MATCH DETAILS:
The 5th match of the Indian Premier League is going to be played between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on 23rd September 2020 (Wednesday). Kolkata Knight Riders is the last side to play its first match of the IPL. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians has gone through a defeat from Chennai Super Kings in the opening match.
MI Vs KKR is scheduled to be held at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi at 14:00 GMT, 6:00 PM Local Time, and 7:30 PM IST.
PREVIEW FOR DREAM11 FANTASY:
KKR strength is its ultimate batting order. We can expect Shubman Gill to open the match. In place of Narine, KKR has the option to choose Tom Banton or maybe moving Rahul Tripathi up the order to include another foreign bowler. Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, and Dinesh Karthik form a very powerful middle –order. The bowling unit of KKR is not that strong. KKR is making it’s bowling powerful by picking Pat Cummins, who is the costliest player of this season.
On the other hand, In the last match, Mumbai Indians looked a little bit rusty. Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma looked good before the dismissal. We can say the same thing for Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav. In the last match, it was strange to see the form of Jasprit Bumrah. He was not looking confident to bowl his Yorkers and concluded with conceding a lot of runs to CSK batsmen. We can say Trent Boult was the best bowler for Mumbai Indians in the last match. The strength of the team is not going to be reviewed in a single match. We can expect better performances from them in this match.
WEATHER REPORT:
A lot of dew during the match can be expected which helps the side who is batting in the second innings.
PITCH REPORT:
In this venue, the pitch is batting friendly. The ball comes very nicely on the bat and there is not that much turn.
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:
There are no availability and injury issues regarding players from both sides.
PROBABLE PLAYING XIs OF KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:
Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, M Siddharth, Chris Green, Tom Banton, Nikhil Naik, Ali Khan.
PROBABLE PLAYING XIs OF MUMBAI INDIANS:
Rohit Sharma (c), Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Ankul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rahul Chahar, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin Khan, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, James Pattinson
Top Picks:
Kolkata Knight Riders – Dinesh Karthik, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell
Mumbai Indians- Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Jasprit Bumrah
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection
Captain options – Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik
Vice-Captain options – Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan
DREAM11 TEAM FOR KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs MUMBAI INDIANS:
| Batsmen | Wicket-keeper | All-rounders | Bowlers |
| D Karthik | Q Kock | K Pollard | T Boult |
| S Gill | A Russell (VC) | R Chahar | |
| R Sharma (C ) | P Krishna | ||
| E Morgan | P Cummins |
*Disclaimer: A team here is picked based on the perception, analysis, and gut feeling of the author. When you select your team, analyze the points mentioned to arrive at your own decision.*
Have a look at the match prediction of KKR VS MI: https://stumpsandbails.com/ipl-2020-kkr-vs-mi-match-prediction-match-5-mi-vs-kkr
