MI Vs RCB First Match Playing 11 and Prediction

It is all over for the fans, the first match of the giant Indian Premier League will be played today between five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians( Caption Rohit Sharma, and one of most favorite teams Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

It has been five months since the 2020 edition of IPL was played in UAE. Now, the IPL is back home, India. Amid the coronavirus, the opening encounter will be played at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. This year, no team will get the home advantage. The venues are neutral for every team as the stadiums in the 14th season of IPL are limited to restrict traveling as India is registering almost 1 lakh cases of Covid-19 daily. 

Chennai is totally a different pitch for these two teams. The pitch favors spinners in the past years, and both the captains will be looking to go with more spin options. 

News for Mumbai fans is that Quinton de Kock and Adam Milne won’t be available for today’s match as they are going through a seven days quarantine. 

News for RCB fans is that Devdutt Padikkal will be available for today’s clash and will also play today. He has recovered from covid-19. 

Let’s have a quick look at the match credentials:

Match Timing – the match will start at 7 pm IST.

Where to watch – you can watch it on the Starsports network.

Match Location – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Possible elevens:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Virat Kohli (capt), Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Read More : Royal Challengers Bangalore playing 11 Prediction

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, James Neesham, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile/Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Check : IPL 2021 Mumbai Indians Players List

Check : IPL 2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore Players List