KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns in match 60 of the IPL 2024 on Saturday. The match is slated for May 11 at 7:30 pm IST and will be played at the KKR’s iconic home ground Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have played flawlessly over the last few weeks and gained the top spot in the table. Sunil Narine and Phil Salt have been in great form with the bat while the bowling has also been helping Shreyas Iyer win games.
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Mumbai Indians (MI) on the contrary, have seen their season ravaged by their directionless strategies. Their win against Sunrisers Hyderabad will give them some hope and Hardik Pandya will want to make sure that his team doesn’t end the season bottom of the table.
Mumbai will play for their pride as they are already ruled out of the IPL 2024 playoffs race. When the two teams last met at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Kolkata defended 169 runs against the hosts.
KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Head-to-head stats
Kolkata and Mumbai have played 33 IPL matches against each other so far. KKR have won 10, while MI won 23. KKR’s highest total against Mumbai so far is 232. MI’s highest total against Kolkata is 210.
Total matches played: 33
Matches won by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 10
Matches won by Mumbai Indians (MI): 23
KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Pitch report
Eden Gardens has been famous for supporting both batters and bowlers on its pitch. Over the years, the captains have chosen to bowl first when they have won the toss. With three spinners on their side, KKR will star as favourites, and the likes of CV Varun and Suyash Sharma will look to put in another good performance.
KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Weather forecast
The temperature in Kolkata on Saturday will hover around 32 degrees and will remain nearly the same throughout the game. There is only an 88 per cent chance of rain and the wind speed will remain at 13 km/h with 88 per cent humidity in the air.
KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Predicted playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): PD Salt (wk), SP Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, VR Iyer, S Iyer (C), RK Singh, AD Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, H Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Mumbai Indians (MI): Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, SA Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, HH Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Piyush Chawla, A Kamboj, N Thushara, JJ Bumrah
KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Prediction
According to Google’s win probability, Kolkata have a 51 per cent chance of beating Mumbai in their 12th match.
KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Match details
Match: IPL 2024, Match 60, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Live broadcast: Star Sports Network channels
Live streaming: JioCinema app and website
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