot. According to our prediction, the team that wins the toss will choose to bowl first.
According to our prediction, both teams have a balanced squad right now. With the presence of experienced players such as Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah in the playing XI, Mumbai Indians (MI) will try its best to win their match of the season.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has a very strong batting and bowling unit. After winning first match, the team's morale will be high during their second match of the league.
According to the recent trends, MI is expected to bounce back with a win.
Total Matches – 27
KKR won – 6
MI won – 21
KKR:
MI:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
Mumbai Indians:
Chris Lynn/Quinton De Kock, Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marcon Jansen, Rahul Chahar/Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Fantasy Suggestion #1:
Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
Vice-Captain: Surya Kumar Yadav
Wicket Keeper: Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana
All Rounders: Shakib Al Hassan, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan Singh
Captain: Andre Russell
Vice Captain: Nitish Rana
Wicket Keeper: Quinton de Kock
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi
All Rounders: Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Kieron Pollard
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Pat Cummins, Jayant Yadav
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