In the 5th game of the 14th edition of Vivo IPL 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face the strongest team of IPL and the defending champions Mumbai Indians. This game will play at MA Chidambaram Stadium, which is also famously known as Chepauk ground, on 13th April 2021 Tuesday night.
Though Mi lost the first match of IPL 2021 against RCB but here in this game against KKR, they will try their best to come back stronger. Fans are quite excited to watch this match and expecting a high-intensity game.
Preview
Mumbai Indians, the five-time IPL champions, did not make a good start to the 2021 season IPL. Surprisingly fans are not disappointed in Mumbai Indians because they know the history, and MI is a slow starter till now in every IPL season.
But this time, they must have prepared well to face Kolkata Knight Riders. Record also says MI always dominants KKR since the first season of IPL. However, KKR is now an excellent mindset after their first win against SRH. They have a very well-balanced team, and Nitish Rana is in excellent form. KKR’s spin attack is outstanding, and they have awesome spinning bowlers like Varun Chakravarthy, Harbhajan Singh, and Shakib Al Hasan.
I hope we can enjoy a perfect match on a pitch like Chepauk between MI and KKR this time.
IPL 2021 KKR vs. MI Dream 11 Prediction, Venue, Squad & Match details
Match in between: Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Mumbai Indians
Date: 13th April 2021
Time: 7.30 PM IST
Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
IPL2021: where to watch the live streaming of KKR vs. MI
You can enjoy the live streaming of the KKR vs. MI match on the Star Sports network and Disney +Hotsar.
Pitch Report
You will get an even surface in Chennai, Chepauk. This is a suitable pitch for both batsmen and bowlers as we have already seen some brilliant innings by Nitish Rana and AB de Villiers in recent IPL games 2021. On this pitch, anything around 175 should be a good total. Dew could play a crucial role in this game, so toss winning captain should go for the chasing option.
The average score on this Venue
151 is the average score on this venue (The last 10 IPL T20s at the Chepauk)
Record of chasing teams
Won-5, Lost-5, Tied-0
Probable playing XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (C), Chris Lynn/Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
Head to Head
KKR and MI are known as the two strongest and rivalry teams of IPL history. When it comes to head-to-head stats, these two teams have played a total of 27 matches. MI has managed to win in 21 matches and KKR only 6, which shows MI always dominant KKR. But this time, it will be an interesting match because MI already lose his 1st match against RCB and KKR won his first match against SRH.
KKR vs. MI Must Picks for Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket:
Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (C), Nitish Rana (VC), Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Hardik Pandya, Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
KKR vs. MI Vivo IPL 2021 Match 05 captain and vice-captain Choices:
Captain
Rohit Sharma
Vice-Captain
Nitish Rana