In the 31st match of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore will host Mumbai Indians at their home the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Both the teams have struggled in the competition so far and are need of a win desperately. Both the teams interestingly have lost five matches and won two. Here is a look at things to be mindful of while choosing your dream XI team.
Venue –
Chinnaswamy Stadium – Supports spin bowlers but batsmen find it easy to hit sixes here.
Recent Form –
RCB lost their home match against Kolkata Knight Riders and looked off-color without ABD. MI defeated Chennai Super Kings at the MCA Stadium, Pune in a bid to resurrect.
Dream XI Team Selection –
Wicketkeeper
Two good options in Quinton De Kock and Ishan Kishan. De Kock opens for RCB but he may struggle against MI bowling attack. Ishan Kishan is an attacking batsman but bats late. Choose any one.
Batsmen
Virat Kohli, ABD and Rohit Sharma are obvious picks. You can take a risk by not choosing any of them as they are very costly and will save some credits. The remaining choices then are between Evin Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav (very good recent form) and Mandeep Singh.
All-rounders
Hardik Pandya has struggled this entire season to produce a noteworthy performance, he will deliver some time sooner or later. At this point in time, Krunal Pandya is the only safe bet.
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Bowlers
There are plenty of good options to choose from both sides. Take note of the probable XI given below and make sure you choose someone who is playing 100%. Here some adjustment needs to be done since credits available will be less.
Suggested team
Probable XIs –
Mumbai Indians
Royal Challnegers Bangalore
Brendon McCullum/AB De Villiers, Tim Southee, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Manan Vohra/Pawan Negi, Quinton de Kock (wk), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj
