MI vs BLR Dream11 Tips for 1st match IPL 2021 MI vs RCB 9 April

MI vs BLR Dream11: The Indian Premier League is set to kickstart on 9 April with Mumbai Indians up against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The Mumbai Indians team is coming into this season with a tag of defending champions and tournament’s favourites, and Royal Challengers Bangalore stood at no. 4 position in the IPL 2020.

MI vs BLR Dream11 Today Match Prediction Details

Fixture name: 1st match

Competition: IPL 2021

Date: Friday, April 9, 2021

Time: 07:30 PM IST

Team Form Guide:

MI in Last 5 Matches (recent last): W W L W W

BLR in Last 5 Matches (recent last): L L L L L

Standings in IPL 2020: MI 1, RCB 4

Ground: Chepauk Satdium, Chennai

Brief score of the last result at the venue: Mumbai Indians 132/4 won the 1st qualifier against Chennai Super Kings 131/4 in IPL 2019.

Pitch Report: The pitch is best suited for the spinners and overall it is a balanced pitch the average total score is 137.

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MI vs BLR Playing 11:

MI Team news

The star opener from South Africa, Quinton would miss this game, as he has just been back from Africa, and he is following the mandatory quarantine period. There is no covid scare on this squad. Chris Lynn will make it to the XI, if QDK doesn’t play. Whereas, everyone else has joined the squad and is ready to go. The team has in-form batsmen in form of Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, and Pandya Brothers

Injury update, unavailability: None

Expected team changes: The team is playing their first match in this season

MI Playing 11 (likely)

1. Ishan Kishan (wk)
2. Chris Lynn
3. Rohit Sharma
4 . Suryakumar Yadav
5 . Hardik Pandya
6. Kieron Pollard
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Piyush Chawla/Jayant Yadav
9. Rahul Chahar
10. Trent Boult
11. Jasprit Bumrah

BLR Team News

Daniel Sams had tested positive a few days ago, and he won’t be a part of this game, or a few games more. Padikkal, who tested positive two weeks ago, has joined the RCB squad with a negative report and would be a part of the XI. The star inclusions in this team will make this side a more strong one; Glenn Maxwell, Jamieson, and Dan Christian are the three players, who will be important to RCB’s success this year. The core batsmen Virat Kohli is coming into this season after a good home series and Ab De Villiers has a lack of match practice.

Injury update, unavailability: None

Expected team changes: The team is playing their first match in this season

BLR Playing 11 (likely)

1. Devdutt Padikkal
2. Virat Kohli (c)
3. Glenn Maxwell
4. AB de Villiers
5. Mohammad Azharuddin/Rajat Patidar
6. Daniel Christian,
7. Washington Sundar
8. Kyle Jamieson
9. Navdeep Saini
10. Mohammad Siraj
11. Yuzvendra Chahal.

Who will win today match

Mumbai Indians will win this game. This is an absolute star-studded and talented team, they have numerous players across every department, who can replace the best and perform in the same way. The defending champions will look to go for a hattrick this season and start the first game in a winning way. Whereas, Bangalore has a terrific squad this year, with a number of match-winners on their side. If they have to win the MI vs BLR Dream 11 Today match prediction, bowlers like Saini and Chahal will have to be at their best.

Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick

Captain options

S Yadav- The most consistent batsmen of the Mumbai Indians team will be the captain pick due to his experience and track record.
T20 Career stats: 3656 Runs, Bat. AVG. 31.79
IPL Career stats: 2024 Runs, Bat. AVG. 30.20

V Kohli- The captain is coming into this season after good performances against England and will be one of the best picks for your fantasy team.
T20 Career stats: 9731 Runs, Bat. AVG. 41.94
IPL Career stats: 5878 Runs, Bat. AVG. 38.17

T Boult- The New Zealand fast bowler is in sublime form this year and can surely be a good differential pick in the MI vs BLR Dream 11 Prediction.
T20 Career stats: 141 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 26.01
IPL Career stats: 63 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 25.03