Who will win MI vs GL, IPL 2017 16th Match?
Mumbai Indians will take on Gujarat Lions in the 16th fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017. The match is scheduled to be played on April 16 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Live action will begin at 4 PM local time.
MI vs GL 16th Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
There is a huge toss bias at the Wankhede. Since the side batting second has won both the matches this season as well as all the four matches played last year, the team that wins the toss here on Sunday is almost certain to bowl first. Mumbai Indians have batted second at this ground in their last four matches and have wins in each of them. So it will be a good idea to place a bet on them if they are going to be chasing again.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and prediction for MI vs GL, IPL 2017 16th match....
MI Team News & Playing 11
Team News
No injuries have been reported to any of the players in the side at the time of writing. The team is unlikely to make any changes to their lineup for their game against the Gujarat Lions.
Key Players
Nitish Rana has contributed the most with the bat so far for the Mumbai Indians and he together with Jos Buttler will be the key members in their batting. However, Rohit Sharma's poor form will put additional pressure on both these batsmen to score the big runs. MI will turn to their two frontline fast bowlers Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah for picking up wickets and slowing down the pace of the game. Bumrah will be the danger man towards the business end of the innings.
Recent Form
Mumbai Indians had got off to a disappointing start in the IPL 2017, losing their opening game against Rising Pune Supergiant. But since then, they have been on the road to recovery with wins in their next couple of fixtures.
Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing 11
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PA Patel (wk), JC Buttler, RG Sharma (c), N Rana, KA Pollard, KH Pandya, HH Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, MJ McClenaghan, SL Malinga, JJ Bumrah.
GL Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Their bowling department has received a boost with the return of Ravindra Jadeja who played his first game of the season against Rising Pune Supergiant. However, there has been no confirmation on the availability of West Indian allrounder Dwayne Bravo who is recuperating from hamstring injury.
Key Players
Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik have had good knocks in the middle, and with Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch not performing up to the mark, the onus will be on these two batsmen to get the big runs for Gujarat Lions. The team will also rely heavily on their come-back man and ace allrounder Ravindra Jadeja to contribute with both bat and ball. The spinner was impressive all through India's home test season and he will be the trump card for the Lions in this match.
Recent Form
Gujarat Lions had a terrible start to the season, suffering heavy defeats against Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in their first two league matches. While their batsmen did a good job in the first game, they were unable to replicate that performance in their second game.
Gujarat Lions Predicted Playing 11
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JJ Roy, BB McCullum, SK Raina (c), AJ Finch, KD Karthik (wk), DR Smith, DS Kulkarni, P Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Tejas Baroka, S Kaushik.
MI vs GL Prediction
Gujarat Lions will gain a lot of confidence from the fact that they have not lost to Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and that they had eked out a three-wicket win over them at this venue in their last year's clash. The major issue with the Lions however is that being a batting-heavy unit, they are often over-dependent on their batsmen to win them matches. This is not the case with Mumbai Indians who have a quality bowling attack in addition to having some good T20 batsmen among their ranks. MI have won their last four matches at this ground and we predict them to extend their winning streak to five when they face Gujarat Lions here on Sunday.
Final Verdict: Back Mumbai Indians to beat Gujarat Lions in the 16th match of IPL 2017.
Apr 16, 2017
16:00 IST / 10:30 GMT
Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai, India
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