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Match: Mumbai vs Kolkata, Indian T20 League
Date: 9th May, 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
The two fierce rivals in the Indian T20 League will face off in the 56th match of the season. Mumbai and Kolkata have had some of the best matches in the history of the tournament, and the fans are all excited to see the teams battle it out between the wickets.
Read on to find match predictions, MyTeam11 fantasy team tips & team previews.
Team Preview
Mumbai
Mumbai is currently at the bottom of the table and is ruled out of the contention for the points table. However, the team is currently at a 2-match win streak. Mumbai convincingly defeated the table topper Gujarat during their last outing. Ishan Kishan (43 runs)and Rohit Sharma (45 runs) finally clicked and added quick runs on the board, much to the delight of the fans.
Youngster Tim David put on his best striking in the Indian T20 League where he hit 44 runs* off of just 21 runs. The bowling unit of the men in the blue leaked runs in the middle overs, but it was the mettle Murugan Ashwin (4-0-29-3) that ushered the team to victory.
Kolkata
Kolkata is currently just above Mumbai in the points table. Sitting with only 4 wins, the men in Purple are at number 9 at the points table. In the last match, Kolkata suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Lucknow. All-rounder Andree Russell stepped up to the mark and scored 49 runs off just 19 balls. However, his efforts went in vain and the team lost the match by 75 runs.
Pitch Report & Conditions
The spinners generally get grip from this surface, and it is very difficult to hit them in the middle overs of the game. Even, the slower balls of the pacers stick to the surface to make life difficult for the batters.
Probable Playing XI:
Mumbai
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Kumar Kartikeya/Basil Thampi, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith
Kolkata
Aaron Finch, Venkatesh Iyer/Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Baba Indrajith (wk), Andre Russell, Aman Khan/Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav/Harshit Rana, Shivam Mavi
Top Picks for Mumbai vs Kolkata MyTeam11 Match:
Umesh Yadav is a right-arm fast bowler for Kolkata. Currently, he is the most wicket-taker from the Kolkata side with 15 wickets. Even though he is a fast bowler, the economy of Umesh Yadav has been impressive.
All-rounder Andre Russell absolutely butchered the bowlers at the start of this season, In the match against Punjab, he scored 70* runs and hit eight gigantic sixes.
Rohit Sharma is a Mumbai-based right-handed batsman. In the most recent encounter, he scored 43 runs against Gujarat.
Mumbai's Ishan Kishan is a left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman. In the most recent head-to-head match against Lucknow, he scored 45 runs.
Suryakumar Yadav is a Mumbai-based right-handed batsman. So far, Yadav has hit 303 runs in the tournament.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Mumbai vs Kolkata MyTeam11 Team:
Keeper – Ishan Kishan
Batsmen – Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Nitish Rana
All-Rounders – Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith, Umesh Yadav
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Mumbai vs Kolkata MyTeam11 Team:
Keeper – Ishan Kishan (C), Baba Indrajith
Batsmen – Aaron Finch, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma
All-Rounders – Sunil Narine, Andre Russell (VC)
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav
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