Hello and Welcome to our preview for Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders. We are covering MI vs KKR Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for IPL2018. The next match is to be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Mumbai is currently sitting at 5th position and they need to win all the remaining matches to qualify for playoffs. They had faced the same incident at IPL 2015 where they turnaround and comeback fighting back till the final and eventually becoming the winner of the IPL 8. Having won two for their last matches they now have to face Kolkata with back to back matches and remaining three being the home matches at which is their advantage but they have won just 1 match against RCB at home.
Kolkata is coming after two consecutive wins against Chennai and Bangalore and they are currently sitting on fourth position with 10 points in 9 games. Kolkata has been showing all round performance with every player playing their part and contributing to the scoreboard. Team looks strong and have been making waves with captain leading from front.
Mumbai has met Kolkata 7 instances and has came back winning 6 out of it. No other side has beaten an opposition as often as MI has beaten KKR. It is Mumbai’s must win game and they face them again in the next game. They have to win both the times to remain in the contest.
MI vs KKR, Match 37, IPL2018
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
04:00 PM IST
Avg 1st innings score: 187
Avg 2nd innings score: 183
Mumbai Indians :
Rohit Sharma (c), Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Krunal Pandya, Tajinder Singh, Akila Dananjaya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Kieron Pollard, Jean-Paul Duminy, Sharad Lumba, MD Nidheesh, Saurabh Tiwary, Rahul Chahar, Siddhesh Lad, Jasprit Bumrah, Pradeep Sangwan, Aditya Tare, Ben Cutting, Anukul Roy, Hardik Pandya, Mohsin Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders :
Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Apoorv Wankhade, Robin Uthappa, Tom Curran, Kuldeep Yadav, Javon Searles, Piyush Chawla, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Johnson, Andre Russell, Ishank Jaggi, Vinay Kumar, Cameron Delport, Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill
Mumbai Indians :
MI team unlikely to make any change in winning combination. expected change from Mumbai side Mustafizur In for Ben Cutting.
Kolkata Knight Riders :
Nitish Rana declared fit and likely to replace Rinku Singh.
Mitchell Johnson has been expensive. If team management want then likely to swap with Tom Curran.
Mumbai Indians :
Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, JP Duminy, Ben Cutting/Mustafizur Rahman/A Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah.
Kolkata Knight Riders :
Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Shivam Mavi, Piyush Chawla, Tom Curran/Mitchell Johnson, Kuldeep Yadav.
Wicket-keeper : Both I Kishan and Dinesh Karthik are good.
Batsmens : Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill and Evin Lewis are good options.
Nitish Rana is also good options.
All-Rounders : H Pandya, K Pandya and Andre Russell are good choices.
Ben Cutting and Tom Curran are also good for Grand Leagues.
Bowlers : Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, M Markande, Mitchell McClenaghan, Shivam Mavi and Piyush Chawla are good choices.
We pick 5 batsmens if you want then take one more bowlers or All Rounders inplace of any batsmen.
If you want then Change Captain and Vice Captain.
KKR :
S Narine
C Lynn
R Uthappa
Dinesh Karthik
A Russell
K Yadav
Shivam Mavi
MI :
Suryakumar Yadav
E Lewis
Rohit Sharma
Hardik Pandya
K Pandya
M Markande
J Bumrah