Last Updated on September 25, 2021 8:47 pm by Erwin Noguera
These are two hard-hitting teams trying to come to terms with the conditions limiting their ambitions. Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore are soaring high at Chinnaswamy. And Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians are virtually unstoppable at their Wankhede fortress. The pitches are fast and true so the batsmen can get out and do what they do instinctively. In the desert, that is not the case. The new ball is the only time these two teams get to use the hammer, tongs, and other random homemade tools. After that, when the pitch expands and the pace is taken off the ball, they need to be more nuanced.
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers will want to adjust their game plans to account for this infatuation as quickly as possible. Otherwise, they could fall out of title contention, victims of Kolkata Knight Riders‘ redemption bow.
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Betting line and relevant information on the Indian Premier League match:
Where: Dubai International Stadium
Date: 26/09/2021
Time: 10:00 am E.T
Moneyline Odds: Royal +106 | Mumbai -140
Draw Odds: N/A
Where to watch: Star+
Why bet on Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB will need a seamer to bowl heavy balls on hard lengths against the lower middle order of Mumbai Indians. Those who could welcome Hardik Pandya. Two wrist-spinners can be a luxury against three left-handers in the opposition ranks and hence Kyle Jamieson could replace Wanindu Hasaranga. Shahbhaz Ahmed can balance that spin deficit. On the other hand, he also adds an emerging left-handed batsman to the line-up. This could be a possible counter to Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya.
Why bet on Mumbai Indians
Krunal Pandya hasn’t had the best of IPL 2021 so far, but it’s still a head-to-head advantage against a right-arm heavy middle-order RCB, enjoying a particularly favorable record against De Villiers, whom he has dismissed four times. 51 balls. In the recent past, Rohit used him and Rahul Chahar in tandem right after the PowerPlay, especially to strangle Kohli and then use Jasprit Bumrah as an enforcer immediately after.
Final betting analysis between Bangalore and Mumbai:
Some of the concerns are shared by their opponents on Sunday, who have also lost to the same two teams. For Mumbai Indians, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan are yet to rediscover the rhythm of last season and that has added to the pressure on a Hardik-less middle order. And so, a week since they started from a comfortable position again, RCB and MI are fidgeting restlessly and looking over their shoulder at the Rebels. The defending champs have fallen out of the top 4, their opponents remain there but are winless in seven games at UAE. There is more at stake than the Kohli-v-Rohit subtext. This is why we think the winner of this big encounter will be Mumbai.
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