And yes, we are here. The Great Indian Cricketing Festival is here again just after five months of the closing of the last edition. And the first match is a classic encounter between the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Five-time IPL champions MI has been the most prolific side in the history of the league and they have their eyes fixed on an unprecedented hattrick of consecutive triumphs. With Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Krunal Pandya earning a debut call for India, the Rohit Sharma-led side have all bases covered going into this showdown clash.
On the other side, we have the Virat Kohli-led RCB who have been pretty active in the recently concluded auction. They will be hoping that Glenn Maxwell will provide the much needed balance in the middle order while Kyle Jamieson will certainly be adding more depth in the pace department. There is a cracking contest on cards as the IPL returns to India on Friday.
Click Here to make your own Dream Team on Dream11. Here is the MI vs RCB IPL 2020 Dream11 team predictions for today and match details that you need to know right away:
Match Details:
When: 9 March 2021
Where: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Capacity: 50,000
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Players to watch out for:
MI: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Trent Boult
RCB: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal
MI vs RCB Probable Playing XI:
MI: Chris Lynn, Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Nathan Coulter-Nile/Adam Milne
RCB: Virat Kohli (C), Mohammed Azharuddeen/ Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar/Suyash Prabudessai, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal
Head-to-Head: 19-10 in favour of MI
Pitch Report:
The surface at the MA Chidambaram Stadium will be a good surface to bat on. There will certainly be much in it for the spinners in Chennai. The average first innings total at this venue in 2019 was 144.
There will be some swing available in the initial overs but as the match progresses the seamers will have to rely heavily on change of pace. With humid conditions, both the captains will be looking to field first and anything above 160 would be a competitive total.
MI vs RCB Dream11 Team Top Picks:
Fantasy Team Suggestion #1:
WK: AB De Villiers, Ishan Kishan
Bat: Virat Kohli(C), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(VC)
AR: Glenn Maxwell, Krunal Pandya
Bowl: Yuzvendra Chahal, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, and Rahul Chahar
Fantasy Team Suggestion #2:
WK: AB de Villiers
Bat: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma(C), Suryakumar Yadav
AR: Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard
Bowl: Kyle Jamieson(VC), Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar
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