Indian T20 League 2021: Match 5 - Kolkata vs Mumbai - MPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

Match 5 – Kolkata vs Mumbai

Date & Time – April 13, 2021; 7:30 PM IST

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Preview

Kolkata and Mumbai will square off for the first time in this year’s Indian T20 League at a neutral venue in Chennai. Kolkata are coming back from an excellent win over Hyderabad by 10 runs which gave them a lot of boost going forward in this tournament. On the other hand, defending champions Mumbai in their first encounter took the game till the final ball and eventually lost the match against Bengaluru by 2 wickets. Mumbai lost plenty of wickets in the death overs which cost the match for them.

Probable Playing XIs

Kolkata

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

Mumbai

Rohit Sharma (c), Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Top Picks

Nitish Rana (Kolkata)

Nitish Rana brought up his 12th half-century of league career against Hyderabad in his previous game. His knock of 80 runs from just 56 balls won the player of the match for him. He is one of the top contenders to lead your fantasy teams.

Rohit Sharma (Mumbai)

Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma was going well in this year’s tournament opener against Bangalore but an unfortunate mix-up with Chris Lynn led to his innings ending on 19 runs from 15 balls. Rohit Sharma has notched 5249 runs in 201 matches in the Indian T20 League so far.

X-Factor Player

Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai)

Making his debut in the recent T20I series against England, Suryakumar Yadav scored 89 runs in just 2 innings with the highest score of 57. He even played an impressive knock against Bangalore, scoring 31 runs from 23 balls. He is one of the most consistent batters for Mumbai in recent years and he’s going to be an X-factor against Kolkata on Tuesday.

Fantasy Teams

Fantasy Team 1 – For Head to Head Contests/Small Leagues

Ishan Kishan, Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Hardik Pandya, Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar

Fantasy Team 2 – For Grand/Mega League Contests

Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill (vc), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn (c), Andre Russell, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Trent Boult, Marco Jansen

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.