IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Preview, Predicted XIs, Head-to-Head, Live Streaming and Match Prediction
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The defending champions of the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians are all set to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League 2021 which is scheduled to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Friday, 9th April, 7:30 pm.
With the T20 World Cup scheduled for later this year in India, the IPL 2021 will prove as a great platform for the players to prepare themselves for the tournament, this includes the foreign players who can get accustomed to the Indian conditions. Given the importance of the IPL, various cricket boards have allowed their players to prioritize it above international matches.
IPL 2021 Match 1 RCB vs MI: Preview
Talking about tomorrow’s game in particular, we expect a nail-biting contest between the two exceptional sides, the Mumbai Indians, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Mumbai Indian’s have won back-to-back IPL trophies and will believe they can make it three in a row. The team has retained its core and are arguably the best team on paper going into the tournament.
The team will be without the services of Quinton De Kock, who is under mandatory quarantine, but that will not make a big difference as the team has a deep batting line up with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Pandya brothers and Kieron Pollard.
The bowling unit of the Mumbai Indians is equally equipped with two of the best bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult in the team.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore, have had big names in their ranks year after year but have not delivered to people’s expectations. This time again the team has made a couple of big-money signings in Glenn Maxwell and Kyle Jamieson.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hungry to go the distance this time, but the team has had two small blows early on with Devdutt Padikkal and Daniel Sams having tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
What is going to be exciting to see is how Royal Challengers Bangalore get the best of the heavyweights Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2021 Match 1 RCB vs MI: Match Details
- Match: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2021- Match 1
- Date and Time: 9th April 2021, 7:30 pm IST
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Live Streaming details: The match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be streamed on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
Weather Report
The weather at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is expected to be hot and humid. There are chances of the dew coming as the game progresses. The temperature may hover around 30 degree Celsius.
Pitch Report
The pitch at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai provides great assistance to the spin bowlers but with the dew coming in it would be a challenge to grip the ball in the second innings. The Team winning the toss would love to bowl first and look to restrict the opposition to a score under 150.
IPL 2021 Match 1 RCB vs MI: Predicted Playing XI
Both sides have come up with some smart buys at the auction to further bolster their squad depth. It remains to be seen which of the new acquisitions feature in the first match.
Mumbai Indians:
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Chris Lynn
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
- Kieron Pollard
- Hardik Pandya
- Krunal Pandya
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Rahul Chahar
- Trent Boult
- Jasprit Bumrah
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
- Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk)
- Virat Kohli (c)
- AB de Villiers
- Glenn Maxwell
- Sachin Baby
- Dan Christian
- Washington Sundar
- Kyle Jamieson
- Navdeep Saini
- Mohammed Siraj
- Yuzvendra Chahal
IPL 2021 Match 1 RCB vs MI: Head-to-Head and Prediction
The two sides have met each other 27 times in the history of the tournament and MI have come up trumps 17 times while RCB have won the remaining 10. In the last 5 games, the defending champions have won 3.
Prediction: Mumbai Indians are the clear favorites heading into the game but the Royal Challengers Bangalore are clearly capable of causing an upset. The teams have Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell and Dan Christian in their ranks and will back themselves to win the game.
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