Finally after a huge anticipation, the 14th edition of Indian Premier League is going begin its campaign with the opening match on Friday. The two times defending champions ‘Mumbai Indians’ is going to be featured in the first match of IPL 2021. Their opponent for today’s match will be Royal Challengers Bangalore. The team MI will lock horns against RCB at the venue of M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on April 9, 2021. Indian fans can spectate the match through live streaming and live telecast which is going to start at 7:30 PM IST.
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Preview
Mumbai Indians is already 2 times defending champions, winning the title in 2019 and 2020 edition. They are also the only team that has won maximum seasons of IPL i.e. five times. Currently led by Rohit Sharma as a Captain of MI, the team is going to give a tough competition to RCB in this upcoming match. In the previous edition of IPL (2020), Mumbai Indians leaded the point table with 18 points in their pocket. They have played total 14 matches in which they have gained success in nine matches while losing five games. On the other hand, their rival team Rajasthan Royals was placed at the bottom least position (8th spot) in the last season of IPL. They played 14 matches in total but won only 6 matches and lost 8 matches which has earned them leas points i.e. 12 points in their team’s account.
MI vs RCB Team Squads
Mumbai Indians Squads
Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Quinton De Kock, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, Rohit Sharma, Chris Lynn, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Marco Jansen, Krunal Pandya, Arjun Tendulkar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mohsin Khan, Adam Milne, Dhawal Kulkarni, Piyush Chawla, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squads
Suyash Prabhudessai, Adam Zampa, Navdeep Saini, Kona Srikar Bharat, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Azharuddeen, AB De Villiers, Pavan Deshpande, Sachin Baby, Finn Allen, Devdutt Pandikkal, Virat kohil, Washington Sundar, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Kane Richardson, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzendra Chahal, Rajat Patidar, Daniel Sams, Daniel Christian
Probable Playing 11
Team MI: Jasprit Bumrah, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Chris Lynn, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Rohit Sharma (C)
Team RCB: Navdeep Saini, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Kylie Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Azharudeen, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian
Key Players & Winner Prediction
There are many key players in both team’s squads who are worth considering for this upcoming match. However, the top picks that you can’t miss from Mumbai Indians (MI) are Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Kieron Pollard. In the meantime, the top pocks from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are AB De Villiers, Virat kohi, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, and Glenn Maxwell. As of now, it will be not fair to predict any winner for this combat as it is the opening match of the tournament as well as the first match for both teams as well. However, you can expect a thrilling and competitive match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of IPL 2021.
