Kolkata vs Mumbai Preview: Dream Prediction, Playing 11, Pitch Report, Top Fantasy Picks
The 5th match of the Indian T20 League will pit Kolkata against Mumbai. Kolkata won a tight game against Hyderabad and will be quietly confident. Nitish Rana was in top form and batted almost till the end.
Mumbai on the other hand faced a close defeat in the last game vs Bangalore. They have the upperhand though in head-to-heads over Kolkata and will look to win this game.
Kolkata vs Mumbai – Match 5: Venue Details
The match between Kolkata vs Mumbai will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai & telecasted live at 7:30 pm IST.
- Average 1st Innings score on this ground: 175 (Par score here)
Kolkata vs Mumbai: Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
The surface in Chennai hasn’t helped the bowlers much this season. Spinners have been taken to the cleaners. AB De Villiers, Maxwell and Kohli showed that batting is pretty easy on this pitch.
Top Picks for Your Dream Fantasy Team 11:
Following should be top picks for playing fantasy cricket on Kolkata vs Mumbai match:
- Nitish Rana will be a decent pick after scoring 80 runs of 56 balls vs Hyderabad at a strike-rate of 142.85.
- Chris Lynn picked up, where Rohit Sharma failed. The Aussie scored 49 of 35 deliveries at a strike-rate of 140.
- Prasidh Krishna has been in good form, picking up 2 wickets for 35 runs at an economy rate of 8.75.
- Marco Jansen, the tall strapping South African was a surprise performer with 2 wickets for 28 runs at an economy rate of just 7.
Expert Opinion on Kolkata vs Mumbai match
Shakib Al Hasan, Harbhajan Singh and Varun Chakravarthy will be solid vice-captaincy picks, chances are that they will be among the wickets on the Chennai track.
Captain & Vice-Captain choices for your fantasy XI team
- Captain choices: Chris Lynn, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill
- Vice-Captain choices: Nitish Rana, Shakib Al Hasan, Jasprit Bumrah
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