Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on the Kolkata Knight
Riders in the inaugural match of this year’s IPL. The champion team is
full of match winners and has retained their core group while Kolkata
Knight Riders have also managed to bag their last season’s players
through auction process. Both teams will look to get off to a winning
start in the competition.
Mumbai Indians
Michael Hussey, the new addition in team, has been successful at the top of the order for the CSK in the previous edition of the league. He will be hoping of doing the same for his new IPL franchise. Rohit Sharma, the captain of the team, is an important player for the Indians in the middle order while Ambati Rayudu has done exceptionally well for them in the past. Kieron Pollard and Corey Anderson are match winners, who are capable of winning matches single handedly. The fast bowling will rely on Lasith Malinga, who has been the face of their fast bowling. Mumbai Indians are happy after acquiring the services of Zaheer Khan, which is enough to gives their bowling an edge. Spinning duo of Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha are the leading spinners in the team. These two could cause problems for the opposite side on the turning tracks of UAE.
Mumbai Indians Likely XI: Michael Hussey, Aditya Tare (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Harbhajan Singh, Apporva Wankhede/Jalaj Saxena, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Their batting order is almost same with Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis at the top of the order, which gives their batting a much required stability. Gambhir could open with Robin Uthappa to keep right and left combination going. However, the team has some worries in form of Yusuf Pathan, who has not played well since joining KKR. I know he has played well in this year’s domestic competitions but IPL is altogether a different game, where he will face world class bowlers. Andre Russell and Shakib-al-Hasan are the two dangerous all-rounder’s in the side but they have to deliver this time for their team. Their bowling unit is well settled with Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla in their side. Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar and Morne Morkel could chip in with wickets in the opening match against Mumbai Indians. These three have played lots of matches in the previous editions of the cash rich league.
Kolkata Knight Riders Likely XI: Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa*, Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Morne Morkel , Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, R Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav.
Verdict: Mumbai Indians have a better chance of winning this one because of their settled squad in all the departments of the game.
Submitted By-Crictoday
Mumbai Indians
Michael Hussey, the new addition in team, has been successful at the top of the order for the CSK in the previous edition of the league. He will be hoping of doing the same for his new IPL franchise. Rohit Sharma, the captain of the team, is an important player for the Indians in the middle order while Ambati Rayudu has done exceptionally well for them in the past. Kieron Pollard and Corey Anderson are match winners, who are capable of winning matches single handedly. The fast bowling will rely on Lasith Malinga, who has been the face of their fast bowling. Mumbai Indians are happy after acquiring the services of Zaheer Khan, which is enough to gives their bowling an edge. Spinning duo of Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha are the leading spinners in the team. These two could cause problems for the opposite side on the turning tracks of UAE.
Mumbai Indians Likely XI: Michael Hussey, Aditya Tare (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Harbhajan Singh, Apporva Wankhede/Jalaj Saxena, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Their batting order is almost same with Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis at the top of the order, which gives their batting a much required stability. Gambhir could open with Robin Uthappa to keep right and left combination going. However, the team has some worries in form of Yusuf Pathan, who has not played well since joining KKR. I know he has played well in this year’s domestic competitions but IPL is altogether a different game, where he will face world class bowlers. Andre Russell and Shakib-al-Hasan are the two dangerous all-rounder’s in the side but they have to deliver this time for their team. Their bowling unit is well settled with Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla in their side. Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar and Morne Morkel could chip in with wickets in the opening match against Mumbai Indians. These three have played lots of matches in the previous editions of the cash rich league.
Kolkata Knight Riders Likely XI: Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa*, Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Morne Morkel , Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, R Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav.
Verdict: Mumbai Indians have a better chance of winning this one because of their settled squad in all the departments of the game.
Submitted By-Crictoday
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