The five-time defending Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians will look forward to winning ways as they are in a dangerous position sitting 4th in the table points. The inspirational batting of captain Rohit Sharma is much needed for the team if they want to make it to the playoffs of this year tournament. He is set to make a return against the Kolkata Knight Riders where he loves to score a flurry of runs against them in the last five years. The absence of hard-hitting batsman Hardik Pandya also proved to be a huge loss as their batting unit was demolished in the second leg opener against Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.
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On Sunday, Mumbai Indians were without their star players Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya as they were hugely missed with the batting department collapsing in no time. The bowling department in the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult showed some hope for the team but the batting department got rocked by the CSK bowlers as they lost the match by 20 runs. Pollard’s captaincy proved to be a very vital decision after the hitman suffered a severe niggle in his knee opting him out, unfortunately.
Head coach Mahela Jayawardene informed the press media that Rohit Sharma will be fit and available to play against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday held in Abu Dhabi. Kolkata Knight Riders meanwhile started the second leg with an absolute flyer as they thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets as they managed to score the target under 10 overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore were shocked by the bowling performance by the KKR. The form of Shubman Gill and debutant Venkatesh Iyer proved to be heavy and should be very dangerous for the Mumbai Indians. The inclusion of Venkatesh Iyer had given their side a huge amount of boost and confidence as they look forward to carrying the same momentum against Mumbai Indians.
Kolkata Knight Riders currently sitting on the sixth spot is in much need of a win as they look forward to keeping their hopes alive, means, while Mumbai Indians are currently in the fourth spot also needing a win after a poor performance against Chennai Super Kings.
