New Delhi: Mumbai Indians (MI) will be taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the 39th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The match will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. This match marks the second clash of the doubleheader. The match will be broadcasted live on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar.
Royal Challengers Bangalore sits at the third position on the score table. So far they have won five out of nine matches. Their last match was a defeat by the Chennai Super Kings. They lost by 6 wickets. RCB scored 156 runs in 20 overs which were easily chased down by Chennai Super Kings in 19 overs. This time, Virat-Kohli-led RCB is preparing itself well for the challenge.
On the contrary, Mumbai Indians secure the position of six in the points table. They have won four matches out of nine. In the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, they were defeated by 7 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders restricted MI to score 156 runs in 20 overs, which were convincingly chased down by the former. Rohit Sharma will be leading the team.
The two teams have played 30 matches against each other. Among them, 19 matches were won by Mumbai while Royal Challengers Bangalore won 11 matches. In their last match against each other in IPL 14, RCB beat MI by 2 wickets.
IPL 2021: MI v/s RCB, Match 39
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Match Date & Time: September 26 at 7:30 PM (IST) and 6:00 PM (Local Time)
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report:
A surface will assist quick bowlers, especially in the powerplay. Batting will get handy as the game will progress. An average run of 160 is a good score.
Probable Playing XIs for MI v/s RCB:
Mumbai Indians:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat/Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Tim David/Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini/Kyle Jamieson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Top Picks for MI v/s RCB Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsman
Devdutt Padikkal: A left-handed opening batsman from Royal Challengers Bangalore. He performed remarkably in a few of the games. He secured 70 in his last outing. He has mastered 287 runs so far in this season.
Rohit Sharma: A right-handed opening batsman with some incredible performances in the past. He secured 33 runs against KKR in the previous match. Total he scored 283 runs for his team so far in this season.
Top Picks – All-Rounder
Krunal Pandya: One of the best all-rounder Mumbai Indians have in their team. Lately, he hasn’t performed well, but his team can rely on him.
Wanindu Hasaranga: He has proven his talents in the T20s quite well, especially while playing for Sri Lanka. However, his career in this season was not sensational.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah: A right-arm medium-fast bowler from Mumbai Indians is undoubtedly the best. So far, he has picked up 11 wickets in this season.
Rahul Chahar: An amazing leg-spinner who has showcased his talent several times in the previous matches. He has taken 11 wickets in this season so far.
Top Picks – Wicketkeeper
Quinton de Kock: A left-handed wicketkeeper cum batsman who opens the match for Mumbai Indians. He has secured 227 runs in total so far in IPL 14.
