Five-time champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) will be up against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match number 51 of IPL 2024. The match is set to be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Friday, May 3.
Mumbai Indians have been going through a dismal run of form this season, having won just three games out of the ten that they have played this season.
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The team has been under constant pressure especially the newly appointed skipper, Hardik Pandya. They lost their most recent clash to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Sports City stadium in Lucknow.
On the other hand, Kolkata have been in brilliant form this season. Shreyas Iyer’s side have won six out of the nine games played so far. The two-time champions won their most recent clash against the Delhi Capitals (DC) by a comfortable 7 wicket margin and with 21 balls to spare.
With the two teams in such contrasting form, it would be interesting to watch how they line-up against each other on Friday evening. The Sporting News takes a look at the expected line-ups, predictions and betting odds ahead of the game.
MI vs KKR: Pitch Report
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium has always supported the batters with teams crossing the 200-run mark quite often. The pitch offers little to the bowlers as the match progresses, allowing the batters to take charge. The average first innings score at this ground is 170 runs. CSK scored 206/4 in the most recent game played at this venue, eventually winning the game by 20 runs against MI
MI vs KKR: Live Toss
The toss will take place at 7:00 PM IST.
MI vs KKR: Expected Lineups
MI Predicted Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Nuwan Thusara
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KKR Predicted Playing XI:
Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell STarc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
MI vs KKR: Prediction
MI and KKR are two teams that have been in very contrasting forms this season. Although KKR have been the superior team out of the two this season, MI have always proved to be a thorn in the flesh for the Kolkata side. KKR have won just 9 out of the 32 games against MI, while the five-time champions have won 23 times. Considering the home advantage and the head-to-head record, MI will be the favourites to win the game.
IPL 2024, MI vs KKR: Latest betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, MI are the favourites to win against KKR.
| RESULT | ODDS |
|---|---|
| MI win | 1.80 |
| KKR win | 2.01 |
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