🏏 IPL 2021 - Week 1-Kick Off- Mumbai Indians vs RCB - Live Updates, News, Records, Discussions & More

:trophy: The 14th edition of the IPL is set to kick off on Friday April 9th, 2021 in Chennai with the defending champions Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma, taking on Virat Kohli led RCB.

:cricket_bat_and_ball: IPL 14 will be played in India as the 60 matches will be played over 52 days across six venues in Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

The newly renovated world’s largest stadium in Ahmedabad will host the playoffs and the final, which be held on May 30. The home advantage is taken away from all of the eight teams as every team will play all their 14 games on neutral venues.

In this thread, we will be covering 8 fixtures of Game Week 1 from 9 - 16 April 2021

IPL 2021 - General News, IPL Facts, Records

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Who will miss the opening game?

Delhi Capitals

  • Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje, who played crucial roles in the Capitals’ march to the IPL final last year with 52 wickets between them, landed in Mumbai on April 6 to join the team. With the IPL SOPs requiring players to quarantine for a week after arrival, they will miss the opening fixture against the CSK on April 10 at Wankhede Stadium. They are, however, likely to play in the Capitals’ next game on April 15 against the RR.

  • Allrounder Axar Patel, who had tested positive for Covid-19 after checking into the team hotel on March 28, could also miss the Capitals’ opener if he doesn’t return two negative reports by April 10.

RCB

  • Leg Spinner Adam Zampa will miss the tournament opener against Mumbai because of his marriage.

  • New Zealand opener Finn Allen, who recently struck a destructive 29-ball 71 against Bangladesh- seven-day quarantine won’t end in time for his team’s first game.

CSK

  • Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi won’t be available for the Super Kings’ opening game against the Capitals on April 10 because of the 7-day quarantine.

Mumbai Indians

  • Quinton de Kock and Adam Milne - serve the seven-day quarantine.

Rajasthan Royals

  • Fast bowler Jofra Archer’s absence for the Royals’ first four games will be the biggest blow for them. Archer underwent surgery on his finger in the last week of March in England and he would be undergoing two weeks of rehabilitation before he is reviewed by a consultant and can start training again.
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Match Preview: MI Vs RCB

Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on defending champions Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2021 opener in Chennai on Friday.

Mumbai Indians, captained by Rohit Sharma, will kick start their Indian Premier League (IPL) title defence against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on Friday. The match is expected to be a cracking contest as both teams have some of the best Twenty20 players from across the world in their setup. While the defending champions did not tinker much with their core at the player auction, RCB invested heavily in overseas all-rounders by roping in Glenn Maxwell and Kyle Jamieson for the upcoming season. Since Rohit took charge of the Mumbai-based franchise, they have been the team to beat in the IPL.

Rohit took over the reins from Ricky Ponting midway through the 2013 season and in the same year, he led Mumbai to their first IPL title.

He went on to win four more titles in the next seven years, becoming the most successful leader in the history of the tournament.

RCB, who rely heavily on their batting, will be hoping to start their season with a win against a formidable team like Mumbai Indians.

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Squads

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, Anukul Roy, Anmolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jimmy Neesham, Arjun Tendulkar, Marco Jansen, Piyush Chawla, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Singh.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers, Sachin Baby, Glenn Maxwell, Kyle Jamieson, Washington Sundar, Daniel Christian, Daniel Sams, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, Srikar Bharat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel.

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#OnThisDay in :two: :zero: :one: :one:, Mr.360 made his first appearance for RCB :heart_eyes:

:one: :zero: years and countless memories later, we can’t help but say, we love you AB! :heart:

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Who will add another win to the tally tonight? :thinking:

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AB de Villiers vs Jasprit Bumrah in IPL:

Balls - 70
Runs - 99
Dismissal - 2
4/6 - 6/7
Strike rate - 141.43

AB de Villiers vs Trent Boult in IPL:

Balls - 16
Runs - 41
Dismissal - 1
4/6 - 4/3
Strike rate - 256.25

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Win% in the first 3 matches of the IPL seasons:-

66.7% CSK
56.4% KKR
54.2% SRH
53.9% DC
51.5% RR
46.2% PBKS
41.0% RCB*
38.5% MI*

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Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli as IPL Captains:-

Wins: Rohit 10-4 Kohli
Toss: Rohit 7-7 Kohli
200s: Rohit 3-2 Kohli

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MI vs RCB in IPL head-to-head:

Matches - 27
MI won - 17
RCB won - 10

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MI in IPL season openers since 2013:
L, L, L, L, L,

RCB in IPL season openers:
L, L , L

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Ishan Kishan in IPL:

Innings - 51
Runs -1211
Avg - 28.83
Strike Rate - 136.84
50s - 7
Highest score - 99

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Fastest Centuries in IPL :cricket_bat_and_ball:

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:red_circle: When AB and Virat got going, even the Wankhede had to applaud their genius :raised_hands:

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IPL 2021: What Makes Rohit Sharma & Mumbai Indians Such A Winning Machine?

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AB de Villiers vs Jasprit Bumrah in IPL:

Balls - 70
Runs - 99
Dismissal - 2
4/6 - 6/7
Strike rate - 141.43

AB de Villiers vs Trent Boult in IPL:

Balls - 16
Runs - 41
Dismissal - 1
4/6 - 4/3
Strike rate - 256.25

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The last time Mumbai Indiansand RCBmet,

Surya Kumar Yadav shone bright with an unbeaten :seven: :nine: :high_brightness:

Will SKY go big tonight for MI? :thinking:

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Hello and welcome to Match 1 of VIVOIPL 2021.

Rohit’s Mumbai Indians will take on Kohli led RCB. Who do you reckon will take this home tonight?

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:soon: :fire:

Chris Lynn makes his Mumbai Indians debut :blue_heart:

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A look at the IPL Tournament Format.

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