MI vs KKR, IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns in match 51 of the IPL 2024 on Friday. The match is slated for May 3 at 7:30 pm IST and will be played at the iconic home ground of MI at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Having won three out of their 10 matches, Hardik Pandya-led MI is currently number nine on the points table. They have won one out of their last five matches. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer-led KKR have won six of their nine matches and are placed second on the points table. Kolkata has won three out of its last five matches.
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With Friday’s match, Kolkata will be looking to inch closer to the playoffs with another victory when they lock horns against a struggling Mumbai Indians.
MI vs KKR, IPL 2024: Head-to-head
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have played 33 IPL matches so far. MI has won 23 of those and KKR has won only 9 matches so far. At the Wankhede pitch as well, Mumbai takes the lead over Kolkata by 9-1.
Total matches played: 32
Matches won by Mumbai Indians (MI): 23
Matches won by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 9
MI vs KKR, IPL 2024: Pitch report
In T20 cricket, high scores are expected at Wankhede due to a good pitch, fresh surface and short boundaries. Teams might choose to bowl first if they win the toss. Out of 112 IPL matches played here so far, 62 have been won by teams batting second.
MI vs KKR, IPL 2024: Weather forecast
The temperature in Mumbai on Friday will hover around 33 degrees when the match starts and it will remain nearly the same throughout the game. There is no chance of rain and the wind speed will remain at 13 km/h with 60 per cent humidity in the air.
MI vs KKR, IPL 2024: Predicted playing XI
Mumbai Indians (MI): Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora
MI vs KKR, IPL 2024: Prediction
As per Google’s win probability, there is a 54 per cent chance that Mumbai will beat KKR in their 11th match.
MI vs KKR, IPL 2024: Match details
Match: IPL 2024, Match 51, Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Live broadcast: Star Sports Network
Live streaming: JioCinema app and website
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