Who will win MI vs RPS, IPL 2017 28th Match?
Mumbai Indians are set to lock horns with Rising Pune Supergiant for the second time this season on April 24. The 28th fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017 will be hosted by the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Live action is scheduled to begin at 8 PM local time.
MI vs RPS 28th Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
The side batting second has a tremendous record at the Wankhede. So toss will have a major role to play here and whichever teams wins it will probably elect to bowl first. Mumbai Indians have an excellent toss record at this ground which is why we predict them to win the toss on Monday.
Read on for team previews, betting tips and prediction for MI vs RPS, IPL 2017 28th match....
MI Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There are no injuries in the side and Mumbai Indians will go into this game full strength. No changes are expected to be made in their lineup.
Key Players
Nitish Rana and Jos Buttler will be the key men with the bat for the Mumbai Indians. The former is the team's leading run-scorer and is going through a terrific form. Jasprit Bumrah has done a good job so far with the ball and has managed to keep the batsmen quiet during the powerplays and the slog overs. He will be a big threat in this Mumbai Indians bowling lineup.
Recent Form
Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Daredevils in their last match to equal their previous best record of six consecutive wins in the Indian Premier League. They are topping the IPL leaderboard with 12 points, having won six out of the seven matches they have played so far.
MI Predicted Playing 11
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RG Sharma (c), PA Patel (wk), JC Buttler, N Rana, HH Pandya, KA Pollard, KH Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, MJ McClenaghan, MG Johnson, JJ Bumrah.
KKR Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team seems to be in good physical condition with all their players match-fit. The selectors are unlikely to make any changes to the lineup for this upcoming fixture.
Key Players
Batting is going to depend mainly on their skipper Steven Smith who is looking in ominous form at the moment. He has scored the most runs for his side this IPL and he together with Ajinkya Rahane will be expected to get the big runs against Mumbai Indians. Imran Tahir has been the most impressive with the ball and the South African spinner is a vital cog in Rising Pune Supergiant's bowling lineup.
Recent Form
Rising Pune Supergiant are fifth on the points table, one place below Kings XI Punjab, with three wins and as many losses from six league matches. After suffering three defeats in a row, they are making a comeback into the competition with back-to-back wins against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RPS Predicted Playing 11
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AM Rahane, RA Tripathi, SPD Smith (c), MS Dhoni (c), BA Stokes, DT Christian, MK Tiwary, SN Thakur, JD Unadkat, Washington Sundar, Imran Tahir.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
MI: W W W W W
RPS: W W L L L
MI vs RPS Head to Head
Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant have played three matches against each other in the past with the latter emerging victorious in two of them. Their most recent face-off came at the start of this season at Pune where RPS went on to register a comfortable 7-wicket victory.
MI vs RPS Betting Odds
The juggernaut of Mumbai Indians is moving on fearlessly, crushing the opponents that come in its way. They boast a brilliant home record (winning two out of every three matches at the Wankhede) and thus start off as favorites to win this game at best odds of 1.73 with betfair and 1.66 with bet365 against a side that has not been consistent enough. Rising Pune Supergiant do not have the backing up of the bookmakers despite winning their last couple of fixtures. They are as high as 2.34 with Betfair and 2.20 with Bet365.
MI vs RPS Prediction
Both teams are strongly recruited and have the potential to go a long way in the tournament. Rising Pune Supergiant will have the psychological edge of having beaten Mumbai Indians at this ground last year as well as when the two teams met in the second match of the ongoing season. However, MI's fabulous record at the Wankhede cannot be overlooked. This has been a happy hunting ground for them and other teams have not found it easy to overcome them here in the past. Though both teams seem to be evenly matched on paper, we predict the more consistent Mumbai Indians to emerge victors in this match.
Final Verdict: Back Mumbai Indians to beat Rising Pune Supergiant in the 28th match of IPL 2017 at 1.73 with betfair and 1.66 with bet365.
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