MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction, Dream11 Playing XI, Today Match 2, IPL 2026

Dream11 fantasy XI tips and guide for match 2 of the IPL 2026 between MI vs KKR to be played in Mumbai.

Two teams, with 8 IPL titles combined, will be up against each other in the second contest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. Mumbai Indians (MI) will host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Wankhede Stadium. This contest is slated to start at 7:30 PM IST.

Hardik Pandya will lead a star-studded MI lineup, which features five players who played the final of T20 World Cup 2026. On paper, they are the team to beat. On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane has been retained as captain of the KKR.

The addition of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert will provide them the much-needed firepower at the top. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy make a deadly spin duo. But their pace unit has been hit with injuries.

So, they need better performance from their backup bowlers. Beating MI in Mumbai is very hard, and KKR need something special on Sunday to achieve this. One of the things that will work in their favour is MI are yet to register a win in their first game of IPL since 2012, and they would want to cash on that and start the league on a high.

MI vs KKR: Match Details

• Match: Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Match 2, IPL 2026
• Match Date: March 29, 2026 (Sunday)
• Time: 7:30 P.M. (Indian Standard Time) / 2:00 PM GMT / 7:30 PM LOCAL
• Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

MI vs KKR: Head-to-Head: MI (24) – KKR (11)

These two sides have faced each other 35 times. Mumbai Indians have won 24 times, and Kolkata Knight Riders have won 11 times.

MI vs KKR: Weather Report

It will be a clear evening in Mumbai on Sunday. The temperature will be around 28°C with an average humidity of 73 percent during the scheduled time.

MI vs KKR: Pitch Report

Wankhede Stadium is an excellent surface to bat on. It is very flat and has nothing much for the bowlers. However, fast bowlers will get some early swing for the first couple of overs, but there will be not much in it.

It is a venue where chasing 200+ is also not new. Hence, both teams might look to chase here. The dew in the evening also plays in favor of the chasing side.

MI vs KKR: Predicted XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Sherfane Rutherford, Hardik Pandya (c), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, All Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah. (Impact Player: Mayank Markande).

Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Sunil Narine ,Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Blessing Muzarabani, Varun Chakravarthy. (Impact Player: Rahul Tripathi).

Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 1 MI vs KKR Dream11:

Wicket-keepers: Finn Allen, Quinton de Kock

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey

All-rounder: Hardik Pandya, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Captain First-Choice: Rohit Sharma || Captain Second-Choice: Quinton de Kock

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Finn Allen || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Suryakumar Yadav

Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 2 MI vs KKR Dream11:

Wicket-keepers: Finn Allen, Quinton de Kock

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma

All-rounder: Hardik Pandya, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora

Captain First-Choice: Sunil Narine || Captain Second-Choice: Cameron Green

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Hardik Pandya || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Suryakumar Yadav

MI vs KKR: Dream11 Prediction – Who Will Win?

KKR have suffered injuries to their key players ahead of the season. MI look very settled at the moment. Hence, we back MI to beat KKR in this game on Sunday.

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