Apr 6: Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, 14th Match, MCA Stadium, Pune
Secure XI: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell (vice-capt), Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
KKR captain loved begins in every of the primary three video games this season, however did not convert it to a giant one but. He has been among the many high fantasy performers in 4 of his final 5 appearances in opposition to Mumbai, with scores of 33*, 65*, 12, 25 and 42.
The leading six-hitter on this season, Russell, lastly seems to be like he’s about to duplicate his 2019 batting kind after some inconsistencies within the final couple of seasons. Within the two video games he acquired to bat on this season, he scored 25(18) and 70*(31). Within the two video games he has performed at this stadium, he has scored 83 runs at a strike fee of 176.60.
Sunil Narine: Knight Riders’ very important cog Narine has by no means gone wicketless on the MCA Stadium, choosing up eight wickets in six outings at an financial system of 5.58. Mumbai’s decrease middle-order struggled of their final outing in opposition to Royals the place Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin turned the match in simply a few overs and Narine might very effectively exploit that.
Ajinkya Rahane: The Mumbaikar has an excellent report in opposition to Mumbai Indians, recording scores of 30 or above in ten of the 20 innings he has performed. He has began this match effectively with a 34-ball 44 against the Chennai Super Kings.
Tilak Varma: This 19-year-old has been one of many promising Indian batters. His knock of 33-ball 61 within the final recreation in opposition to Royals might be remembered for a very long time. In his younger T20 profession, he has scored 464 runs in 17 video games at a formidable strike fee of 148.24
Excessive Threat XI: Ishan Kishan, Sam Billings, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana (capt), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-capt), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Pat Cummins
