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Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians will face Ravindra Jadeja’s Chennai Super Kings tonight. The two most prestigious and widely followed franchises in the IPL are undoubtedly MI and CSK. While MI have won five titles, CSK have lifted the trophy on four occasions. Until last season, this was the match to watch out for. The 32nd match of the league will be played on 21st April at 7:30 PM IST, in DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.

Pitch Report

This venue has proved to be the toughest amongst all for batting. The bowlers have found a way to trouble the batters. But the pitches do help the batters when the dew sets in. Both teams don’t have the strength in the bowling department like they used to until last season. So, either team would struggle defending a total. Therefore, the team batting second would be the favourite to win.

Playing 11 of MI vs CSK

MI     11 squad –  Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk),     Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Tim David,     Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills

CSK     11 squad - Robin Uthappa,     Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja     (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Dwaine Pretorius/Adam Milne, Maheesh     Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary

Match Prediction

The past glory is nowhere to be found for either team this year. CSK have won only one out of their six games. They are lying at the penultimate position on the points table. MI have even worse stats as they are without a win in six games and are languishing at the bottom. MI continues to chop and change in search of their maiden victory this season. They brought in the spinner Fabien Allen for the last game. A loss in that match means we could see more amendments in the playing XI.

Conclusion

As per the form of the two teams, this is the best chance for either team to earn points as other teams seem to have an upper hand over them this year. Due to a hammering that Chris Jordan received in the last game against Gujarat Titans, he could find his way out of the XI. CSK might look at options like Adam Milne or Dwaine Pretorius.

Delhi Capitals will square off against Punjab Kings tonight. Punjab Kings have played 6 matches and won 3 so far and are at 7th spot on the points table. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals have played 5 matches so far, winning 2 and losing 3. With 4 points, DC takes the 8th spot in the points table. The 32nd match of the league will be played on 20th April at 7:30 PM IST, in Brabourne Stadium, Pune.

Pitch Report

The last two games at this venue have produced contrasting results and it is one of the difficult grounds to defend targets as well. It will be better for the captain that wins the toss to bowl first. It won’t be easy to post big totals on the ground as well going by the games so far.

Playing 11 of DC vs PBKS

DC     11 squad –  Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Axar Patel, Kuldeep     Yadav, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed,     Mitchell Marsh, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Shardul Thakur

PBKS     11 squad - Mayank Agarwal (c),     Odean Smith, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Liam     Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Vaibhav Arora, Jitesh Sharma, Rahul Chahar,     Kagiso Rabada

Match Prediction

In their most recent encounter, Delhi Capitals lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore, while Punjab Kings were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both teams will try to get back on track by putting up a nice show.

ConclusionIn their most recent encounter, Delhi Capitals lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore, while Punjab Kings were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both teams will try to get back on track by putting up a nice show.

Both sides have strong batting units, but performing the bowling units will determine the match’s fate. Both sides have outstanding spinners, although PBKS has a minor advantage over DC in terms of pace assault. Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh will try to put pressure on DC’s batters to help PBKS win.

Lucknow Super Giants will be squaring off against Royal Challengers Bangalore for the first time this season. LSG is currently placed at the second position on the points table whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore is currently placed at the third spot on the points table. The 31st match of the league will be played on 19th April at 7:30 PM IST, in DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.

Pitch Report

The DY Patil ground has a pitch that bestows reasonable bounce to the bowlers but often it stays true. We can expect matches that produce scores in the vicinity of 160-170 as a standard fare. Overall, it is a surface that has help on offer for both departments. This pitch is expected to provide a lot of support to the batters as seen in the tournament. Pacers are also likely to find a lot of help from the pitch.

Playing 11 of LSG vs RCB

LSG 11     squad – KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda,     Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha     Chameera, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

RCB 11 squad - Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn     Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu     Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood

Match Prediction

LSG played six matches so far and won four matches while RCB played six matches and won four games. LSG played their last game against MI and won the game by 18 runs. On the other hand, RCB played their last game against DC and won the game by 16 runs. Both teams will fight harder to win this and grab the points.

Conclusion

It is going to be KL Rahul vs Virat Kohli in this match. While KL Rahul smashed a century for the Lucknow Super Giants against the Mumbai Indians, Dinesh Karthik continues to dominate the league for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore will be determined to continue their winning momentum as they take on Lucknow Super Giants and on the other hand, Lucknow, which secured a victory by 18 runs against Mumbai Indians in their last match, will be seeking a victory against RCB in order to dethrone Gujarat Titans from the top spot.

Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders will be fighting for the points on table, since both the teams have been at the equal ratio of performance on the field. Since, the league has begun, both the teams have been at a win-win situation with just one or two loss. The 30th match of the league will be played on 18th April at 7:30 PM IST, in Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Brabourne Stadium is generally gives assistance to both bowlers and batsmen with the dew factor coming to play deep in the match. The short boundaries and a quick outfield should delight the batsmen of course. The teams batting second have been on the winning side on this pitch. This makes clear that bowling first is generally the better option at the Brabourne Stadium Mumbai.

Playing 11 of RR vs KKR

RR 11 squad – Sanju Samson (c/wk), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal/Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jimmy Neesham, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal

KKR 11 squad – Shreyas Iyer (c), Sheldon Jackson (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Match Prediction

Rajasthan Royals led by Sanju Samson, though having certain new players in the squad has been performing consistently on the field. Having players like Jos, Yuzi, Kuldeep Yadav is highly benefitting the RR squad. While Shreyas Iyer led Kolkata Knight Riders is also not less. There are various experienced players such as Cummins, Narine, Jackson etc. are keeping the performance static on the field. But with two losses, KKR might be find it a bit difficult against a bit stronger RR.

Conclusion

Rajasthan Royals are a good mixture of bowlers and batters and all of them are quite overpowering on the field. While Kolkata Knight Riders might be needing certain changes in the bowlers and spinners on the Brabourne stadium. Considering the table points and performances, altogether, Rajasthan Royals seem to be current favourite for this match.