IPL 2017| Match 54 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs. Mumbai Indians

05/13/2017

Kolkata Knight Riders will host Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens tonight in their last respective league games of the season. It’s a must-win game for both the teams as they look to consolidate their position among the top two in the league and with it comes another chance to make the finals.

Both Kolkata Knight Riders and the Mumbai Indians will be looking for an insecure policy to make the finals when they face off in a top of the table clash at Eden Gardens tonight. The sides who finish in the top two will have a second chance of making the finals, by winning qualifier 2.

Head to head:

Mumbai lead 14-5.

Last Meeting:

Nitish Rana scored a match-winning 50 for Mumbai as they chased down the required target of 179 with one ball to spare.

Predicted XI:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot.

Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel (w), Lendl Simmons, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah.

Key Players:

Chris Lynn (KKR)- The Australian has returned from his injury in typical fashion with a few blistering knocks in the last few games. And once again, he’ll be looking to take the game away from Mumbai right from the very off.

Mitchell McClenaghan (MI)- Having picked up 18 wickets already this season, the Kiwi will be looking to add to his tally on a seamer-friendly Eden wicket.

Pre-match Chatter:

“You normally live your life with circumstances and opportunities. The opportunity decides who you are and where you come from and what you’re doing”, KKR bowling coach, L. Balaji.

Time: 8 pm

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

TV Listings: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Set Max, Sony ESPN