Squads –
MI –
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton de Kock (wk), Kieron Pollard, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Mohsin Khan, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Digvijay Deshmukh, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, James Pattinson
KXIP –
KL Rahul (c & wk), Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Jordan, Deepak Hooda, Glenn Maxwell, Ishan Porel, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Sheldon Cottrell, Tajinder Dhillon
Team News –
MI –
– MI have won 5 out of their 7 games this IPL and are placed 2nd in the points table with 10 points. MI are again favorates to win this game . Mumbai Indians will go unchnaged.
– Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult and James Pattinson will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the innings. Both will attack from the ball 1 especially De Kock. De kock scored 53 against DC while Rohit scored 80 when this two teams faced each other last game.
– Suryakumar Yadav will bat 1 down. He had an excellent domestic season scoring lots of runs while also scored 400+ runs in last IPL. He scored a brilliant 53 last game.
– Ishan Kishan will bat 2 down. Kishan scored brilliant 99 against RCB and 28 against DC last game.
– Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard will bat next followed by Krunal Pandya. Both Pandya and Pollard are playing the finishers role. Hardik is playing solely as a batsman.
– Rahul Chahar the young leggie will lead the spin attack along with left arm spinner Krunal Pandya. Rahul has taken 7 Wickets in 7 games this IPL.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson will lead the pace attack. Kieron Pollard (1-2 overs) will assist them. All three pacers are in top 10 Wickets takers this season.
KXIP –
– Kings XI are at the bottom of the table with just 2 win from their 8 games. They won their last game against RCB on last ball where Pooran hit a six.
– Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell and Chris Jordan will be their likely 4 foreign players to start.
– Rahul will open with Mayank Agrawal. Rahul scored yet another 50 last game with Mayank scoring 45 runs.
– Chris Gayle will bat 1 down. Gayle made his arrival last game with 53 against RCB. He smashed 5 sixes.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat at 2 down. He is a exciting talent and has the ability to clear the fence with ease. He scored quickfire 77 of just 37 balls against SRH.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat 2 down. Deepak Hooda/Mandeep Singh will bat next. Mandeep was injured amd didn’t played last game.
– Ravi Bishnoi and Mujeeb will lead the spin attack. Maxwell will also bowl some overa. Bishnoi has been excellent with his bowling as a youngster.
– Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan will lead the pace attack. Jordan is a very good death bowler.
Probable XI –
MI –
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
KXIP –
KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agrawal, Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 25
MI Won : 14
KXIP Won : 11
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Opener + wk, currently best T20 Batsman in world cricket, 448 runs in 8 games this IPL, 61 runs last game, Must C/VC)
N Pooran( 2/3 down, very hard hitting batsman, can be promoted any day, 77(37b) last 2nd game, Must )
Quinton de Kock( Opener + wk, a must have combo, very attacking batsman, 78 of 44 balls last game, Must have)
I Kishan( 2 down, very attacking batsman, 99 runs against RCB, failed after that knock)
BAT –
R Sharma( Opener, no introduction needed, 4800+ IPL runs, 250+ runs this season already, 35 runs last game, Must have )
Chris Gayle( Opener, no intro needed, 53(45b) last game, Must have)
Mayank Agrawal(Open/1 down, SR of 142 last IPL , excellent player of spin, 382 runs in 8 games this tournament , 45(25b) last game, Must have )
Chris Lynn( Opener, very poor CPL 2019, Just 138 runs in 9 games, will not play as team already has filled overseas slots )
H Pandya( 3 down, 402 runs + 14 wickets at a SR of 191 in IPL 2019, 21*(11b) last game,playing only as a batsman )
Suryakumar( 1 down, 404 runs at a SR of 135 in IPL, 79(47b),53(32b) last 2 of 3 games, Must have)
Saurabh Tiwary( 2 down, made a comeback after almost 3 years,will likely not play )
Mandeep Singh( 2/3 down, very good Syed Mushtaq trophy with 3 50+ scores striking at 155)
Sarfaraz ( middle order, can be used as a floater for hitting, very good domestic form)
ALL –
K Pollard( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, Man of tournament in CPL recently, 207 runs + 8 Wickets in CPL 2020, 60(24b),47(20b), 25(13b), last few games , bowling good no of overs)
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down+ 2-3 overs of off spin, century against England recently, have completely failed this IPL , can be dropped this game)
Jimmy Neesham ( Middle order + Medium pacer, hard hitter of ball, failed with both bat and bowl this IPL)
K Gowtham ( Off spin + late hitting, SR of 166 in t20s, decent bowler , poor last IPL with just 1 Wicket, 22R + 1w last game played )
Krunal Pandya( 4-5 down + 4 overs of spin, left arm spin, bowls tight line and length, 2w last 2nd game )
BOWL –
Jasprit Bumrah( Right Arm Fast, no introduction needed, 4w last 2nd game, Must have )
Mujeeb ( Off spin, mystery bowler, one of the best t20 bowler, 16W in 11 CPL games, didn’t played last game)
S Cottrell ( Left arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, 6 Wickets in 6 games this IPL, not a good death bowler )
M Shami ( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, Wicket taker, 19 Wickets last IPL, 12 Wickets in 8 games, Must have)
Chris Jordan ( Right Arm Medium Fast, best death bowler currently in world cricket, bowled with good economy last game)
Ishan Porel ( Medium pacer, 13 t20 Wickets in 13 games, u19 player, got good pace, can get a game)
Ravi Bishnoi( Leggie, bowls fast spin, excellent domestic record, 3 Wickets last 2nd game )
Rahul Chahar( Leggie, Must have in this conditions, 9 Wickets in 8 games this IPL, 2w last game)
Trent Boult( Left arm fast, world class bowler, will bowl in death, 1 Wicket last game, Must have)
James Pattinson( Pacer, excellent form, 2w last 2nd game, bowling with good pace, didn’t bowled last game)
Murugan Ashwin ( Leggie, good bowler, bowls most if overs as googly, 2w last game )
C/VC Options –
MI –
Rohit Sharma
Quinton de Kock
Kieran Pollard
KXIP –
KL Rahul
Mayank Agrawal
Chris Gayle