For a genuinely odd group that Mumbai Indians can be, a misfortune to launch the UAE leg of IPL 2021 might not have been completely ominous however it has placed them in an interesting situation on the focuses table, if not a spot down from fourth. With four misfortunes in eight matches up until now, the reigning champs are set to get back to the Sheik Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi - a setting where they enrolled six successes in eight matches last season. All the more significantly, they are facing Kolkata Knight Riders - a group they have brought down multiple times in 28 IPL experiences, including twice at a similar scene last year. In any case, questions wait over the wellness and accessibility of two of their vital participants - Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. The void of either isn't topped off sufficiently in any of the divisions by Anmolpreet Singh and Saurabh Tiwary, who were remembered for the XI against Chennai Super Kings. Particularly Rohit, who has stayed the central enemy of KKR throughout the long term, regardless of their players, mentors and settings. The Eoin Morgan-drove side, which has won just 1 out of 12 matches against Mumbai Indians over the most recent five years, will have a stiffer test nearby than they did against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. A persuading 9-wicket win regardless, where the double cross heroes pursued down the objective in a simple 10 overs, KKR actually have much more ground to acquire in the second 50% of the association stage to come to the end of the season games. The procedure to change their group creation hardly against RCB functioned admirably. However long the test with two secret spinners and three pacers who hit the deck hard works for KKR, their batting profundity looks solid - particularly given the structure debutant Venkatesh Iyer showed. In any case, very dissimilar to they've been utilized to, there isn't plentiful pad for their bowlers past the low maintenance choices of Iyer and Nitish Rana. It will be intriguing to check whether they proceed with this methodology against MI - a group that has already out-arranged and out-executed their restrictions - or will they tailor an alternate XI and spring an astonishment.