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IPL MI vs CSK Prediction : Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Best Fantasy Picks for IPL 2021 Match Today

Rishikesh Sharma
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MI vs CSK Team Prediction: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings – 1 May 2021 (Delhi). Rohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, and Rahul Chahar will be the best fantasy picks for this game.

MI vs CSK Team Prediction: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings – 1 May 2021 (Delhi). Rohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, and Rahul Chahar will be the best fantasy picks for this game.

Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings in the league match of IPL 2021, aka Indian Premier League, which will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Mumbai Indians have won three of their six games, and they would want to continue their run. Rahul Chahar and Trent Boult have been brilliant in bowling, whereas Suryakumar and Rohit have been scoring runs. The form arrival of Quinton de Kock is a huge boost for this side.

Chennai Super Kings are in brilliant form, and they have now won five games in a row. Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been brilliant in batting, whereas Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja are their star all-rounders. Lungi Ngidi and Deepak Chahar are also bowling well for this side.

Pitch ReportThis track has been supportive for the batsmen. The average 1st innings batting score in the IPL 2021 games played here is 172 runs.

Total IPL 2021 Games: 2; Batting 1st Won: 0; Batting 2nd Won: 2

Match Details :

Time:- 7.30 PM, Stadium:- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi; Live on Star Sports Network

Probable XI for both sides:-

Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar.

Chennai Super Kings – Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi.

Clean-Hitters in the Team

Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Kieron Pollard.

Chennai Super Kings – Faf du Plessis and Ravindra Jadeja.

Death Overs Specialist Bowlers

Mumbai Indians – Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult

Chennai Super Kings– Lungi Ngidi

5 Must-Have Players in the Squad

Rohit Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Moeen Ali.

IPL Prediction

MI vs CSK Team Wicket-Keeper

Quinton de Kock (Price 9.5) will be the wicket-keeper of our squad. Kock scored 503 runs last season at an average of 35.92, whereas he scored a brilliant half-century in the last game. He is a brilliant opener.

MI vs CSK Team Batsmen

Faf du Plessis (Price 10) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (Price 8.5) will be our batsmen from the Chennai Super Kings. Plessis has scored 270 runs this season at an average of 67.50, whereas his strike rate has been 140.62. Gaikwad had a rough start to IPL 2021, but he has now scored 192 runs in the tournament. Both of them will open the innings together.

Rohit Sharma (Price 10) and Suryakumar Yadav (Price 9.5) will be our batsmen from the Mumbai Indians. Rohit Sharma scored 332 runs last season, whereas Surya scored 480 at an average of 40.00. Surya has scored 170 runs in IPL 2021, whereas Rohit has scored 215 runs. Both of them are run-scorers.

MI vs CSK Team All-Rounders

Krunal Pandya (Price 8.5) will be our all-rounder from the Mumbai Indians. Pandya will bat at the number four slot, whereas he can bowl a few overs as well. He batted really well in the last game.

Moeen Ali (Price 9.5) will be our all-rounder from the Chennai Super Kings. Ali has scored 148 runs at an average of 29.60, whereas he has scalped four wickets in bowling. He has been brilliant in the tournament.

MI vs CSK Team Bowlers

Deepak Chahar (Price 8.5) and Lungi Ngidi (Price 8.5) will be our bowlers from the Chennai Super Kings. Chahar has scalped eight wickets in the tournament, whereas Lungi has scalped five in just a couple of games. Both of them have the ability to swing the ball.

Trent Boult (Price 9) and Rahul Chahar (Price 8.5) will be our bowlers from the Mumbai Indians. Chahar has scalped 11 wickets in IPL 2021 at an economy of 7.08, whereas Boult has scalped seven wickets. Both of them are wicket-takers.

[You can take Jasprit Bumrah instead of Trent Boult]

Match Prediction: Mumbai Indians will be the favourites to win this game.

Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-

Rohit Sharma and Faf du Plessis

Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-

Both the captain’s pick + Moeen Ali and Quinton de Kock

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Fantasy Team Disclaimer

All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.

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