KOL vs MI Dream11 Tips for 5th Match IPL 2021 13 April

KOL vs MI Dream11: Defending champions Mumbai Indians will be looking to get first points of this year’s IPL when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai. Kolkata Knight Riders will be a confident team going into this match as defeated a strong Sunrisers team in their opening game. There were a lot of positives for them as they finally got their batting order right. They will hope that young Shubman Gill comes to the party after a low score in the last match. The bowling will be led by Pat Cummins with Krishna and Chakravarthy expected to play crucial roles.

Mumbai Indians meanwhile, lost their first game but are expected to come back hard. The return of Quinton de Kock gives the side solidity at the top. Then, there are Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav who have carried the team’s batting hopes pretty nicely from last season. Bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will lead the bowling attack with Trent Boult expected to provide breakthroughs with the new ball.

KOL vs MI Today Match Prediction Details

Fixture name: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 5th match
Competition: Indian Premier League 2021
Date: 13 April, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Team Form Guide:
KOL (recent last) W L L W W
MI (recent last) W L W W L
Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Kolkata Knight Riders 187/6 beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 177/5 by 10 runs.
Pitch Report: The pitch is expected to have low bounce which means the run scoring will not be easy. There will be help for the spinners but a set batsman can go on to play a big innings. The weather is clear with temperature around 29 degrees for the match.
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KOL vs MI Playing 11

KOL Team News
Injury update, unavailability

There are no injury concerns in the squad currently.

Expected team changes

Knight Riders are expected to continue their winning combination.

KOL Playing 11 (likely)
N Rana
S Gill
R Tripathi
E Morgan (C)
D Karthik (wk)
A Russell
S Al Hasan
P Cummins
H Singh
P Krishna
V Chakravarthy

MI Team News
Injury update, unavailability

Quinton de Kock is available for selection after completing his quarantine.

Expected team changes

de Kock is likely to slot back into the eleven in place of Chris Lynn at the top.

MI Playing 11 (likely)
R Sharma (C)
Q de Kock (wk)
S Yadav
I Kishan
H Pandya
K Pollard
K Pandya
M Jansen
R Chahar
T Boult
J Bumrah

Who will win today match?
KKR won its first game but will know they don’t have a great record against MI. Most teams have struggled against a quality opposition like Mumbai but it’s Kolkata which has the worst record against them with 21:6 in favor of Mumbai. There were a lot of positives for KKR as Rana and Tripathi stitched together a match-winning partnership. Jansen’s excellent IPL debut was a big positive for Mumbai in the last match. Mumbai got the better of KKR on both the occasions in the last season. Despite losing the last match, MI will start as favorites in the KOL vs MI Dream 11 Today Match Prediction.

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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
Captain Options
S Gill- The opener looked good in the last game but was unable to convert his start into a big one. He has the ability to anchor and play a long innings. Expect him to be amongst the runs this time.
IPL Career: Runs 954, Avg. 33
Gill in IPL 2021: Runs 15, Avg. 15

S Yadav- A former KKR player, Suryakumar has seen tremendous success in the past few months. He looked confident in his 31 in the last match. His unorthodox shots will play a crucial role on a slow pitch.
IPL Career: Runs 2055, Avg. 30
Yadav in IPL 2021: Runs 31, Avg. 31

Differential Pick
R Sharma– The skipper has a good record at Chepauk and has played many important innings here before. He is an excellent player on a slow pitch and is always a go-to man for MI on such wickets. He also has an excellent record against KKR.
IPL Career: Runs 5249, Avg. 31
Sharma in IPL 2021: Runs 19, Avg. 19