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Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the second home game at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the first match of a doubleheader on 15 April in the IPL 2023.
After two successive losses, Mumbai Indians won their opening encounter against Delhi Capitals in a thrilling encounter. On other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Mumbai Indians is currently at the number 9th spot and would look to take home advantage while KKR would also look for a much better bowling performance to stop the MI batting lineup.
Match Details
Details– Match 22, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue– Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time– 16 April, 3.30 PM
Head-to-Head Record
Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders played 31 IPL matches, with MI winning 22 times while Kolkata Knight Riders only 9.
Kolkata Knight Riders have a decent record in recent times against MI. KKR defeated Mumbai Indians twice in the 2022 edition of IPL and remained unbeaten in three games so far.
Top Run Scorer
Rohit Sharma is the top run scorer between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. MI captain scored a total of 904 runs and would look to continue his impressive form in today’s match with another captain knock.
Top Wicket Taker
Sunil Narine is the top wicket-taker between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. He grabbed a total of 23 wickets hoping for another superb performance with the ball for KKR in today’s match.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Wankhede Stadium helps the bowlers initially and becomes a batting paradise. Mumbai Indians. It promises to be another exciting contest as the captain winning the toss would likely field first and then chase down the target.
Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- Predicted XI
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Surykumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendroff/Jofra Archer.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Jason Roy/Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Narayana Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana ©, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy.
Fantasy Team Selection- MI vs KKR
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Surykumar Yadav, Andre Russell (VC), Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Jason Behrendroff.
Team 2– Ishan Kishan, Jason Roy, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Tim David (VC), Tilak Verma, Nitish Rana ©, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Shardul Thakur, Hrithik Shokeen.
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