Mumbai Indians will face an uphill task against the firepower of Kolkata Knight Riders’ batsmen when the teams clash in the IPL contest on Sunday, with both the former champions looking to get their campaigns back on track.
While Mumbai Indians managed to break their winning streak in their last game against Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders fell short in a high-scoring contest against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens on Friday night.
However, despite winning the previous game, Mumbai Indians, the most successful IPL team, will be under extra pressure at the Wankhede Stadium as they have not been able to fulfill their potential so far in IPL 2023.
With two wins and as many losses, KKR have had their share of highs and lows and are fifth in the points table with a decent net run rate (0.711) compared to Mumbai Indians, who are ninth with two points and an NRR. Is ranked – 0.879.
MI are set to fire on their young guns Tim David, Cameron Green, Tilak Verma and Ishan Kishan considering that KKR have shown incredible fight till the end to pull off a resounding win against Gujarat Titans, and against SRH Fought till the last ball. , Rinku Singh Mumbai will be the biggest threat with the bat as the left-handed batsman has scored 48 and 58 not out at number seven in his last two matches.
Apart from this, skipper Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaj and Shardul Thakur are scoring runs for KKR, which indicates that MI will have to be at their best in all departments.
Here is MI’s probable XI vs KKR as per Hindustan Times:
Openers: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK).
Middle Order: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Nehal Wadhera.
All-rounders: Tim David, Cameron Green, Hrithik Shokeen.
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla.
impact player
MI can choose from Arshad Khan, Kumar Karthikeya, Ramandeep Singh and Sandeep Warrier for the role of impact player.
Here is KKR’s probable XI vs MI as per Hindustan Times:
Openers: Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer.
Middle order: Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, N Jagadeesan.
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur.
Bowlers: Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.
impact player
Depending on whether they bat first or field, KKR could rely on either Suyash Sharma or Venkatesh Iyer for the impact player role.
Where is the IPL 2023 match, MI vs KKR?,
The IPL 2023 match, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, will take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
When will MI VS KKR match start?,
The IPL 2023 match, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, will begin at 3:30 PM on Sunday (April 16).
How to watch it on TV?,
The IPL match between Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders will be broadcast on Star Sports channels – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD.
How to watch live streaming?,
The live streaming of IPL 2023 match, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders will be available on Jio Cinema.
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