Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2020, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
Fantasy team suggestions for the IPL game between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi
No reason to look past KL Rahul, and law of averages should work vis-a-vis Quinton Kock.
He is in sublime touch after scoring 201 runs in his last two innings. The last time these two teams met, Rahul scored an unbeaten 100 off 64 balls, in Mumbai. The average first-innings score at this venue this season has been 165, suggesting players like Rahul who take their time initially and then accelerate could prosper.
De Kock has to start firing should the Mumbai Indians aim to go the distance in the tournament. He started off well against the Super Kings but has had a couple of quiet innings after that. Having an average of 43 in three innings against the Kings XI, he will look to replicate that if not better it. De Kock has scored at 148.2 in the powerplay in T20s since 2018, while the Kings XI bowlers have gone at 7.33 in the powerplay this season.
Suryakumar Yadav: After getting in the groove in the game against the Knight Riders, Yadav ran himself out for 47. Coming off a duck against the Royals Challengers, he will be determined to make amends in this match.
Ravi Bishnoi: On a day when all bowlers went for at least 9.50 runs per over, Bishnoi went just for 8.50, on a relatively small ground against the Royals. He showed a lot of guile and character against some big hitting. He could certainly be a difference-maker in your team.
- If a fresh pitch is used for this game, going in with two legspinners may not be ideal. So replace M Ashwin with Mohammed Shami.
- If both Kings XI legspinners play, Ishan Kishan is definitely an option. Depending on whether the Mumbai Indians bat first or second, replace one of their batsman with Kishan. Rohit has an average of 27 while chasing and Yadav 35.10, so if the Mumbai Indians bat first, replace Kishan with Yadav, and if they bat second, drop Rohit for Kishan.
- Keep an eye out for Chris Jordan as well as he may replace Sheldon Cottrell. Jordan bowls at the death, meaning there is a high probability of his getting wickets. It can be a toss-up between Shami and Jordan ahead of one of the legspinners.