MI Vs KKR Preview: Can Mumbai build on first win against unpredictable KKR?

MI Vs KKR Preview: Can Mumbai continue to maintain their dominance against Kolkata in the IPL ?

The 22nd match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is set to take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where Mumbai Indians will face off against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Mumbai Indians, who lost their first two matches of the season, secured a 6-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in their last game. They will now be eager to extend their winning streak against KKR, a team they have dominated in head-to-head match-ups.

Kolkata Knight Riders won two back-to-back matches but lost their last game against SRH, resulting in two wins in four matches so far. They suffered a 23-run defeat in that game. KKR will now aim to bounce back and return to winning ways in their upcoming match against MI, a team they have found difficult to beat.

MI Vs KKR: Pitch Report

Wankhede is a high-scoring cricket stadium that provides some assistance to the spin bowlers. The ground is known for its potential for a high-scoring match. Generally, a score of 180-190 runs is considered average, and chasing is often the preferred option.

MI Vs KKR: Head to Head

Matches – 31

Mumbai Indians – 22

Kolkata Knight Riders – 9

MI Vs KKR: Team News

MI, after securing their first victory of the season in the previous match, will likely stick to the same playing XI and not consider any changes for their upcoming match against KKR.

KKR might replace Gurbaz with Jason Roy for the match against MI due to his poor form in the last 2 matches. Jagadeesan is expected to be the wicket-keeper if Gurbaz misses out. There are also doubts about Russell's fitness after his injury against SRH, and David Wiese could replace him in the playing XI. If KKR is chasing, Venkatesh Iyer will be used as an impact player, while he will be included in the playing XI if KKR is batting first.

MI Vs KKR: Players to watch

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma

In the last match against DC, MI skipper Rohit Sharma returned to form by scoring 65 runs off 45 balls, which helped in securing their first victory of the season. With the upcoming match against KKR, Rohit will aim to maintain his impressive form and provide his team with a solid start.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh

KKR's Rinku Singh has been in scintillating form lately, hitting five consecutive sixes in a historic win against GT, and following it up with a knock of 58 off 31 balls in the subsequent game against SRH, even though his team lost. Rinku's outstanding performances have made him a player to watch out for, and KKR will be relying on him to continue his form in the upcoming match against MI.

MI Vs KKR: Probable Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hritik Shoukeen, Arshad Khan, Jason Beherendorff, Piyush Chawla, Rilee Meredith

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Jason Roy, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell/David Wiese, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy.

MI Vs KKR: Match Facts

Rohit Sharma needs only 34 more runs to reach 6000 runs in IPL.

Varun Chakaravarthy needs 2 more wickets to complete 50 wickets in IPL.

The Mumbai Indians have won 22 out of 31 matches played, while the Kolkata Knight Riders have emerged victorious in 9 matches.

Ishan Kishan requires 57 runs to complete 2000 runs in IPL.

MI Vs KKR: Live Broadcasting

IND: Star Sports Network (TV) | JioCinema (Live Streaming)

UK: DAZN, Sky Sports

AUS: Fox Sports, Kayo Sports