It was just five months back that Mumbai Indians (MI) had lifted their fifth IPL title in the UAE. But now as they take the field again - first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) - they will go in with the intention of defending their crown.
The opener of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start off with a game between the most successful franchise MI, and a franchise that has everything required but has never quite got going - RCB.
Out of the 27 matches played between the two teams, Rohit Sharma's blue side have won 17 times. However, Virat Kohli's red and gold have made some additions at the auction and they will be looking like a force to reckon with.
Dream11 Prediction – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Match 1, IPL 2021 in Chennai
MI vs RCB Dream11 Team: Fantasy cricket predictions and tips for Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore My Dream11 Team
Wicketkeeper: AB de Villiers, Mohammad Azharuddeen
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli
All-rounder: Glenn Maxwell, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah
MI vs RCB Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter Nile/Piyush Chawla, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar/Mohammad Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby/Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson/Kane Richardson, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore My Dream11 Playing XI
AB de Villiers, Mohammad Azharuddeen, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli (C), Glenn Maxwell (VC), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Details
The match begins at 7.30 PM IST and will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Friday, April 9. The match will be telecasted on the Star Sports network and will be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar in India.
Squads
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Jayant Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen (wicketkeeper), Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat (wicketkeeper), Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed.
