Abu Dhabi : Match 32 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday (October 16).
The commanding IPL champions Mumbai Indians have set fire on the ground for another successful campaign with five wins in seven games. Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav have starred in recent games, it has been their bowling attack that has done the damage for them.
The splendid duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have picked over 20 wickets, and Rahul Chahar has also held his own in the middle overs. Adding the heroics of Kieron Pollard to the equation has only eased the deal for the Mumbai Indians.
On the other hand, it hasn’t quite been smooth journey for KKR although they wouldn’t be too unhappy with their standing in the points table. With four wins in seven games, KKR would want to scalp one over Mumbai Indians to move ahead.
With Sunil Narine’s uncertain action, KKR might have to rely on the duo of Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana for their fortunes.
The previous IPL 2020 game between the two sides saw Rohit Sharma score an impressive fifty as KKR failed to muster a fight. However, KKR would be quite optimistic of their chances this time as they have a power-packed batting unit. With two valuable points up for grabs, both teams should give their best efforts in what should be a cracking encounter in Abu Dhabi.
Predicted playing XI of Mumbai Indians :
Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.
Predicted playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders :
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Tom Banton/Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (C&WK), Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna and Pat Cummins.
