The Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders will go head-to-head in a blockbuster 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday (March 31). This will mark the first game of the season in Mumbai as the hosts look to revive their season.
MI, who came into the season on the back of a 10th-place finish in 2024, made a nightmare start to the 2025 season, having lost each of their first two games of the season. The Hardik Pandya-led team started the season with a four-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk before being trounced by Gujarat Titans by a 36-run margin at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, the Knight Riders suffered a heavy defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at home in their opening game of the season by seven wickets with 21 balls to spare. However, the defending champions bounced back strongly to defeat the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by eight wickets and open their campaign.
MI vs KKR all you need to know
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Head-to-Head
MI and KKR have played each other 34 times but MI have a strong lead on the head-to-head with 23 wins and 11 defeats. However, the Kolkata-based franchise has won five of the last six matches between the two sides. In 11 meetings at the Wankhede Stadium, MI have registered nine wins. KKR’s only two victories at the venue over the home team came in their title-winning seasons of 2012 and 2024.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Timing
Toss Time: The toss will take place at 7:00 PM IST
Match Time: The match will start at 7:30 PM IST
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Likely Playing XI
MI Likey XII: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickleton (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanaryan Raju, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
KKR Likely XII: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (WK), Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Squads
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Vignesh Puthur, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Reece Topley, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Krishnan Shrijit
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Sunil Narine, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya
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