The 14th season of the Indian Premier League begins on April 9. Royal Challengers Bangalore will face the defending champions Mumbai Indians in the first match of the tournament. Mumbai, who have won the IPL 2020 title, will look to seize the trophy for the third consecutive time. After Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai are the second team to retain its title in IPL history. Meanwhile, former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris has icted the IPL 2021 winner and the lowest ranked team.
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Early power rankings @ IPL 2021
1- @Mipalton
2- El Delhi Capital
3- Unj Punjab Kingsipl (Auction 👍)
4- Un Sunrisers
5- @RCBTweets
6- j Rajasthanrails (Morris Fitness / Archer may return soon.
7- KKKRiders (Worry batting)
8- Hen ChennaiIPLThoughts
– Scott Styris (Scottbstyris) April 2, 2021
Styris tweeted that Mumbai Indians are the favorites to win the IPL 2021 title and tops their list. The former cricketer is at number 8 on the Chennai Super Kings list. Scott Styris leads Delhi Capitals in second place, Punjab Kings in third. They have selected Sunrisers Hyderabad as the fourth team to reach the playoffs. They put Rajasthan in sixth place, but Styris said the team could go up if Chris Morris’ farm and Joffra Archer return soon.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore, led by former New Zealand cricketer Virat Kohli, are at number five and according to him, the RCB squad will fail to secure a place in the playoffs. Chennai Super Kings’ performance last season was very disappointing and for the first time in IPL history, the team could not reach the final four. Mumbai beat Delhi Delhi Capitals for the fifth time in their IPL 2020 final.