IPL 2021: Match Preview, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

The defending champions Mumbai Indians will be taking on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 5th match of IPL 2021 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians will be aiming to win this match after losing the 1st match against RCB.

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Match Number: 5th match of IPL 2021.

Match Between: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI).

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Timing: Tuesday, 13th April 2021, 7:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Tim Seifert, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Vaibhav Arora.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Arjun Tendulkar, Piyush Chawla, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Singh.

Team News:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shakib al Hasan and Harbhajan Singh could be the key contenders for this match in a spin-friendly environment. Both of them have control over the openers of Mumbai Indians. Sunil Narine has a great record bowling to MI skipper but is unlikely to play.

Probable XI: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma has scored 939 runs against KKR, which is the highest score of an individual against any opponent in IPL. Hardik Pandya has suffered a shoulder injury but will be available for the team whereas Quinton de Kock has completed his quarantine period and is available for selection. 

Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Chris Lynn/Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Some Facts:

1. Mumbai Indians have won 21 matches out of 27 matches against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.

2. Mumbai Indians haven't won any season opener since 2013, but they have bounced back greatly from the 2nd match.