After a cracking encounter on Monday night, it’s the defending champions Mumbai Indians who play their second game against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 13 (Tuesday). Both teams have had a contrasting start to their IPL 2021 campaign – Mumbai losing their first game to Royal Challengers Bangalore while Kolkata defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, both Mumbai and Kolkata will be aiming for a win and set the records straight.
Rohit Sharma & Co, whose losing streak in the opening encounters as they went down against the Virat Kohli & his boys on the first day of IPL 2021 campaign. The bowling looked clueless against AB de Villiers, who took the game away with his splendid batting display. Despite a good beating, Mumbai Indians are likely to back their bowling unit. However, one change is expected with Quinton de Kock making his way in for unlucky Chris Lynn, who was Mumbai’s highest run-scorer against Bangalore.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders come into the contest upbeat, having fixed the top-order issue that plagued them last season. They boast of a formidable middle-order and will bank on the likes of Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan, and Andre Russell again to repeat the 2019 win. Their bowling also did exceptionally well with the addition of ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan bonding well for the side.
IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians on April 13 (Tuesday) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium from 7:30 PM IST
Match Prediction – Who will win the match?
Mumbai Indians have always had an upper hand when both sides have locked horns in this illustrious tournament. In all, these two teams have faced each other on 27 occasions with Mumbai returning home with a win 21 times in comparison to Kolkata’s 6.
Thus, it is imperative to say that Mumbai have the edge when they enter the field on Tuesday against Kolkata Knight Riders.
