RCB vs MI Dream11 Prediction

RCB vs MI Match Preview

Faf du Plessis will once again lead the team and he has a potent arsenal of world-class players at his disposal. Virat Kohli will undoubtedly be the team’s most important batsman in the team and RCB will be relieved that he has finally gained good form and got some runs under his belt in the build-up to this season and they will expect him to play some match-winning innings.

Glenn Maxwell has recovered from his injury and is likely to be available for the entire season. However, the injuries of Rajat Patidar and Josh Hazlewood come as a big setback for the team. Patidar was the 3rd highest scorer for the team in the previous season and is likely to remain unavailable at least for a couple of weeks. He will be replaced by either Finn Allen or Anuj Rawat at the top of the order while Dinesh Kartik will once again take up the role of a finisher.

In absence of Hazlewood, the new-ball duties will fall on Mohammad Siraj and Harshal Patel, while the inclusion of Reece Topley gives du Plessis an extra seam option.

Jofra Archer will shoulder much of the pace duties but he doesn’t have much support in the form of quality local seam bowlers.

Jason Behrendorff is likely to be his new-ball partner and that means the team will have to bench an overseas batsman to accommodate him. The Indians are also lacking in the spin department, where they might have to rely on inexperienced bowlers like Shams Mulani and Hrithik Shokeen While the team has a strong top order thanks to the likes of Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, and Ishan Kishan, the departure of Kieron Pollard leaves a big dent lower down the order.

Tim David is expected to take up the role of a finisher in the team but he lacks the all-round abilities of Pollard. The Mumbai Indians do have some big hitters in the form of Cameron Green and Tristan Stubbs and it will be interesting to see how they will be used in the tournament.