With exciting results and shifts in the points table have again started taking place, we’re now at the first Super Sunday of the second leg of IPL 2021. The first Sunday of the second leg will have Chennai Super Kings going against Kolkata Knight Riders in the first fixture, while the second match will see Royal Challengers taking on Mumbai Indians. So, let’s look at what we have in the bag for the second match of this Super Sunday.
Head-to-head
RCB and MI have faced each other 28 times in IPL, with Mumbai dominating the results between the two. Mumbai have managed to win 17 games while Bangalore has managed to win 11. Their last encounter was in the first leg of this season, where Harshal Patel’s timely five-wicket haul made the Bangalore squad celebrate the win in this closely contested game.
Players to look forward to
Virat Kohli
This is the last season as the team Captain for Virat Kohli, and the man is still as aggressive as he was in his first appearance. Virat has scored 256 runs in this season, including two fifties (one which came in the last match). He will be looking forward to repeating his previous game’s performance to win the two points through this match, which they desperately need right now.
Devdutt Padikkal
The leading run-scorer for RCB last season (and currently in this season), this young man has emerged quickly as a dependable name for the team. He has amassed 287 runs in this season so far, which include one century and one-half century.
Quinton de Kock
The opener might have felt bad after his team could not win the last match after his brilliant half-century. However, he might repeat the previous match’s performance and look forward to seeing the win this time. He has scored 227 runs in this season so far, which includes two fifties.
Jasprit Bumrah
This world-class right-arm medium-fast bowler from Mumbai Indians has picked up 11 wickets in this season so far. Bumrah will be surely eyeing to break through the star-studded RCB batting lineup.
What can we expect?
Both the teams have lost their first two matches of the second leg and are desperate for a win currently. Even though RCB is at the third spot on the points table, they will surely go down if they don’t level up now. RCB are still looking for someone who will rise on occasion for their bowling department, and due to this, we might again see Kohli making some changes in the playing XI.
The game is equally important for Mumbai Indians as they are currently at the sixth position (Credit to KKR and PBKS), and they are in dire need of this win if they want to play in the playoffs.
And there we have one closer contest to look forward to!
RCB vs MI Predicted XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (Wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Tim David, Wanindu Hasaranga, Navdeep Saini, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult