Preview
It is not often that we see Mumbai struggling in the seventh position on the Indian T20 League table. They arrived in UAE after winning 4 of their 7 matches in Phase 1. However, the second phase so far has been totally disastrous for them.
Rohit Sharma’s men have lost all of their three matches since the resumption of the competition. They are tied on points with the team they will take on in their next clash – Punjab. KL Rahul’s men registered a victory against Hyderabad in their last match.
Match Details
Indian T20 League 2021, Match 42: Mumbai vs Punjab
Date & Time: September 28th at 7:30 PM IST, and at 6:00 PM local time
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya/Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Punjab
Lokesh Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
Top Picks
KL Rahul
KL Rahul played yet another sublime knock in Punjab’s first match of the UAE leg against Rajasthan. He has scored 401 runs in this competition so far, maintaining an average of over 60. A lot has been said about his strike rate, but a strike rate of over 135, coupled with his average, is really impressive.
Rohit Sharma
Like Rahul has been Punjab’s best batter, Mumbai’s skipper Rohit Sharma has also been excellent for the men in blue. The opening batter has scored 326 runs at an average of over 35, while he also has maintained a decent strike of nearly 130.
Fantasy Team of 11 Players
Quinton de Kock (VC), KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Aiden Markram, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
2nd Innings Fantasy Tips
Case 1 – If Mumbai is batting
Quinton de Kock (C), Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (VC), Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi.
Case 2 – If Punjab is batting
KL Rahul (C), Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Agarwal (VC), Aiden Markram, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult
