Match Details
Date: May 3, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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The Mumbai Indians will return home to take on the Kolkata Knight Riders at the legendary Wankhede Stadium. So far in IPL 2024, KKR and MI have been at the opposite ends of the points. The second-placed Kolkata recently defeated Delhi Capitals at home while Mumbai, sitting in the ninth spot, suffered a nail-biting defeat against the Lucknow Super Giants.
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Analysis
The Mumbai Indians added another disheartening defeat after losing against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium. So far MI have failed to fire as a team and is languishing towards the bottom of the table. The MI top-order has consistently failed to score runs after a decent start. Whereas the bowling has shown signs of potential but hasn’t consistently performed, barring Jasprit Bumrah, the Purple Cap holder.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have had an incredible season led by Sunil Narine’s all-round abilities. The KKR batting has consistently fired with players like Narine, Phil Salt, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell in top form. But on the bowling front, Kolkata has struggled with multiple inconsistent performances from the pace battery.
Key Players
Author’s Picks
Probable XIs
Mumbai Indians
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Substitute: Nuwan Thushara (if bowling first, replaces Suryakumar Yadav)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Substitute : Angkrish Raghuvanshi (if batting first, replaces Varun Chakaravarthy)
Fantasy Teams
Grand League
Head-To-Head
Best 14
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Philip Salt
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mitchell Starc
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