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
RCB –
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa.
Team News –
MI –
– MI have won 7 out of their 11 games this IPL and are placed right at the top but it is a must win game for them as their opponents RCB are also at the same position.
– Rohit Sharma will not play this game too due to a hamstring injury. Kieran Pollard will continue to lead the side.
– Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult and James Pattinson will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock will open the innings. Both were attacking from ball 1 against CSK and scored unbeaten 116 for the 1st Wicket. De Kock will look to attack from ball 1.
– 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 47 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. Pandya smashed 7 massive 6’s to score 60 of just 21 balls.
– Rahul Chahar the young leggie will lead the spin attack along with left arm spinner Krunal Pandya. Rahul has taken 11 Wickets in 11 games this IPL. Very expensive last game.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson will lead the pace attack. Kieron Pollard (1-2 overs) will assist them.
RCB –
– Royal Challenges Bangalore lost their last game against CSK which was same as MI loosing to Rajasthan. Last time when these two teams met match went into the super over which was won by Bangalore.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be Aaron Finch, ABD, Chris Morris and Isuru Udana/Moeen Ali
– Aaron Finch and Young Devdutt Padikal will open the innings. Finch is a world class batter while Padikal showed his class in with 3 50+ scores this IPL. Finch is slightly out of form but is a quality player and can fire anyday.
– Virat Kohli will bat 1 down. Virat has been in excellent touch from last few games consistently scoring 30+. He has scored the highest runs against MI and 50 last game against CSK.
– AB De Villiers will follow Virat at 2 down. He is in excellent form and won the game single handedly for with his 22 ball 50 against Rajastan. AB averages 56 against MI.
– Washington Sunder will bat at 3 down. Sunder is a proper Allrounder and has the ability to hit the ball big. Dube will follow him if plays who can hit the ball really big.
– Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sunder will lead the spin section. Sunder is bowling most of his overs in powerplay. Chahal has been leading Wicket taker for RCB this season.
– Isuru Udana, Chris Morris, Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini will be the pace attack with Shivam Dube to assist. Morris and Udana will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
MI –
Quinton de Kock(wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
RCB –
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Shivam Dube/Gurkeerat Mann, Washington Sunder, Chris Morris, Yuzi Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Siraj.
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitches at Abu Dhabi are generally at the slower side giving assistance to spin more than pace in 2nd innings.
Average Score : 168
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Quinton de Kock( Opener + wk, a must have combo, very attacking batsman, 78, 53, 46, 6 last 4 games, Must have)
AB De Villiers ( 2 down + wk, best T20 striker in world cricket, 55(22b) last 2nd game, Must have )
I Kishan( 2 down, very attacking batsman, 99 runs against RCB last time, 68*, 37 last 2 games)
Parthiv Patel( Opener, known for his fiery starts, SR of 170 in powerplay)
Josh Philippe( 3 down, very attacking Aussie Batsman, 487 runs in BBL 2019 with SR of 130, will not play)
BAT –
R Sharma( Opener, no introduction needed, 4800+ IPL runs, 250+ runs this season already, will likely miss this game)
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, highest IPL runs , 72*,43,90*,33*,48, 43, 50 in last 7 games, Must have)
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very aggressive Batsman, 125 in 3 t20s against Aus recently, Must have especially in this game after too many failures, can play big knock)
Chris Lynn( Opener, very poor CPL 2019, Just 138 runs in 9 games, good chances of Playing)
H Pandya( 3 down, 402 runs + 14 wickets at a SR of 191 in IPL 2019, playing only as a batsman, 60*(21b) last game )
D Padikkal( Opener, loads of domestic records on his name, 343 runs in 11 games this IPL, Must have)
Suryakumar( 1 down, 404 runs at a SR of 135 in IPL, 79(47b),53(32b), 40(26b) last 3 of 5 games, Must have)
Saurabh Tiwary( 2 down, made a comeback after almost 3 years, 34(25b) last game)
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), 34(12) last few games , bowling good no of overs)
Chris Morris( Right Arm fast + late hitting, death overs expert, 22 Wicket in BBL 2019, 10 Wickets in last 6 games, 4 Wickets last 2nd game, will bowl in death, Must have)
Moeen Ali ( Middle order+ off spin, very attacking Batsman, can be promoted, 6w + 220R for last season, 1w last game Played, played last game but had a below average performance, Must have )
Krunal Pandya( 4-5 down + 4 overs of spin, left arm spin, bowls tight line and length, not bowling much )
Shivam Dube( Lower order + part time pace, can hit the ball really big, bowls sometimes, 4w this season, didn’t played last 3 games, high chances to play )
Washington Sunder ( 2/3 down +Off spin, very economical, bowls most overs in powerplay, 1 Wicket last game)
S Ahmed( Bowling All, slow left arm, excellent domestic season, 36R + 3W in practice game, can be a excellent pick even in SL )
BOWL –
Jasprit Bumrah( Right Arm Fast, no introduction needed, 2w last 2nd game, very experiensive last game, Must have )
Yuzi Chahal( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB, 16 Wickets in 11 games, Must have)
Rahul Chahar( Leggie, Must have in this conditions, 13 Wickets in 11 games this IPL, 2w last 2nd game)
Trent Boult( Left arm fast, world class bowler, will bowl in death, 4 Wicket last 2nd game, Must have)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, bowls his 2-3 overs in powerplay, 20 Wickets in 2018 for RCB, very expensive last game + wicketless, will not play)
Dale Steyn( Right arm fast, very experienced, 256 T20 Wickets, could be benched again)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, emerging talent, bowls close to 150ks, 1w last game against KKR )
Isuru Udana( Left arm Medium + late hitting, dark horse for RCB, experienced, 148 t20 Wickets, wicketless but was economical, will likely play this game)
Mohammad Siraj( Pacer, known for his swing and bounce, 3 Wickets last game against KKR )
James Pattinson( Pacer, excellent form, 2w last 2nd game, bowling with good pace, 2 Wickets last game)
C/VC Options –
MI –
Quinton de Kock
Jasprit Bumrah
Kieran Pollard
RCB –
AB De Villiers
Virat Kohli
Chris Morris
Devdutt Padikkal