Coming on the back of heavy defeats, both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians will look to get their act together and log their first win of the Indian Premier League 2019 season at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday.
Virat Kohli with Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan
Bangalore:
Mumbai recieved a shot in the arm a couple of days ago when its star pacer Lasith Malinga was cleared by Sri Lanka Cricket to take part in the IPL.
SLC had earlier announced that only those players would be eligible for selection in the World Cup squad, who would compete in the Super Provincial One-Day domestic tournament, slated from April 4 to 11.
However, according to a report, the SLC has changed its stance after a few calls by BCCI. SLC Chief selector Ashantha de Mel said that Malinga’s place in the World Cup bound squad is guaranteed, so he is free to participate in the IPL.
Virat Kohli’s RCB, which is yet to win the IPL and regularly draw a lot of flak for that, was bundled out for 70, the sixth-lowest score in IPL history, in its first game of the this year’s league against Chennai Super Kings.
One positive aspect from its forgettable last match was the way wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal bowled, conceding just six runs from his four overs and taking a wicket. Moeen Ali was good too and so was Haryana’s Navdeep Saini.
Talking of sub-plots, the battle between Kohli and Bumrah would be one to watch out for, with both players being at the peak of their powers in recent times.
Coming on the back of heavy defeats, both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians will look to get their act together and log their first win of the Indian Premier League 2019 season at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday.
Mumbai recieved a shot in the arm a couple of days ago when its star pacer Lasith Malinga was cleared by Sri Lanka Cricket to take part in the IPL.
SLC had earlier announced that only those players would be eligible for selection in the World Cup squad, who would compete in the Super Provincial One-Day domestic tournament, slated from April 4 to 11.
However, according to a report, the SLC has changed its stance after a few calls by BCCI. SLC Chief selector Ashantha de Mel said that Malinga’s place in the World Cup bound squad is guaranteed, so he is free to participate in the IPL.
Virat Kohli’s RCB, which is yet to win the IPL and regularly draw a lot of flak for that, was bundled out for 70, the sixth-lowest score in IPL history, in its first game of the this year’s league against Chennai Super Kings.
One positive aspect from its forgettable last match was the way wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal bowled, conceding just six runs from his four overs and taking a wicket. Moeen Ali was good too and so was Haryana’s Navdeep Saini.
Talking of sub-plots, the battle between Kohli and Bumrah would be one to watch out for, with both players being at the peak of their powers in recent times.