Next up in the Vivo IPL 2021 is a contest between the Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Knight Riders. MI will be coming into this game on the back of a loss against CSK in the first match after restart. They have eight points in eight games. Rohit Sharma could be making a comeback to the side in this match.
On the other hand, we have the Eoin Morgan-led KKR side who will be coming into this game on the back of a strong display with bat and bowl against RCB. They have six points in eight games. Both the teams are in contention for the playoff places and this makes the encounter all the more interesting.
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Match Details:
When: 23 September 2021
Where: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Capacity: 20,000
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Players to watch out for:
MI: Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, and Jasprit Bumrah
KKR: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, and Varun Chakravarthy
MI vs KKR Probable Playing XI:
MI: Rohit Sharma/Anmolpreet Singh, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya/Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, and Trent Boult
KKR: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, and Varun Chakravarthy
Head-to-Head: 22-6 in favour of MI
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium had a good contest between bat and bowl in the last game. There is plenty of help available for both seamers and spinners. Batsmen will need to bide some time in the middle before going for the biggies.
Powerplays could prove to be a crucial phase in the outcome of the game. A score of around 150-160 would be a fighting total at this venue. Both the sides will be looking to field first upon winning the toss as dew is expected as the match progresses.
Fantasy Team Suggestion #1:
WK: Quinton de Kock, Ishan Kishan
Bat: Suryakumar Yadav(VC), Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill
AR: Andre Russell(C), Krunal Pandya
Bowl: Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, and Varun Chakravarthy
Fantasy Team Suggestion #2:
WK: Quinton de Kock(C)
Bat: Kieron Pollard, Rohit Sharma, Eoin Morgan, Shubman Gill
AR: Andre Russell(VC), Sunil Narine
Bowl: Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, and Lockie Ferguson
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