We have opted for a fantasy cricket team on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable Bangalore & Mumbai Playing XIs
Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis* (c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell*, Suyash Prabhudessai/Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Michael Bracewell*, Harshal Patel, David Willey/Reece Topley*, Mohammed Siraj
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ramandeep Singh, Dewald Brevis/Tim David*, Cameron Green*, Hrithik Shokeen/Kumar Kartikey, Jofra Archer*, Jason Behrendorff*, Arshad Khan
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Pitch Report
Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
(Based on last three completed professional T20s)
1st innings average score: 170
2nd innings average score: 178
Wickets per innings: 6
Type: Good for batting
Wins
Batting 1st: 33%
Batting 2nd: 67%
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Fantasy Tips of The Day
Harshal Patel loves hunting down the Mumbai batters. He has bagged 20 wickets — including 11 in the last three games — at a strike rate of 10.4.
Virat Kohli thrives in Bengaluru, where he has smashed 2,762 runs at 37, including as many as 19 fifties. His recent T20I numbers are superb too: 665 runs at 74 and six catches in 15 matches.
Suryakumar Yadav will be the top candidate for captaincy and vice-captaincy in fantasy leagues. Since 2022, he has amassed 1,770 runs at 48 and pouched 26 catches in 47 professional T20s.
Michael Bracewell has been a solid fantasy prospect of late. He scored 462 runs at 77, picked 20 wickets, and pouched eight catches in 2022.
Ishan Kishan has been Mumbai’s top scorer since 2020, hammering 1,175 runs at 37. During this period, he has also given points for 17 catches.
In Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, Jofra Archer will lead the attack for Mumbai. His ability to pick wickets at the death makes him a hot pick in fantasy leagues.
Shahbaz Ahmed is coming on the back of an excellent 2022-23 T20 domestic season, where he scored 207 runs at 69 and picked seven wickets.
Meanwhile, Tilak Varma scored 297 runs at 49.5, including four half-centuries in six innings. In the last edition of the Indian T20 League, he scored 396 runs at 36 and grabbed 10 catches.
Pacers scalped 65% of the wickets in the last three matches at the venue.