Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) managed to arrest their slump with back-to-back victories. Last time around, Dinesh Karthik and Co defeated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by seven wickets at the PCA Stadium and would be high on confidence. Shubman Gill’s unbeaten half-century ensured that the Knight Riders went over the line in their must-win encounter to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the playoffs.
KKR are next scheduled to play the second game of tomorrow’s doubleheader against Mumbai Indians (MI) whom they defeated in Kolkata. Even at the Eden Gardens, Gill played a crucial role. As far as Mumbai are concerned, the franchise has not only qualified for the next round but is also in contention for being the table toppers. In their last game, MI got over the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Super Over.
Match Details:
Match
MI vs KKR, 56th Match, Indian Premier League 2019
Date
Sunday, May 05, 2019
Venue
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Weather Conditions
The temperature during the contest will be around the 28 and 29 degrees Celsius. The humidity will be in the 80s and players need to keep themselves hydrated. Dew will play a massive role in deciding the winner of the contest.
Last five completed T20 matches:
Mumbai Indians – W, L, W, L, W
Kolkata Knight Riders – W, W, L, L, L
Pitch Condition/Report:
The track at the Wankhede is an excellent one for batting. The deck doesn’t change much and it goes without saying that the bowlers won’t have much room for error.
Average first-innings score: 175 – 4 night matches in Mumbai in IPL 2019
Record of chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 1, Tied- 1
Probable Playing XI:
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Barinder Sran, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga
Bench: Yuvraj Singh, Siddhesh Lad, Ben Cutting, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Pankaj Jaiswal, Aditya Tare, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Rasikh Salam, Jayant Yadav, Beuran Hendricks.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (C & wk), Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Piyush Chawla, Lockie Ferguson, Sandeep Warrier
Bench: Nikhil Naik, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Carlos Brathwaite, Matt Kelly, KC Cariappa, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, Shrikant Mundhe.
Suggested Playing XI For Head to Head/ Small Leagues:
WicketKeeper – Quinton de Kock
Batsmen – Rohit Sharma, Evin Lewis, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill
All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya (VC), Andre Russell (C)
Bowlers – Lasith Malinga, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Warrier
Suggested Playing XI For Grand/ Mega Leagues:
WicketKeeper – Dinesh Karthik
Batsmen – Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Shubman Gill (VC)
All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya (C), Krunal Pandya, Sunil Narine
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Piyush Chawla.
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