Kolkata Knight Riders will go head to head against Mumbai Indians in the 14th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Wednesday.
KKR has got off to a decent start in IPL 2022 as they have won two out of their three matches whereas MI have lost both of their opening matches.
We take a look at Picks for the match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.
It is well known that Mumbai Indians won’t hit the panic buttons after suffering losses in their opening two matches as they have been in the same situation on many occasions. However, the five-time champions will look to get their first win of the season against KKR.
The bowling unit has let MI down and they will be looking to come up with better performances. Rohit Sharma will also look to get among the runs whereas Suryakumar Yadav’s addition to the final XI will be a huge boost for the team.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue their good show. Umesh Yadav has been superb for them as he has scalped eight wickets in three matches. Andre Russell also scored a whirlwind knock of 71 runs in the previous match, which will do him a world of good.
Head to Head: Matches: 29, Won by MI: 22, Won by KKR: 7.
Mumbai Indians hold a big advantage over Kolkata Knight Riders in the head-to-head count.
Players to watch out for: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Tymal Mills, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for Mumbai Indians.
Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Odeon Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingston, and Arshdeep Singh will be the key players for PBKS.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
Mumbai Indians XI Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi, Tymal Mills.
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