Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians IPL Match 2024: Should Mumbai Indians (MI) hit the reset button and gear up for IPL 2025, or persist with their top lineup despite being ousted from IPL 2024?
One school of thought suggests resting key Indian players like Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya, especially with the T20 World Cup looming in less than a month. Conversely, there's the argument for maintaining pride and providing valuable match practice to World Cup-bound players against strong opponents, even if a top-four finish is out of reach.
Regardless of Mumbai Indians' decision, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) needn't worry anymore.
Historically, MI has dominated KKR with a heavily skewed win-loss record - 23-10 overall and 7-3 at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. However, with KKR's recent victory at MI's Wankhede Stadium after 12 years and their superior form this season, they hold the advantage heading into the upcoming clash.
KKR aims for a fourth consecutive win and ninth overall this season. A victory would secure them 18 points and a confirmed spot in the playoffs. However, failure to do so might make their remaining away games slightly nerve-wracking. Their priority is solidifying their playoff berth and boosting their chances for a top-two finish in their final home game of the season.
Previous meeting
KKR shattered a 12-year curse at Wankhede Stadium on May 3, staging a remarkable comeback from 57 for 5 to defeat MI by 24 runs. Venkatesh Iyer and the influential Manish Pandey steered KKR to a total of 169 before the spin duo of Andre Russell and Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc on MI's batting lineup.
KKR vs MI Live Streaming Details
The IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. Viewers can also watch the live stream of the KKR vs MI match on the JioCinema app and website.
KKR vs MI Toss
KKR is a batting friendly venue which invites captains to opt for bat first. However, in this tournament, the captains have preferred to chase. With chances of rain the team winning the toss would opt to bat first.
KKR vs MI Pitch Report
Anticipate a pitch favouring batsmen, yet recent rainfall in Kolkata could have slowed down the outfield. With further rain forecasted for Saturday, the possibility of a shortened match or even a complete washout cannot be dismissed.
KKR vs MI Weather Conditions
The primary concern for this match revolves around the weather conditions. Heavy rainfall on May 9 led to the cancellation of practices at the Eden Gardens. Predictions indicate that rain is expected for at least 1.5 hours during the daytime and at least 2.5 hours during the night on May 10.
KKR vs MI Head to Head
In the IPL's history, Kolkata and Mumbai have squared off in 33 matches. KKR emerged victorious in 10 encounters, while MI clinched 23 wins. KKR's highest score against Mumbai stands at 232, whereas MI's highest total against Kolkata is 210.
KKR vs MI Playing 11 Prediction
Why tinker with a winning formula for KKR? Their aggressive batting approach has yielded success, and even on the rare occasion when they faltered, as against MI, their bowlers stepped up to rescue them.
The only dilemma might revolve around the return of Nitish Rana. Could he slot in, possibly replacing Angkrish Raghuvanshi? But then, would that create an excess of left-handed batters, considering Sunil Narine, Venkatesh, and Rinku Singh are already in the mix?
Vaibhav Arora seems the most probable choice for an impactful player substitution in the batting department.
For MI, this marks their first match post-elimination. While there are no indications of major names being rested, if Bumrah sits out, Akash Madhwal appears the likely replacement. Despite conceding 10.5 on debut against Sunrisers Hyderabad, all-rounder Anshul Kamboj is expected to retain his place. MI comfortably won their last game, so they might not require an impact player, but if necessary, Piyush Chawla or Shreyas Gopal could step in for a batter.
KKR Probable 11: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora (12th Man)
MI Probable 11: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (capt), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah/Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Piyush Chawla (12th Man)
KKR vs MI Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain.
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka.
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