Today Match Prediction for MI vs RCB, Dream11 team IPL 2021 9th April

Today Match Prediction for MI vs RCB: Mumbai Indians will square up against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of IPL 2021 at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. It will be the first time when both teams will play against each other at Chepauk Stadium. 

Today Match Prediction for MI vs RCB

Mumbai Indians are the defending champions and would be eying their sixth IPL title this year. Rohit Sharma and Co. haven’t made a lot of changes in the squad. To bolster their all-rounder and spin department, they, however, made a couple of notable inclusions in Piyush Chawla and Jimmy Neesham. Given that all their batsmen are in sensational form, MI will head into the tournament as arguably the favourites to lift the IPL 2021 trophy.  

Royal Challengers Bangalore too qualified into the playoffs last year. They, however, lost to SRH in the eliminator. The Red Army has made some notable inclusions in the IPL 2021 auctions, bringing in the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Christian and Kyle Jamieson to name a few. The fans would hope that they don’t falter in the knockouts and bring the title home this time around. 

In MI vs RCB today match prediction, let’s look into some important stats from teams and the players from both sides. 

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians have played 29 games against each other in the Indian Premier League, of which Mumbai Indians have won on 19 occasions, while RCB have managed to win 10 times.
2. This will be the first time when both teams will play against each other at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
3. Mumbai Indians have a very poor record in the IPL opener. Since 2012, they have lost all IPL openers. They last won the season’s opening game in 2012 against CSK.
4. Among the current RCB squad, AB de Villiers has scored the most runs against MI in IPL. He has 726 runs in 23 games against RCB at an average of 45.37.
5. Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs for MI against RCB. In 27 matches against the Red Army, Sharma has amassed 697 runs at an average of 29.04.
6. Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the most wickets for RCB against MI. He has taken 19 wickets against MI in 13 matches. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker for RCB against MI. He too has scalped 19 wickets against RCB in IPL.

MI Playing 11 (likely): 

Chris Lynn, Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Nathan Coulter-Nile/Adam Milne

RCB Playing 11 (likely): 

Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (WK), Rajat Patidar/Suyash Prabudessai, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal

Form Guide: Last five matches

MI: WWLWW

RCB: LLLLL

MI VS RCB Dream11 Prediction: Who will win IPL match today? 

Both sides possess quality players in their set-ups. However, when it comes to team combination and balance of the squad, MI have an upper hand over RCB. Add to that, the Rohit Sharma and Co. have a pretty good record against RCB. However, one shouldn’t forget that Mumbai Indians haven’t won a single IPL opener since 2012. The last time MI won an IPL opener was back in 2012 against CSK. Nevertheless, we still expect the defending champions to emerge victorious on Friday. 

Today IPL pitch report: 

The opening game of IPL 2021 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The spinners love to ball here as the pitch offers plenty of spin and bounce. Once again, the spinners are likely to rule the roost. The temperature would be hovering around 30 degrees Celsius. The team winning the toss should bowl first.

IPL time table: CSK VS DC, 10th April 2021

  Where to watch IPL live score and stream:

The opening match between RCB and MI will be telecasted on the Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD channels. The live streaming will be available on Disney + Hotstar and Jio TV. 

  MI VS RCB: Dream 11 Fantasy Team

1. AB de Villiers
2. Rohit Sharma (c)
3. Virat Kohli
4. Surya Kumar Yadav
5. Devdutt Padikkal
6. Glenn Maxwell (VC)
7. Washington Sundar
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Piyush Chawla/Navdeep Saini
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Jasprit Bumrah