Tonight it’s the defending champs Mumbai Indians up against a struggling Punjab Kings in IPL 2021. Ahead of the big match, we bring you Predicted XI, PrizePicks Fantasy Tips, Top Fantasy Picks and more.
Match Timings: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
The viewers can catch live action on the Star Sports network and Disney Hotstar.
Head To Head
Overall: 26 matches
Punjab Kings won: 12
Mumbai Indians: 14
Chennai Weather Forecast
The conditions in Chennai will be challenging for all the players as it will extremely hot and muggy.
Injury and Availability News
No new injury concerns for Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings ahead of the match. As far as team changes are concerned Punjab Kings might include Dawid Malan in place of Nicholas Pooran who can’t buy a run at the moment.
Also, tonight might be the night when we finally see Ravi Bishnoi play his first IPL 2021 match.
Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings – Fantasy Tips
Talking about the PrizePicks fantast tips, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav should be on your fantasy side from Mumbai Indians. Also, Keiron Pollard is likely to contribute with both and ball which makes him a must pick.
From Punjab Kings, KL Rahul is a sure shot pick as he has a terrific record against Mumbai Indians.
Predicted XI
Punjab Kings – KL Rahul (c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran/ Dawid Malan, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Ravi Bishnoi, Fabian Allen, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians – Top Fantasy Picks
Rohit Sharma: The MI skipper hasn’t so far a big one but he has looked in fine touch. Once set Rohit has the ability to score the majority of MI runs which is why you should surely include him in your fantasy side.
Suryakumar Yadav: The MI number 3 batsman is at the moment batting like dream and has looked the most assured batsman for his side so far in IPL 2021. Suryakumar should be one of your prime picks as a batsman in your fantasy XI.
Kieron Pollard: As mentioned above Kieron Pollard will look to contribute with both bat and ball. Hence he should be a pick as an all-rounder who will help you fetch valuable points.
KL Rahul: The Punjab Kings skipper is a run machine for his side and will look to bat deep on a challenging Chennai pitch which makes him a sure shot selection in your fantasy team.
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Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Vice-Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
Fantasy 11 Team Option 1
Batsmen- Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal
Wicket-keeper: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul
All-Rounders – Kieron Pollard, Shahrukh Khan
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
PrizePicks Fantasy Team Option 2
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (vc), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Shahrukh Khan, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin/ Ravi Bishnoi
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