Match Details:
The 32nd match of the IPL Fantasy Cricket 2020 will be
played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed
Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00
PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports
Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali).
Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Preview:
The defending champions, Mumbai Indians (MI), are only
a few steps away from sealing a playoffs spot. Just 7 games into the tournament
and the team has already registered 5 victories. With 10 points and a great
NRR, they would look forward to winning at least three or four games out of the
remaining 7 to hold on to a spot in the top-two. In their next encounter, they
will be squaring off against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
The Knights are in the top four at this stage with 4
wins from 7 games. However, there is intense competition for the fourth spot
with so many teams still in contention. Ideally, they would like to seal a win
here in this game and climb up the ladder. But in their previous encounter
against MI in this season, they ended up losing by 49 runs. KKR would look to
draw level by winning this match and take the battle against MI further on if
they get into the playoffs.
MI vs KKR Weather Report for Match 32:
The temperature will be around 31 degrees Celsius for
a majority part of the game. The humidity levels, meanwhile, will be in the
early 50s.
Pitch Condition/Report:
Abu Dhabi is the only venue in this tournament where
the chasing teams have fared considerably well. The pitch holds a good amount
of assistance for the bowlers and the batters. Toss here shouldn’t make a
massive difference.
Average first innings score:
169 (Thus far at this venue in this tournament)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 5, Lost – 5, Tied – 0
Injury and Availability News:
Sunil Narine didn’t play the last game as he was
reported for a suspect bowling action. The KKR veteran is currently working on
it and might not start for this game.
MI vs KKR Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Mumbai Indians:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav,
Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson,
Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Bench:
Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Mitchell
McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh,
Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant
Rai
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Tom Banton/Chris Green, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana,
Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Andre Russell, Rahul Tripathi, Pat
Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Bench:
Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil
Naik, Tom Banton/Chris Green, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Kamlesh
Nagarkoti, Manimaran Siddharth, Sunil Narine.
MI vs KKR Top Picks for Today’s Match:
Shubman Gill is the leading run-scorer for KKR this
season with 254 runs from 7 games at an average of 42.
Rohit Sharma scored 216 runs in 7 matches. Even though
he missed out in the last game, the MI skipper is expected to bounce back in
this encounter.
Quinton de Kock scored 53 off 36 balls in the last
match and seems to be getting back to his usual best.
In 6 innings, Kieron Pollard scored 174 runs and was
dismissed only once. He also picked up a couple of wickets with the ball.
With 11 wickets in 7 games, Jasprit Bumrah is the
leading wicket-taker for MI along with Trent Boult. Even though he hasn’t been
at his usual best this season, he is a game-changer and must be a part of your
team.
Andre Russell picked up 6 wickets this season and is
the highest wicket-taker for his team. While he hasn’t got going with the bat
yet, he can be mighty destructive if he gets into his zone.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Rohit Sharma, Quinton de
Kock
Vice-Captain Options – Shubman Gill, Kieron
Pollard
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MI vs KKR Fantasy
Cricket:
Keeper – Ishan Kishan
Batters – Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Nitish Rana,
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill (vc)
All-Rounders – Kieron Pollard, Andre
Russell
Bowlers – Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
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