Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma Return: Will They Play Against RCB?:-
Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the Mumbai Indians camp. Will he play against RCB? Is Rohit Sharma fit and will he play against RCB? There will definitely be a discussion on the availability of both, both RCB and Mumbai Indians have practiced hard at the Wankhede Stadium and both the teams look fully prepared.
RCB’s Preparations After GT Loss: Ready for Mumbai’s Challenge:-
RCB is coming after losing to GT, while if we talk about Mumbai, they are coming away from home from Lucknow after facing a shameful defeat. No player in RCB is injured and all the players looked fit and all the players practiced hard. Virat Kohli, Hazelwood, Krunal Pandya, all the players were seen in practice and if we talk about Mumbai Indians, then a very big news came from there that Jasprit Bumrah has joined the camp.
Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians did not play the last match yesterday due to injury, but now Rohit Sharma was also seen in practice and he practiced hard and Jasprit Bumrah also bowled to Rohit Sharma, both are looking fit and in the press conference Mahila Jayawardhan has confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah will be available for selection today.
Mumbai Indians’ Recent Struggles: After a Heavy Loss to Lucknow:-
Now the point here is that there is a little difference between being available for selection and finally playing in the team. So think if Jasprit Bumrah is fit, he will definitely play and think there is a 99% chance that Jasprit Bumrah can play. We also saw the same from Akashdeep’s side when he was associated with NCA in the Lucknow camp and he played the match against Mumbai the next day.
So we can see something similar with Bumrah. About the opening combination of Mumbai, then in the last match, Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton got a chance. Rohit Sharma did not play the last match but Rohit Sharma looks fit now. Whatever injury issue he had, he has recovered from it and you can see him playing in the next match which is against RCB today.
RCB’s Struggles Against GT: A Setback but No Major Worries:-
RCB’s performance against GT at Bangalore was not very good. Before that RCB had won two away matches. RCB was coming and was confident but in the match against GT you saw thrashing whereas we are seeing that GT team is looking solid so losing to them will not be a big deal but we are also considering that RCB is a top team in this tournament so losing to them so badly will not put pressure on the team but the videos of the team which are coming from the last few days show that the team is seen practicing, RCB practiced for two consecutive days at Wankhede and if we about Mumbai then they practiced for only one day because their match was over in Lucknow two days back so Mumbai travelled the next day and they got practice for only one day.
Mumbai’s Home Advantage and Key Player Returns: A Tough Challenge for RCB:-
About Mumbai then they have lost their away games but they have played one game till now at Wankhede and defeated Kolkata badly in that so underestimating Mumbai at their home with the combination of Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma who are returning to their team this time for the first time for this match. It will be that Mumbai Indians will play with their best playing 11. Now it will be interesting to see in what rhythm Jasprit Bumrah will be seen after coming in. But not only Jasprit Bumrah, RCB batsmen will also have to avoid Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar. Phil Short and Virat Kohli showed a bit of haste in the last match which costed us heavily.
RCB’s Batting and Strategy: Avoiding Mistakes and Capitalizing on Opportunities:-
About the match against KKR, they showed haste in that and we won that match quickly. If RCB wins today, it can also go to the top of the points table. When we lost the last match, we slipped to the third position. After that, when DC lost, we went to the second position. Now GT has achieved a big win over SRH, so GT has now gone to the second position and RCB has gone to the third position.
RCB’s Crucial Fixtures Ahead: A Make or Break Period:-
So with this win, we have this chance that we can go back to the top of the table because after two matches RCB was on the top and after that, after losing, it slipped to the third position. Talking about the playing combination, don’t see much change in Rasik Salam. The scales seem to be slightly tilted because Rasik Salam has played for Mumbai Indians previously, he knows how Wankhede plays and you will accept two bad matches from Rasik Salam’s side, although the first match which was against Kolkata, you will not call that bad and in the second match you did not have such a big total that you could scare the batsmen in front, but still we expect more from a talented player like Rasik Darsalam, Suyash Sharma can play but think that the Wankhede pitch will not help the spinners much, so you will see that from Mumbai also you will see one or two spinners playing maximum, so RCB will also like to make do with Krunal Pandya Livingstone at this time, if we talk about the toss, the coin is in favor of Rajat Patidar on the toss, but it is not falling in the last two matches, so this problem can prove to be costly for RCB because we have often seen at Wankhede, whichever team wins the toss, it fields first because later there is a lot of dew, so you have to see that the toss You win and you decide to field and you chase. Chasing will be very beneficial.
Sure had a good innings, but despite that you saw the way Tilak Verma batted. Mumbai Indians are under pressure. Both the teams have lost. But if we compare both the teams, the moral of Mumbai Indians will be a bit down. The way they lost, after that there are reports of their internal conflicts. Either the team can unite from here or it can disintegrate further.
Mumbai’s Key Players and Wankhede Pitch: The Battle Awaits:-
So it is a very crucial game for Mumbai Indians. On the other hand, if we talk about RCB, RCB has three matches in the next seven days, so this whole mode is very crucial because now we have to play against Mumbai, after that we will play against DC. And then we have to go and play Rajasthan away, which is our day game on Sunday, 13th.
So this next junction of fixtures is going to be very important for RCB as well. It can be make or break for this entire season. Many teams are currently on four points, which includes RCB as well. But RCB’s net run rate is slightly better than other teams because we are coming after registering a huge win against KKR and CSK.
The Importance of the Toss: Wankhede’s Dew Factor:-
We are coming after a huge defeat from GT. But now RCB has a chance to make a comeback. Kunal Pandya, David Rumario, Shepherd, Rasik Darsalam, these are some players who have played for Mumbai Indians in the past. About Mumbai Indians, then they also have Will, Jacques, Reece, Topley and many more such players who have played for RCB in the past.
So the match is expected to be equal. Before the season, this Mumbai squad was being rated very highly, but the performance was not seen in that way. The addition of Jasprit Bumrah He will definitely add firepower to this team but still feel that on paper RCB’s squad is slightly better.
The Pressure on Mumbai: Can They Respond to the Challenge?:-
About Mumbai’s playing 11, if Rohit Sharma enters, think Will Jacks can be left out because Ryan Rickelton also gives you wicket-keeping option and he looks in a little more form. If we compare Will Jacks with Jasprit Bumrah in bowling, then the Indian fast bowlers who are playing, whether it is Ashwini or someone else, will be left out and Jasprit Bumrah will be given a place, although he has not done anything wrong, but still if Jasprit Bumrah is available in your team, then you have full chance to play him and look at the winning side of the match.
About my fantasy picks, then from RCB you can pick Rajat Patidar as captain and Phil Salt because Pata would like Phil Salt to play at the back on Wankhede and about Patidar, his performance against Mumbai Indians was very good. He is strong, his strike rate is 200 plus and last year when the match was played in Wankhede, he also scored a fast half century, RCB lost that match and RCB’s losing streak has been going on at Wankhede for a long time.
Final Thoughts: A High-Stakes Game for Both Teams:-
We have not defeated Mumbai at Wankhede since 2015, so we have broken the streak of not defeating Chennai at Chepauk since 2008 this year. Hopefully, we will also break this Wankhede streak of Mumbai Indians. If we have to pick from Mumbai, then it will be very difficult to make fantasy picks from Mumbai at this time because for them, some players sometimes perform and sometimes not, but there are more chances of some player performing at Wankhede, so you can definitely name Surya Kumar Yadav in that and if we want to name a bowler, then Jasprit Bumrah is coming, he will be fresh, he has been bowling at NCA for quite some time, think you will see him out of form so much, yes, but where will he be used? Because you will not make him open the bowling because for Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar, bowling in the power play is very important for them.
About Jasprit Bumrah, he will bowl in any phase of the innings and will do his best. So Hardik Pandya might make him bowl four spells in one over or two spells in two spells or two overs in one over and three spells in one over. Jasprit Bumrah is such a player whom you can use anywhere. Rohit Sharma has also used him in different ways year after year, whether it is for Team India or Mumbai Indians.
The addition of Jasprit Bumrah gives more firepower to this team but RCB is also no less. We are not afraid of anyone. But when so much quality means that the greatest batsman and the greatest bowler of this generation are going to face each other tomorrow, then let’s see who wins tomorrow.