MI vs BLR Dream11: The biggest T20 extravaganza of the year is upon us and it is going to be an epic battle between sides led by arguably two of the biggest cricketers in the country if not the world. Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers have been the perennial under-achievers in this competition and have a lot to prove going into this tournament and the first game against the 5 time champions is a big way to announce themselves here. A win here against the champions can really set the tone for the rest of the tournament. Mumbai Indians though would have their sights set on another addition to their trophy cabinet and have been the team that wins the key games of tournaments, however if there is one chink in their armor, it is starting tournaments off. They have been known to start slow and that is where the opportunity lies for the Bangalore team to capitalize early.
Fixture:Match 1 . Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
When: 9 April, 7 : 30 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
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MI vs BLR Playing 11.
MI Playing 11 (likely)
Chris Lynn
Rohit Sharma
Suryakumar Yadav
Ishan Kishan
Kieron Pollard
Hardik Pandya
Krunal Pandya
Rahul Chahar
Jasprit Bumrah
Trent Boult
Nathan Coulter-Nile
They have a more or less settled core group of players who have for years contributed to the success of this team and also proven themselves on international level now. The likes of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav have had recent international stints and that would do their confidence a world of good. They are still not sure about the availability of Quinton De Kock but have Chris Lynn as a very able back up here.
Rohit Sharma – The legendary Hitman has been leading the side from the front in this competition and has amassed over 5200 runs in 200 games. He strikes at over 130 and does it at an average of over 31. This is one player you do not want to bet against
Jasprit Bumrah – Coming after some time out of the game, he is going to be even more motivated to perform well here. He has an average 23.71 in the tournament and an economy rate of 7.41.Definitely the most important bowler here
BLR Probable XI
Virat Kohli
Devdutt Padikkal
AB de Villiers
Glenn Maxwell
Mohammed Azharuddeen
Daniel Christian
Washington Sundar
Kyle Jamieson
Mohammed Siraj
Navdeep Saini
Yuzvendra Chahal
They have added a few players in this edition of the IPL to their squad and the likes of Glenn Maxwell, KyleJamieson and youngster Mohammed Azharuddeen can be really good additions for them. They will be looking to make the most of thier top order with is as powerful as it gets with the Virat Kohli likely to opening the batting and AB Devilliers and Glenn Maxwell to follow
Virat Kohli- He is one of the best players in the game and an icon who just does not stop scoring runs. He is a run machine who has scored over 5800 runs in 192 games at a strike rate of close to 130. He is the most important cog in their proverbial wheel
AB De Villiers – Mr 360 is also Mr Consistency when it comes to the IPL. He averages 40 at a strike rate of over 150 and is a scary sight for any bowler. He is at times impossible to bowl to and can be devastating to a point where they do not want to bowl to him.
Mumbai Indians are 5 time champions and that gives them the early advantage but looking at the players that are there in the RCB team, you would not want to bet against them either. This is a narrow contest which you would expect Mumbai Indians to Edge MI vs BLR Dream11 today match prediction
Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: A de Villers, I Kishan
Batsmen: R Sharma, S Yadav, V Kohli
All-rounder: H Pandya, G Maxwell
Bowlers: J Bumrah,R Chahar, M Siraj, N Coulter Nile
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