MATCH DETAILS:
On 28th October 2020, Mumbai Indians will go head to head against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the 48th match of Indian Premier League.
Both the teams have similar fortunes at this juncture of the tournament with each of them sitting comfortably with 7 wins each. But they would do well not to bring in complacency to their game and would look to seal the playoff spot as soon as possible.
PREVIEW FOR DREAM11 FANTASY:
Big matches like these demand big match players. Who other than Virat Kohli to bank on such occasions, even though he is up there among the top 5 in the orange cap list, Kohli has not yet joined the party. Tomorrow just might be his day.
Bumrah was off color against RR and we expect this gun bowler to come steaming back to form against RCB.
X-Factor Players To Watch Out For:
- Kieron Pollard (MI)
- AB De Villiers (RCB)
WEATHER CONDITION:
The weather is predicted to be sunny tomorrow. Wind velocity is expected to be around 3 km/hour. The daytime temperature is going to hit 31° C and the temperature is going to drop to 25° C at night. Humidity is expected to hover around 54%
PITCH REPORT:
Abu Dhabi has been a happy hunting ground for MI until their loss to RR. Where teams have managed to score an average first innings total of 151, MI have managed to notch up an average score of 190 here. Big hitters like Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, and Ab De Villiers would relish playing under these conditions. While new ball operators like Boult, Bumrah, Morris, and Siraj would look for initial movement off the deck. Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar could be in for a good game considering how the pitch has behaved.
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:
Rohit Sharma is currently nursing a hamstring injury and remains a doubtful starter for this game.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF MUMBAI INDIANS:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard (C), Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), Ab De Villiers (wk), Moeen Ali, Gurkeerat Mann, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammad Siraj
DREAM XI TEAM FOR MUMBAI INDIANS Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:
1. Wicket Keeper– AB De Villiers (C), Quinton De Kock
2. Batsmen– Virat Kohli, Saurabh Tiwary, Aaron Finch, Hardik Pandya
3. All-rounders – Chris Morris and Kieron Pollard (VC)
4. Bowlers– Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, and Navdeep Saini
*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.*
