NaMo Bandra Blasters have won two matches out of their last five matches, while North Mumbai Panthers have won three of their last five matches. North Mumbai were the champions of the last edition played in 2019. They have a solid squad this season as well, making them a strong contender to win the trophy this year as well.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is a brilliant batting wicket with help for pacers mostly. Spinners are not well supported on this ground. There are two main reasons why batters do well on this historic ground. One, the size of the boundary, and the other is the flat surface. The boundary size is very short on this ground, where batters can play strokes more confidently. This match is expected to be high scoring as per the records. The chasing team has won 68 matches out of 125 domestic T20 matches played here, showing their dominance. The toss winner will look to bowl first in this match. The average first innings score is 171 runs at this venue. IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore posted the highest score of 235/1 at this venue against Mumbai Indians.
NaMo Bandra Blasters and North Mumbai Panthers have played two matches against each other in T20 Mumbai history. Both teams have won one match each. In the first season of T20 Mumbai in 2018, NaMo Bandra Blasters defeated North Mumbai Panthers, while in the second season in 2019, North Mumbai Panthers defeated NaMo Bandra Blasters by 27 runs. That match was also played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 17 May 2019.
Akash Anand, Adeeb Usmani, Ajinkya Rahane, Suved Parkar, Vikrant Auti, Parth Ankolekar, Dhrumil Matkar, Om Keshkamat, Tatsat Singh, Royston Dias, Karsh Kothari, Dhanit Raut, Tushar Singh
Injury Update: None
Abhigyan Kundu, Prithvi Shaw, Divyaansh Saxena, Ayush Vartak, Pravesh Pal, Swapnil Salvi, Gaurav Jathar, Alim Shaikh, Sourabh Singh, Prince Badiani, Mohit Avasthi, Muzzamil Kadri, Rahul Sawant
Injury Updates: Tanush Kotian
Keeper: Akash Anand, Swapnil Salvi
Batters: Divyaansh Saxena, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane
All-rounders: Royston Dias, Gaurav Jathar, Om Keshkamat
Bowlers: Mohit Avasthi, Dhrumil Matkar, Rahul Sawant
Prithvi Shaw
Ajinkya Rahane
Royston Dias
Divyaansh Saxena
Keeper: Akash Anand
Batters: Divyaansh Saxena, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane
All-rounders: Royston Dias, Gaurav Jathar, Om Keshkamat, Atif Attarwala
Bowlers: Mohit Avasthi, Dhrumil Matkar, Rahul Sawant
Atif Attarwala
Rahul Sawant
Gourav Jathar
O Keshkamat
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