MI vs KKR Dream 11 Prediction AFTER TOSS, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report, Team Details

MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: In today’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match, the Mumbai Indians (MI) will be taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on 23 September at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This will be the second match between these two teams in the IPL 2021 season wherein the Mumbai Indians registered an impressive 10-run win.

MI vs KKR Dream 11 Prediction

Both the teams are coming into this after witnessing contrasting fortunes in the last matches of this tournament. The Mumbai Indians lost their previous game against Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs in the IPL 2021 Phase 2 opener. The defending champions are currently placed fourth on the points tally. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders registered a comprehensive 9-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous outing and occupies the sixth spot on the table.

MI vs KKR Match Details

MI have always dominated the proceeding in the head-to-head rivalry against KKR as the defending champions have won a total of 22 matches out of the 28 meetings so far between these two teams in the history of the IPL. KKR have managed to win just 6 matches against MI and the two-time IPL champions will be looking to improve their record in this game.

Fixture Name: IPL Match 34, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Competition: VIVO IPL 2021

Date: 23 September

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Team Form Guide:
MI (recent last): L W W L L
KKR (recent last): W L W L L

MI vs KKR Ground Details

Ground: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pitch Report: As seen in the previous game, there was some help for the pace bowlers on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium wicket. The pitch has surely been challenging for the batsmen but things are expected to improve for the batters to a great extent in this game. However, bowling first will be a safe decision after winning the toss on this surface.

Toss Update: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. 

MI vs KKR Dream 11 Team Prediction

The conditions at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium will be better for batting in this match and thus, it will be a good move to pack your fantasy teams with more number of the batsmen from either of the teams. The likes of Varun Chakravarthy, Trent Boult, Andre Russell and Jasprit Bumrah are the must pick players for this game due to their consistent performances.

WICKET-KEEPERS: Quinton de Kock
BATSMEN: Rohit Sharma, Nitish Rana, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill
ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer
BOWLERS: Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson

MI vs KKR Dream 11 Fantasy Tips 2021

The Mumbai Indians will start as the favourites in this match as they have dominating record against KKR in the history of IPL. The defending champions are likely to win this match and climb to the third spot on the points table. However, Kolkata Knight Riders will also be eyeing to build on the winning momentum and improve their overall record against MI.

MI Top Picks

For the Mumbai Indians, both their batters and bowlers will be aiming to come up with an improved performance in this match. The likes of Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar were excellent with the ball in the previous game but leaked too many runs at the death. Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock will have to take the responsibility in the batting department.

Suryakumar Yadav

For the Mumbai Indians, Suryakumar Yadav smashed an amazing knock of 56 runs off 36 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening half of IPL 2021. He also scored impressive half-centuries on his T20I and ODI debuts for India against England and Sri Lanka respectively. Moreover, he will be feeling really confident after being named in the India squad for the T20 World Cup 2021.

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Trent Boult

Mumbai Indians’ pace bowler Trent Boult picked up two crucial wickets in the last match against Chennai Super Kings. The left-arm quickie scalped a total of 25 wickets in 15 matches at an economy of 7.97 when the Indian Premier League was last played in the UAE conditions in 2020. He has also been in a brilliant form this season and will be a key player for Mumbai Indians in this game against KKR.

MI News

• Hardik Pandya will not be available due to an injury.
• Rohit Sharma will captain the side.
• Quinton de Kock will be the wicket-keeper.
• Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Kieron Pollard will be their main batters.
• Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Rahul Chahar will be the important bowlers.

MI Playing 11 (Confirmed)
Quinton de Kock
Rohit Sharma
Suryakumar Yadav
Ishan Kishan
Krunal Pandya
Kieron Pollard
Saurabh Tiwary
Rahul Chahar
Adam Milne
Trent Boult
Jasprit Bumrah

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KKR Top Picks

For the Kolkata Knight Riders, it was a complete performance in the last win over Royal Challengers Bangalore especially by Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson and Prasidh Krishna in the bowling department. They also have some in-form batsmen like Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana will be the mainstays while skipper Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell will handle the finishing duties.

Varun Chakravarthy

In the very first match of the IPL 2021 Phase 2 for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Varun Chakravarthy delivered an impressive match-winning performance with the ball picking the crucial wickets of Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby and Wanindu Hasaranga and ended giving just 13 runs in his quota of four overs. He has been a consistent wicket-taker for KKR in the last two IPL seasons.

Nitish Rana

For the Kolkata Knight Riders, Nitish Rana has been in an excellent form with the bat in the ongoing edition of the tournament and also did well when the IPL was last played in the UAE. Rana smashed a vital knock of 57 runs off 47 balls that included 6 fours and 2 sixes in the last match against Mumbai Indians of IPL 2021 season. The left-handed batsman has always delivered with the bat against MI and will be hoping to do the same here as well.

KKR News

• There are no injury issues for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
• Eoin Morgan will captain the side.
• Dinesh Karthik will be the wicket-keeper.
• Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan and Andre Russell will be their crucial batsmen.
• Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine will be their key bowlers.

KKR Playing 11 (Confirmed)
Nitish Rana
Shubman Gill
Venkatesh Iyer
Rahul Tripathi
Eoin Morgan
Andre Russell
Dinesh Karthik
Sunil Narine
Lockie Ferguson
Varun Chakravarthy
Prasidh Krishna

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Watch MI vs KKR Live Score And Streaming

The IPL 2021 Live Score and Streaming will be available on the Star Sports Network and HotStar app. All the player information and match scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary and analysis will be up on HotStar for the millions of users in the simplest of manners. While following the Covid-19 norms and regulations, crowd will be allowed for the IPL 2021 Phase 2 in the UAE.

List of Channels to watch MI vs KKR Match

English
Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select 1 HD

Regional languages
Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD; Star Sports 1 Tamil; Star Sports 1 Kannada; Star Sports 1 Telugu; Star Sports 1 Bangla; Star Gold; Star Suvarna Plus; Star Vijay Super; Star Jalsha; Asianet Plus; Star Gold HD; Star Maa Movies.

UK
The first half of the IPL was telecast live on Sky Sports in the UK, with live streaming on Sky Go and Sky Mobile TV.

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