Match Prediction, Possible Playing XIs, Pitch reports, and head to head records are discussed in today’s article.
If you are looking for the match prediction, pitch report, and possible playing XIs for the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians then you have come to the right place.
MI vs KKR Match Details
Teams: MI vs KKR
Date: 6th April 2022
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Stadium
Time: 7:30 pm IST
Broadcasting: Star Sports, Disney+hotstar
MI vs KKR Match Preview
Mumbai Indians haven’t got an ideal start to their campaign because they have lost both of their opening games of this season. The five-time champions failed to chase down a big target of 194 runs against Rajasthan Royals in their previous match and managed to reach only 170 runs with the loss of 8 wickets from their 20 overs. Ishan Kishan scored his second consecutive half-century but wasn’t able to get his side over the line in both games.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 2 out of the 3 matches they have played so far in this season. Kolkata has outplayed Punjab Kings in their last match. After bowling them out on 137 runs, Kolkata chased down Punjab’s targets in only the 15th over thanks to an outstanding and destructive knock of 70 runs from Andre Russell which included 8 sixes and 2 fours.
MI vs KKR Pitch Report
The pitch at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium assists the batters early on but as the match progresses it also starts helping the spinners. Defending the total will be difficult and the teams will prefer to bowl first on this track.
MI vs KKR Head to Head Record
Let’s take a look at the head-to-head records between these two sides.
Total Matches Played: 29
RCB Won: 22
RR Won: 7
Tie/No result: 0
MI vs KKR Possible Playing XIs
Here are the possible playing elevens of both sides;
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Anmolpreet Singh, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Tymal Mills, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi
Top batters
Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, and Ajinkya Rahane
Top bowlers
Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Southee, and Tymal Mills
Top all-rounders
Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, and Sunil Narine
Best Wicketkeeper
Ishan Kishan has scored 135 runs in two matches in the tournament so far including 2 fifties. He is also excellent behind the stumps and he is expected to be the best wicketkeeper of the day.
Who will win MI vs KKR
Kolkata has 4 points with two wins and they will have higher confidence as compared to Mumbai Indians who haven’t yet opened their account on the points table but they are known as slow starters and can make a comeback at any stage.
The biggest strength of KKR is their bowling but Mumbai Indians have a well-balanced squad and both their batting and bowling departments are quite strong. Mumbai Indians have a much better team combination as compared to Kolkata Knight Riders which gives them a slight edge in this match.
We predict that Mumbai Indians will win this match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
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