KOL vs MI Live Score, 5th Match, IPL 2021 Live Score, KOL vs MI Live Score Updates, KOL vs MI Playing XI’s

Date:              13th April, 2021

Time:              07:30 PM IST.

Venue:            MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match Preview

Given their history, not many Mumbai Indians fans will be disappointed at their defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first game of the competition. They have traditionally been slow-starters, but if there is one game they will be super-confident about, it is the game against Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Indians have dominated the Knights since the inception of this competition and will aim to continue the tradition. This time around, however, the dynamic will be a bit different. Firstly, the Knights will be buzzing after their hard-fought win over a strong Sunrisers Hyderabad team. To add to that, the match is in Chennai, where KKR’s spin trio of Shakib Al Hasan, Harbhajan Singh and Varun Chakravarthy will enjoy bowling.

KOL vs MI Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders

Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Harbhajan Singh and Varun Chakravarthy

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

The sky will be clear and there are least chances of rainfall. The average temperature will be around 30 degree Celsius with a humid climate.

The pitch at Wankhede provides help for both batsmen and bowlers with an extra edge to batsmen in the 2^nd innings due to the dew factor at night. The match is expected to be a high scoring affair.

KOL vs MI Top Picks

• Rohit Sharma looked in good touch in the last game, but was unlucky to get run out on 19. He was in good form in the ODI series against England, and in his last T20 game before coming into IPL, he scored 64 runs from just 34 deliveries.
• Nitish Rana was promoted to open the innings for KKR in the last match and the southpaw made full use of the opportunity. He has been in great form recently, as in his last 5 T20 games, he has scored 60+ runs thrice.
• At the time Andre Russell came to bat in the last match, accelerating from ball number 1 was the only option. Hence, the fact that he got out for only 5 runs should not have any effect on his appeal. He also bowled well at the death in the last match and got the wicket of Vijay Shankar.
• Hardik Pandya had a below-par game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but he played well in the ODI and T20I series against England. In his last game before IPL, which was an ODI, he scored 44-ball 64.
• Jasprit Bumrah kept Mumbai Indians in the game till the very end in the last match by dismissing Virat Kohli and Dan Christian. He has picked up 12 wickets in his last 5 IPL games.
• Pat Cummins picked up only one wicket in the last game, but it was the highly important wicket of Jonny Bairstow. He also had the best economy rate from the KKR bowlers.
• Ishan Kishan’s 28 from just 19 deliveries provided his team with the acceleration they needed at that point of the innings against Bangalore. He has scored 25+ runs in 4 of his last 5 T20 games.

Suggested Playing XI for KOL vs MI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Fantasy Suggestion #1: Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakravarthy

Captain: Rohit Sharma. Vice-captain: Andre Russell

Fantasy Suggestion #2: Ishan Kishan, Eoin Morgan, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakravarthy

Captain: Andre Russell. Vice-captain: Suryakumar Yadav