MI are all set for their first win, but the balance of in-form KKR could be the biggest hurdle in their way!
Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders will take on each other at 7:30 pm today at the Wankhede Stadium! Defending champions KKR will look to continue their winning streak while MI will look to forget their slow start and go all out for their first win. Will Hardik Pandya’s men be able to make a big impact at home or will KKR register their second win at the Wankhede?
KKR made a stunning comeback against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati! Varun Chakravarthy (2/17) and Moeen Ali (2/23)’s brilliant bowling restricted RR to just 151 runs. Then, Quinton de Kock played a quick innings of 97 runs unbeaten in 61 balls and gave KKR the win in just 17.3 overs!
Mumbai Indians’ top order has not been able to do anything special so far, where it scored only 155/9 and 160/6 in the first two matches. Captain Hardik Pandya himself admitted that his batting has not done anything special so far. Misfielding and wrong strategic decisions against Gujarat Titans further increased the problems of Mumbai Indians. Getting only one wicket in the power play proves that the new bowling attack of Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar looks weak in the absence of Bumrah.
Sunil Narine, who could not play in the last match due to illness, is fit again and can replace Moeen Ali. With a strong bowling attack and consistent batting, KKR can overpower MI in this match!
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard Playing 11
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (capt), Robin Minz, Naman Dhir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner/Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Trent Boult, S Raju, Reece Topley
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
Prepping for the big game 💜 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nEttbOsXLA
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 31, 2025
Bumrah has started bowling in NCA. Don't know when he will get the clearance but feeling better after watching this clip. pic.twitter.com/FTpnuVoJoW
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) March 30, 2025
Bumrah has started bowling in NCA. Don't know when he will get the clearance but feeling better after watching this clip. pic.twitter.com/FTpnuVoJoW
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) March 30, 2025
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