Published on: Apr 13, 2021 4:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 13, 2021 4:22 pm IST
KKR vs MI IPL 2021: It is time for one of the most sensational IPL rivalries of all-time as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are all set to face the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the fifth match of the season at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 13th April. Mumbai Indians have had the wood over Kolkata Knight Riders in the head-to-head battle as they have won 21 games out of the 27 matches played between the two teams. Mumbai lost their first match in IPL 2021 to Bangalore while KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 runs in their previous outing. It is expected to be yet another crackerjack tussle between two quality teams aiming to do well in this opening phase of the tournament.
Fixture Name: VIVO IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Competition: IPL 2021
Date: 13 April
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Kolkata Knight Riders 187/6 beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 177/5 by 10 runs in the 3rd match of IPL 2021.
Pitch Report: As seen so far in this tournament, the conditions at Chepauk will once again be dry and slow assisting the spinners and the fast bowlers relying on their slower deliveries. However, the team winning the toss should look to bowl first.
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KKR vs MI Playing 11
Kolkata Knight Riders Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
KKR Playing 11 (likely) Shubman Gill Nitish Rana Rahul Tripathi Shakib Al Hasan Eoin Morgan Andre Russell Dinesh Karthik Pat Cummins Harbhajan Singh Varun Chakravarthy Prasidh Krishna
MI Team News
MI Playing (likely) Rohit Sharma Quinton de Kock Suryakumar Yadav Ishan Kishan Kieron Pollard Hardik Pandya Krunal Pandya Marco Jansen Piyush Chawla Trent Boult Jasprit Bumrah
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Who will win today IPL match
The Kolkata Knight Riders will want the in-form duo of Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi to once again contribute well at the top with the likes of Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik adding firepower in the batting department. Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Shakib and Harbhajan Singh will be their key bowlers. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians will be hoping that Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar, Ishan Kishan, Hardik and Kieron Pollard deliver with the bat while Bumrah, Boult, Chawla and Jansen will be their main bowlers. Mumbai Indians will be the favourites as they have had the wood over their opponents over the years in the IPL. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Mumbai Indians to win this match.
Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
Captain Options:
Nitish Rana: Kolkata Knight Riders’ opener Nitish Rana smashed a wonderful match-winning knock of 80 runs off 56 balls which included 9 fours and 4 sixes. He was involved in two half-century partnerships in the first match against SRH.
Rohit Sharma: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has a terrific record against KKR in the IPL history. Rohit has smashed the most number of runs against an opponent in IPL and that is a total of 939 runs against KKR and he is also the highest run-getter in MI vs KKR matches having notched up a fabulous tally of 823 runs.
Differential Picks:
Suryakumar Yadav: Although, Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav just scored 31 runs in the first match against RCB, but he has a brilliant track record against KKR in the IPL. In 6 matches, Suryakumar has scored 224 runs at an impressive average of 44.8 and a strike-rate of 149.3.
Rahul Tripathi: While batting at No.3 for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Rahul Tripathi played a quick-fire innings of 53 runs off 29 deliveries that consisted of 5 fours and 2 sixes in the previous match against SRH. He was also involved in a remarkable 93-run partnership with Nitish Rana in that game.
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Team 1
WICKET-KEEPERS: Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock BATSMEN: Nitish Rana (VC), Rahul Tripathi, Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav ALL-ROUNDERS: Shakib Al Hasan, Hardik Pandya BOWLERS: Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Marco Jansen
Team 2
WICKET-KEEPERS: Ishan Kishan BATSMEN: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana (C) ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard BOWLERS: Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Team 3
WICKET-KEEPERS: Quinton de Kock (C), Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik BATSMEN: Eoin Morgan, Suryakumar Yadav, Nitish Rana ALL-ROUNDERS: Shakib Al Hasan (VC), Hardik Pandya BOWLERS: Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Marco Jansen
Team 4
WICKET-KEEPERS: Ishan Kishan (VC) BATSMEN: Rohit Sharma, Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell (C), Hardik Pandya BOWLERS: Trent Boult, Pat Cummins, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna
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