IPL 2020 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians fantasy 11 prediction: Top Dream11 picks for KKR vs MI


IPL 2020 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians fantasy 11 prediction: Top Dream11 picks for KKR vs MI
KKR and MI are the only teams staying in UAE
KKR and MI are the only teams staying in UAE

One of the teams to look forward to in this year’s IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to hit the ground running on 23rd September 2020. They will play their first game against Mumbai Indians at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. 

Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have already played a game in the tournament. They are coming off with a 5-wicket defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. They would look to make a strong comeback ahead of the match against KKR. 

Mumbai Indians: 

Mumbai Indians would be disappointed after losing their opening game against CSK. All the batsmen looked good until they threw their wickets away. Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma started off brilliantly before throwing it away. Same happened with Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. Saurabh Tiwari, who played well in the last game, is likely to continue at number four. 

A lot will depend on the all-rounders such as Kieron Pollard and Pandya brother if Mumbai has to win against a star-studded KKR line up. Bumrah, who had an off day against CSK, is expected to come out stronger this time. 

Kolkata Knight Riders: 

Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan and Pat Cummins should be the four overseas picks for KKR. The management expressed their desire to send Russell up the order this time. With Narine and Shubhman Gill opening, followed by Russell, Karthik and Morgan at three, four, five respectively, the batting line up looks promising. 

Pat Cummins will be leading the bowling attack. Other seamers such as Prasidh Krishna and Shivam Mavi are the ones to watch out for. The spin attack could prove to be a concern, though. Both Kuldeep and Narine have a big responsibility on their shoulders in the spin-friendly tracks of UAE. 

Match details: 

Date: 23rd September 2020 

Time: 7:30 PM 

Venue: Sheikh Zayad Stadium, Abu Dhabi 

Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders: 

 Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Shivam Mavi, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton, Chris Green, Rahul Tripathi

Mumbai Indians:

Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Shivam Mavi, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton, Chris Green, Rahul Tripathi

Probable Eleven:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

  1. Shubhman Gill 
  2. Sunil Narine 
  3. Nitish Rana  
  4. Dinesh Karthik 
  5. Eoin Morgan 
  6. Rinku Singh 
  7. Andre Russell 
  8. Pat Cummins 
  9. Shivam Mavi 
  10. Prasidh Krishna 
  11. Kuldeep Yadav 

 Mumbai Indians:

  1. Rohit Sharma 
  2. Quinton de Kock 
  3. Suryakumar Yadav 
  4. Saurabh Tiwari 
  5. Hardik Pandya 
  6. Kieron Pollard 
  7. Krunal Pandya 
  8. Nathan Coulter-Nile 
  9. Rahul Chahar 
  10. Jasprit Bumrah 
  11. Trent Boult 

Key Players:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan and Sunil Narine 

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Jasprit Bumrah 

Fantasy Dream11 Team: 

Wicket-keeper: 

  1. Quinton de Kock 

Batsmen: 

2. Shubhman Gill 

3. S Tiwari 

4. R Sharma (C) 

5. E Morgan 

All-rounders:

6. S Narine

7. A Russell

Bowlers:

8. Trent Boult

9. Rahul Chahar

10. Kuldeep Yadav

11. Jasprit Bumrah

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