On Friday, the Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to take on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match 51 of the IPL 2024 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium.
With the Mumbai Indians currently languishing in ninth place in the points table, having managed just 3 wins out of 9 games, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Rohit Sharma’s side. Kolkata, on the other hand, finds themselves comfortably positioned in second place with 6 wins. This makes the clash crucial for both teams’ aspirations in the tournament.
Historically, Mumbai Indians have enjoyed a dominant record against Kolkata Knight Riders, boasting a commanding 23-9 lead in head-to-head matchups.
Moreover, Mumbai has particularly excelled against Kolkata at the Wankhede Stadium, emerging victorious in 9 out of the 10 IPL encounters between the two sides at this venue.
The match, scheduled to commence at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT), is anticipated to draw significant attention from cricket enthusiasts worldwide. The toss will take place half an hour before the match, at 7:00 PM IST (1:30 PM GMT). Fans can catch all the action live on the Star Sports Network. The match will also be available for live streaming on JioCinema. As both teams gear up for this crucial encounter, here are the squads:
Ishan Kishan
Rohit Sharma
Suryakumar Yadav
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya
Nehal Wadhera
Tim David
Mohammad Nabi
Gerald Coetzee
Piyush Chawla
Jasprit Bumrah
Nuwan Thushara
Naman Dhir
Shams Mulani
Dewald Brevis
Kumar Kartikeya
Luke Wood
Shreyas Gopal
Harvik Desai
Romario Shepherd
Arjun Tendulkar
Shivalik Sharma
Anshul Kamboj
Akash Madhwal
Kwena Maphaka
Philip Salt
Sunil Narine
Rinku Singh
Shreyas Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer
Andre Russell
Ramandeep Singh
Mitchell Starc
Vaibhav Arora
Harshit Rana
Varun Chakaravarthy
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Suyash Sharma
Anukul Roy
Manish Pandey
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Dushmantha Chameera
Allah Ghazanfar
Sakib Hussain
Sherfane Rutherford
Chetan Sakariya
Nitish Rana
Srikar Bharat
With both teams boasting formidable line-ups, cricket fans can expect an enthralling contest as Mumbai Indians aim to revive their campaign against the high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders.
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