Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 5th Match IPL 2021 – Blitzpools Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

In the 5th Match of IPL 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. While KKR won their first game this season, MI once again started their campaign with a loss. 

KOL vs MI 5th Match IPL 2021: Match Details

• Date – April 13th, 2021
• Time – 7:30 PM IST
• Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

KOL vs MI 5th Match IPL 2021 Match Preview:

Kolkata Knight Riders were off to a flyer in their first game courtesy of some brutal hitting by Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi. The two took the team to a competitive total on a tricky Chennai pitch. Dinesh Karthik once again showed his finishing skills. Eoin Morgan hasn't been amongst the runs lately and is a tricky pick for the fantasy team. 

Harbhajan Singh is a player to watch out for on the Chennai pitch. Prasidh Krishna looked in good rhythm in the previous game and good by a game-changer. 

Mumbai Indians have to take a hard decision of either resting Chris Lynn after a good first game or bench Quinton de Kock - their most consistent opener. Ishan Kishan is a player to watch out for while Suryakumar Yadav will be the key player in the middle order. 

MI might stick to the same bowling lineup which almost defended a 160 run total. Or they could replace Marco Jenson with either Adam Milne or Nathan Coulter-Nile for this game. Rahul Chahar could be the X-factor for Mumbai. 

Mumbai Indians enjoy a dominating record against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. However, both the teams are looking well balanced for this contest and the match could go down to the wire. 

 

KKR vs MI Head-to-Head(H2H):

• Total – 27
• Kolkata Knight Riders – 6
• Mumbai Indians – 21

KOL vs MI 5th Match IPL 2021 Team News: 

• Kolkata Knight Riders - All players are available for selection for this game. 
• Mumbai Indians - Quinton de Kock is likely to be available from this game. 

KOL vs MI 5th Match IPL 2021 Pitch Report:

The Chennai pitch hasn't been easy to score off. The team batting first has an advantage since the pitch becomes a bit difficult to play shots as the game goes on. 170 is a par score here in the first innings. 

KOL vs MI 5th Match IPL 2021 Probable Playing XI:

• Kolkata Knight Riders - Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

• Mumbai Indians - Rohit Sharma (c), Chris Lynn/ Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

KOL vs MI 5th Match IPL 2021 Blitzpools Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - I Kishan(VC), D Karthik
• Batsmen - R Tripathi, S Yadav(C), R Sharma
• All-rounders - S Al Hasan, A Russell, H Pandya
• Bowlers - J Bumrah, P Krishna, H Singh

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