Vivo IPL 2021: The Indian Premier League (IPL) bound South African cricketers have landed in the UAE after wrapping up their national duties. The likes of Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje marked their presence and have been directly included in the bio-bubble of the teams.



The aforementioned players returned after completing their international commitments with Sri Lanka. The two countries played limited-overs series in the island nation and have made a bubble to bubble transfer.



The franchises took to social media handles to inform the arrival of the Protea fire in the UAE.



Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock represents Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL while Paceman Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje ply their trade for Delhi Capitals (DC).



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De Kock managed to score 155 runs in his first outing in the IPL 2021 from six innings at an average of 31 and a strike rate of 117. Initially, he looked out of touch however as the game progressed, he showed his real class and took his side over the lines multiple times.



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Kagiso Rabada managed to scalp eight wickets from seven matches for DC in the first leg. The pacer had an economy of 8.76 in seven matches. On the other hand, Nortje didn?t get the opportunity to show his skills in the first half.



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In the previous season of the IPL, Nortje was Delhi?s one of the lead pacers. He picked up 22 wickets from 16 outings and was fourth in the list of leading wicket-takers of IPL 2020.



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Taliban blocked IPL broadcast in Afghanistan, says, ?Anti-Islam content?: Reports.



Taliban, the new governing system of Afghanistan, has blocked all the broadcasts of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season fourteen, reports suggest. Top Afghanistan cricketers Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are participating in the proceedings of the league.



Phase two of the cash-rich Indian Premier League commenced on 19th September with MI vs CSK clash in the Dubai International Stadium.



The new regime of Afghanistan, which took over a few weeks ago, has banned all the broadcasts of the gala tournament citing anti-Islam content.&nbsp;



?Afghanistan national will not broadcast the @IPL as usual as it was reportedly banned to live the matches resumed tonight due to possible anti-Islam contents, girls dancing &amp; the attendence of barred hair women in the by Islamic Emirates of the Taliban,? tweeted Former Afghanistan Cricket Board media manager M Ibrahim Momand.



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A few other reporters from the country also tweeted about the same after the new administration of Afghanistan banned the gala tournament?s broadcast.



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The Taliban, last week, confirmed that the government will support over 400 sports however refrained from making comments on women?s sport. Afghanistan?s new sports chief denied all the questions relating to Women sports and participation.&nbsp;



?Please don?t ask more questions about women,? Bashir Ahmad Rustamzai told news agency AFP.



During the earlier rule of the Taliban (1996 to 2001), the government strictly prohibited women?s sport and also placed caps on men sports. The Women were largely banned to attend any sporting show or even barred from education and work.



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MI vs KKR Dream11: Mumbai Indians (MI) once again showed how the team likes to start its campaign. Though it was not an intentional loss, the jinx of losing the first game remain with the team. The franchise yet another time failed to start on a high and went down against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2021 phase 2 opener at the Dubai International Stadium despite pushing their opponents on backfoot.



With an aggregate of four losses, Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) will come across Eoin Morgan?s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Sheikh Zayed Stadium on September 23. Mumbai has won four and lost as many as well and are placed in fourth place. The franchise will love to increase its chances to qualify for the playoffs and remain out of the permutation and combination zone in the latter part of the league.



On the other side, Kolkata started off strongly defeating daunting Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the first game itself. The franchise has worked pretty well in terms of the combination of the team and is raring to take on Mumbai Indians (MI) as well. KKR is placed in sixth place with three wins from eight matches in the IPL 2021.



As far as the team news is concerned, Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma will be available for the match. The first game rest was a precautionary game off for him to get an extra inch of assurance on his fitness, especially when there is back to back cricket lined up. Hardik Pandya is also doing well. Trent Boult, earlier in the day, informed that the team is looking after him and will have to wait for the medical team?s assessment of him.



<h2>Match Details:</h2>



Match: Indian Premier League 2021, Match number 34.



Teams: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)



Date/Day: September 23, Thursday



Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi



Time: 7:30 PM IST



<h2>MI vs KKR, Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Report:</h2>



With enough of green and hard surface on offer, the pitch has been a little bit tilted towards the pacers, however, the spinners will come into play as we saw in the last game between DC and SRH. Mumbai Indians got accustomed to this surface last time pretty well and scored 187 runs on average. The average score on this surface is 155. It will be interesting to see if MI continue to replicate its good form on this ground.



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<h2>MI vs KKR Head to Head Comparison:</h2>



Total Games Played: 28



Mumbai Indians (MI) Won: 22



Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Won: 6



<h2>MI vs KKR Probable Playing11 and Full Squad:</h2>



Mumbai Indians (MI) Probable Playing11: Rohit Sharma ?, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya/Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar.?



Mumbai Indians (MI) Full Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Kieron Pollard, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Arjun Tendulkar,? Quinton De Kock, Nathan Coulter Nile, Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult,? Rahul Chahar, Chris Lynn, Hardik Pandya, Aditya Tare,? Anmolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Marco Jensen, Surya Kumar Yadav, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mohsin Khan, Jayant Yadav, Adam Milne, Piyush Chawla.



Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Probable Playing11: Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna.



Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Full Squad: Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Seifert, Prasidh Krishna, Shakib Al Hasan, Tim Southee, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Harbhajan Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Sandeep Warrier, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vaibhav Arora



<h2>MI vs KKR Dream11 Fantasy Tips:</h2>



Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell (C), Kieron Pollard, Adam Milne, Varun Chakravarthy, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.



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South Africa announced a balanced 15-player squad for the WTC Final 2025, featuring the return of Lungi Ngidi and leadership of Temba Bavuma, with a strong pace attack for Lord’s.

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Australia named a full-strength squad for the WTC Final 2025, with Cameron Green returning from injury and teenager Sam Konstas earning selection, as they prepare to defend their title at Lord’s.

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