
MI vs KKR Match Preview:
The match number 12 of IPL 2025 will be played between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 31. After losing their first two games, MI will be looking to get their first win of the season at their home ground. They didn’t have a great start to the tournament as they lost their first two matches against Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans respectively.
Meanwhile, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders won one and lost one game out of their two matches so far. They lost their first game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru but got their first win in their second game against Rajasthan Royals. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 12th match of IPL 2025 between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.
MI vs KKR Match Details
Match |
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 12 |
Venue |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Date & Time |
Monday, March 31, 7:30 PM (IST) |
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details |
JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network |
MI vs KKR Pitch Report
THe iconic Wankhede Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface where we usually see high scoring clashes. However, it also provides a great bounce that is favourable for the fast bowlers. Out of 116 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 54 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 62 occasions. The average score at Wankhede Stadium while batting first in around 170 runs.
MI vs KKR Head-to-Head Records in IPL
Mumbai Indians have a dominant record against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL so far. Out of 34 matches played between both the teams in the IPL, MI won 23 times while KKR defeated them on 11 occasions.
Total Matches played |
34 |
Mumbai Indians won |
23 |
Kolkata Knight Riders won |
11 |
MI vs KKR Weather Report
The weather of Mumbai has always been unpredictable. Talking about yesterday’s match between MI and KKR, the clouds will be there in the morning and day time, but the weather is expected to be clear during match hours.
MI vs KKR Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians Probable Playing 11 : Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju
Impact Player: Robin Minz
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing 11 : Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi
MI vs KKR IPL 2025 Full Squads
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Vignesh Puthur, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Reece Topley, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Krishnan Shrijith
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Sunil Narine, Chetan Sakariya, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell
MI vs KKR, IPL 2025 Match 12: Key Players
Suryakumar Yadav: MI batter Suryakumar Yadav was looking in great form in the last match against Gujarat Titans. He also has great stats while batting at Wankhede Stadium in the IPL. He will be looking to get a big knock and guide MI to their first win of the season.
Hardik Pandya: MI captain Hardik Pandya will be looking to lead from the front with both bat and ball in the upcoming game against KKR. He also looked in good touch with the ball against GT where he took two crucial wickets.
Quinton de Kock: Opener Quinton de Kock scored a match-winning 97* against RR to guide KKR to their first win of the season. He will be looking to take full advantage of the batting friendly conditions at Wankhede and get another big knock.
Andre Russell: KKR all-rounder Andre Russell will be a key player coming to bat in the last few overs. He could change the momentum of the match with his ability to hit big sixes. Apart from that, he can also come as a handy fast bowler.
Today Cricket Match Prediction
Toss Prediction: MI to win the toss
Scenario 1: MI opt to bowl first
1st innings prediction: KKR to post 165-175 in their 20 overs
Match prediction: MI to win
Scenario 2: MI opt to bat first
1st innings prediction: MI to post 195-205 in their 20 overs
Match Prediction: MI to win