IPL 2020 MATCH 13: KXIP vs MI Preview, Prediction, Head to head, Team news, Pitch Report and Fantasy dream team

The most successful team of IPL history Mumbai Indians will take on the mighty Kl Rahul led Kings XI Punjab.

Both the teams will play the fourth match of the campaign respectively. Till now both teams were featured in the most thrilling matches and were unfortunate to win only one in the three matches.

MI will hold the advantage in the match because they have played two out of three matches in Abu Dhabi and know the conditions very well as KXIP is yet to play on this venue. MI also has an edge in head to head record against the KXIP.

HEAD TO HEAD 

Total matches: 24

RR won: 11

SRH won: 13

VENUE: Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi

DATE: 1 October 2020

TIME: 7.30 pm as per Indian standard

PITCH REPORT:

Pitch in Abu Dhabi has grass on it and ground dimensions are also bigger than the other venues. Spinners will have a major role in this match. Pace bowlers will get some movement with the new ball in hands.

TOSS: 

Win the toss and bat first because of large dimensions and slowness of the pitch. Bowling first is still the first choice of captains so far despite team batting first winning the matches.

KXIP squad: 

Batsman: Mayank Agrawal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan

Allrounder: Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Deepak Hooda, Tajinder Singh, Krishnappa Gowtham, Harpreet Brar

Wicketkeeper: Lokesh Rahul(c), Simran Singh Nicholas Pooran

Bowler: Mohammad Shami, Chris Jordan, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Jagdeesha Suchith, Hardus Viljoen, Ishan Porel

MI squad: 

Batsman: Rohit Sharma(c), Saurabh Tiwari, Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh 

Wicketkeeper: Quinton de cock, Aditya Tare,  Ishan Kishan

Allrounder: Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Anukul Roy, Prince Balwant Rai, Jayant Yadav, Sherfane Rutherford

Bowler: Jasprit Burmah, Trent Boult, Mitchell McClenaghan, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohsin Khan, James Pattinson, Nathan coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Digvijay Deshmukh

TEAM NEWS:

MI: Death bowling is an issue for the MI as bumrah is looking off-colour this season. Counter Nile who has not played a game till now because of injury may feature in playing 11 replacing James Pattinson. Ishan Kishan will continue to play because of his match-turning 99 runs innings.

KXIP: Death blowing is an issue for KXIP also as none of their bowlers was economical in last three matches except Ravi Bishnoi. Sheldon Cottrell may be replaced by Mujeeb ur Rahman who can bowl in the power play as well as in death.

PROBABLE PLAYING 11: 

KXIP: KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agrawal, Karun Nair, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, Jimmy Neesham, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Sheldon Cottrell/Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mohammad Shami

MI: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Cock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

WHAT TO EXPECT: 

Ground dimension is bigger and pitch is also on a slower side so this will not be a high scoring affair but the kind of batting both the teams are having we can expect a score above 160. 

Chasing is not easy on this ground as pitch slowed down in the second half of the game but there might be a dew so it is hard to make the decision for team management.

MATCH PREDICTION:

Score: Above 160 runs

Winning chances: KXIP 40% - 60% MI

FANTASY LEAGUE TEAM 11:

Team 1: Ishan Kishan, Kl Rahul, Nicolas Pooran, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Agrawal, Glenn Maxwell, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi

Team 2: Lokesh Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Agrawal, Kieron Pollard, Glenn Maxwell, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar

Captain choices: Rohit Sharma, Kl Rahul, Mohammad Shami

Vice-captain choices: Mayank Agrawal, Ishan Kishan, Ravi Bishnoi

note: Make changes in your team after the team's revealed at the time of ross if possible.