Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is scheduled to start on September 19. The first match will occur in UAE between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Rohit Sharma will lead IPL 2019 winners Mumbai Indians (MI) this edition as well. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is coming back with his squad on the cricket pitch after taking retirement from international cricket. Last year this MI and CSK qualified to play the final and MI won the crown. Who do you predict to win the first match? This post will discuss ‘today cricket match prediction’. Let’s look at the odds of both the teams.
After the Indian Government banned quite a few Chinese apps over Ladakh Tso dispute, IPL 2020 title will not be sponsored by Vivo. Instead, Dream 11 came forward to get the title sponsorship of IPL 2020 for Rs 220 crore. Everybody is aware of what Dream 11 is famous for. Dream 11 is a fantasy sports platform from India that permits users to make a fantasy cricket, hockey, football, basketball, and kabaddi team. It also allows them to play fantasy matches.
Now when the rights of title sponsorship lie on Dream 11, you must have already made your Dream 11 team for the first match of IPL 2020. If not, here is a glimpse of expected players for the first match under today’s cricket match prediction. Scroll down!
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Expected XI:
MS Dhoni (captain & wicket-keeper), Shane Watson, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, and Shardul Thakur.
Mumbai Indians (MI):
Expected XI:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Anukul Roy, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Mitchell McClenaghan, and Surya Kumar Yadav.
Winning Team:
Both CSK and MI have won the most number of IPL tournaments. Both of them have spinners like Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard (from MI), Dwayne Bravo, and Harbhajan Singh (CSK). Batsmen from both the teams have mind-boggling records. Therefore, it is difficult to predict who is going to win the first match. However, we would like to hear your IPL 2020 prediction under today’s cricket match prediction on smartzworld.com/sports.
If you are unaware of the latest Dream 11 IPL 2020 Timetable, released by BCCI on Sunday, check out the latest article on it.