The 14th season of IPL 2021 starts from today. The season opener of the cash-rich T20 League will be played between Rohit Sharma-led defending champs Mumbai Indians and Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai.
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, all the matches of IPL 2021 will be played in only six cities of India - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The final match of this tournament will be played on 30 May. This year, no team will get the benefit of playing a few games on their home ground. All venues are neutral.
Due to increasing cases of Coronavirus, the tournament will be organized in a biologically safe environment and spectators will not be allowed to come to the stadium.
Mumbai Indians have 19 wins from 29 matches played between the two teams so far while RCB have been victorious in 10 matches. Let's know who has got the upper hand in the last five matches.
Predicted playing XI of Mumbai Indians- Chris Lynn, Rohit Sharma (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Kieran Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Coulter Nile, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.
RCB predicted playing XI - Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikal, Mohammad Azharuddin, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini.
Best Fantasy XI for MI vs RCB match
Wicketkeepers - Ishan Kishan and AB de Villiers.
Batsmen- Virat Kohli (captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma and Devdutt Padikal.
All-rounders - Glenn Maxwell and Krunal Pandya.
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult and Rahul Chahar.