Match Details
The 27th game of the Indian T20 League between Mumbai and Chennai will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on 1st May 2021.
The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. The live streaming will be available on the Hotstar app and website.
Preview
Mumbai and Chennai are two teams that have been the most successful teams in the Indian T20 League. Mumbai, the defending champions, have won the title five times while Chennai have also won the title three times. Hence, whenever these two teams come head-to-head, there is always hype around it.
Having said that, in recent times, Mumbai has had good results against Chennai. In 30 matches overall, Chennai have won 12 matches while Mumbai have won 18. This number might signify that Mumbai is the favourite, but the recent form suggests that Chennai might be doing slightly better at this moment. Chennai have won five out of the six matches they have played in this season so far. Mumbai, on the other hand, has won three out of the six which they have played.
Probable Playing XIs for MUM vs CHE
Mumbai:
Predicted XI:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile/Chris Lynn, Jayant Yadav/Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Chennai:
Predicted XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi/Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar
Captaincy picks for MUM vs CHE
Faf du Plessis (Chennai)
The Chennai opener has not broken a sweat yet in this season and has managed to give his side some really important starts. The South African has been in top form. He has scored 270 runs in six innings so far and is coming into this game on the back of a match-winning 56 against Hyderabad.
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai)
Rohit Sharma got starts in this season. However, he hasn’t really converted that into a big inning, which is known for. Having said that, the right-handed opener has scored 215 runs in the six innings of this season so far. He would be eyeing a big score, given how good the Delhi surface is.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Faf du Plessis (C), Rohit Sharma
3-Player Team
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja (C), Rahul Chahar
4-Player Team
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Krunal Pandya, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar
11-Player Team
Quinton de Kock, Suresh Raina, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma (VC), Krunal Pandya, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar
