Produced by: Tarun Mishra
Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to encounter Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on May 3rd at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
With three victories in ten matches, MI, captained by Hardik Pandya, currently hold the ninth position on the points table. They have secured one win in their recent five matches. Additionally, KKR, led by Shreyas Iyer, has won six out of nine matches and currently stands second on the points table. Kolkata has won three of its last five matches.
Pacers could benefit from slight seam movement on the pitch, although the Wankhede Stadium's short square boundaries heavily favor batters. The pitch itself is flat, providing excellent bounce and carry.
By evening, the temperature in Mumbai will hover around 28°C, but the real feel will be closer to 31°C. Humidity levels are expected to be around 65%, with no forecast of rain.
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh
In their IPL encounters thus far, Mumbai and Kolkata have faced each other in 32 matches. MI emerged victorious in 23 matches, while KKR won nine. MI's highest score against KKR stands at 210, whereas Kolkata's highest total against MI is 232.
The most recent encounter between these two teams occurred on April 16 last year. KKR posted a total of 185/6 in 20 overs. Mumbai chased down the target in 17.4 overs, securing victory by five wickets. Venkatesh Iyer played a remarkable innings, scoring 104 off 51 balls for Kolkata. Despite KKR's loss, Iyer was honored with the Player of the Match award.
According to Google's win probability, Mumbai has a 54% chance of defeating KKR in their 11th match.