Squads –
MUM –
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Aditya Tare (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aakarshit Gomel, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Shivam Dube, Shubham Ranjane, Sujit Nayak, Sairaj Patil, Tushar Deshpande, Dhawal Kulkarni, Minad Manjrekar, Prathamesh Dake, Atharva Ankolekar, Shashank Attarde, Shams Mulani, Hardik Tamore, Akash Parkar and Sufiyan Shaikh
KER –
Sanju Samson (C), Sachin Baby (VC), Jalaj Saxena, Robin Uthappa, Vishnu Vinod, Salman Nizar, Basil Thampi, S Sreesanth, Nidheesh MD, Asif KM, Akshay Chandran, Midhun PK, Abhishek Mohan SL, Vinoop S Manoharan, Mohammed Azharuddeen M, Rohan S Kunnummal, Midhun S, Vatsal Govind Sharma, Rojith KG, Sreeroop M P.
Team News –
MUM –
– Mumbai had a poor Batting as well as bowling display in the 1st game against Delhi which they lost by a big margin of 76 runs.
– Young Yashasvi Jaiswal will open with experienced Aditya Tare. Both have IPL experience however Jaiswal was not able to get runs in the limited opportunity he got.
– Surya Kumar Yadav will bat 1 down. Surya is not someone to introduce after the runs he got in previous 3 IPL seasons. He was out cheaply on 7 last game.
– Young Siddhesh Lad and Sarfaraz Khan will bat in middle. Sarfaraz looked good at his story stay at crease .
– Shivam Dube will do the late hitting. He will be followed by Shubham Rajane and Shams mulani both having ability to bat.
– Shams Mulani will be the spin option along with Jaiswal for Mumbai.
– Dhawal Kulkarni, Tushar Deshpande , Shivam Dube and Krutik Hanagavadi/ Akash Parkar will be the pace attack for Mumbai.
KER –
– Kerala on the opposite had a brilliant start to their 2021 SMAT campaign with a win over a weaker Pondicherry team.
– Robin Uthappa and Mohammad Azharuddeen will open for Kerala. Uthappa is a experienced campaigner while 26 yr old Azharuddeen showed his quality scoring 18 ball 30 runs.
– Sanju Samson will bat 1 down. Samson is not someone to introduce . He however looked a bit rusty last game with 32 of 26 balls.
– Sachin Baby and Vishnu Vinod will bat in middle. Both have played in IPL form RCB and have pretty good domestic experience.
– Jalaj Saxena will handle the lower order Batting. Salman Nazir will accompany h who scored 20 last game.
– S Midhun the leggie and Jalaj Saxena will handle the spin section.
– KM Asif, S Sreesanth and Basil Thampi will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
MUM –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aditya Tare, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Shubham Ranjane, Shams Mulani, Tushar Deshpande, Dhawal Kulkarni, Kruthik Hanagavadi/Akash Parkar
KER –
Robin Uthappa, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sanju Samson, Sachin Baby, Vishnu Vinod, Salman Nizar, Jalaj Saxena, Basil Thampi, S Sreesanth, KM Asif, Sudhesan Midhun
Pitch Report –
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai
Wankhede Stadium is no doubt one of the highest scoring Wickets in India. Chasing is generally preferred with team winning toss here.
Average Score : 170+
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sanju Samson ( 1 down, no intro needed, 32 last game, Must have )
A Tare ( Open, 2085 t20 runs in 93 innings , 3 runs last game )
M Azharuddeen ( Open, very attaching batsman, 267 t20 runs with a SR of 120, 30 last game)
BAT –
S Yadav( 1 down, 480, 424, 520 runs in last 3 IPL seasons, Must have )
Robin Uthappa ( Open + wk, very experienced, 21 runs last game , Must have)
S Khan( 2/3 down, very aggressive batsman, IPL experience, 15 last game)
S Lad( 2 down, RHB + off spin, 704 runs + 18 Wickets in t20s)
Sachin Baby( Middle order + off spin, 1300+ t20 runs, IPL experience)
Yashasvi Jaiswal( Open, very talented, 400 runs in u19 WC 2019, Must have)
ALL –
Shivam Dube ( Middle order + Medium pacer, very good Allrounder, 63 runs last game, Must have)
J Saxena( Off spin + decent hitter, 3 Wickets with good economy last game)
S Ranjane( Lower order + Medium pace, 16 Wickets + 82 runs in his t20 career )
BOWL –
Tushar Deshpande ( Medium Fast, decent debut IPL season this year with 3 Wickets, 1w last game )
KM Asif( Right Arm fast, played from CSK, 12 t20 Wickets, 2 in IPL)
Dhawal Kulkarni ( Medium fast, known for his swing, very experienced with 86 IPL Wickets)
Basil Thampi ( Right Arm fast, got some good pace, 61 t20 Wickets)
S Sreesanth ( Right Arm medium, back after 7 years, 1w last game, Must)
Shams Mulani( Slow left arm + hard hitter , 2 Wickets last game)
C/VC –
MUM
SuryaKumar Yadav
Shivam Dube
Yashasvi Jaiswal
KER –
Sanju Samson
Robin Uthappa