MI vs KKR: Pitch report, toss, lineups, team news updates and free live stream details for IPL 2023 match

Mumbai Indians (MI) are all set to take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter on Sunday.

In their previous outing, MI managed to get their first two points of the season, courtesy of a final ball win against Delhi Capitals (DC).

Although Rohit Sharma looked in good nick and scored 65 runs, Suryakumar Yadav is still having trouble with his form as he has got just 16 in three matches.

MI will heavily rely on Jason Behrendorff and Piyush Chawla, who took three wickets each in the last match, especially since Jofra Archer’s fitness status is uncertain.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous game, as Harry Brook scored a century in just 55 balls at Eden Gardens.

KKR will look to get their third win of the season against an opponent who have dominated them in the past. The two fierce rivals have faced each other 31 times in the history of IPL with MI winning 22 of them, while KKR coming out on top on nine occasions.

However, the Kolkata-based franchise have triumphed in the past three meetings over MI.

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Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Pitch Report

Historically, the pitch at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has been known to favour the batsmen, with high-scoring games.

“Wankhede is always a lovely place to be. This is a day game and the sun is beaming down. Last game we got an average score of about 180 at the Wankhede, so we are hoping for a high scoring game but this surface is a very interesting one.

“There isn’t a lot of grass and some of the cracks are showing. It is still a hard surface but because the grass has been shaven so closely, this surface could grip with so many spinners on show for KKR and 1-2 for Mumbai Indians. It could also hold a bit to encourage the slower bowlers. The fast men need to work a bit harder today. In this format, we usually hope for bat to dominate ball but a little bit of help for the slower bowlers isn’t too bad,” stated Ian Bishop.

The average score batting first on this ground is 167.1.

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Toss

Mumbai Indians won the toss and have opted to field.

“Will love to bowl first, the wicket looks dry. The ball comes on to the bat nicely later,” stated Surya Kumar Yadav who leads MI in the absence of Rohit Sharma.

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Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Team news

Rohit Sharma is out of the starting XI due to stomach issues while Arjun Tendulkar is set to make his IPL debut. Duan Jansen also comes into the playing XI.

“Rohit is out, he has a stomach bug. Time to put up a good show. We are going with one change, Duan Jansen comes in, rest all is same,” stated Yadav.

Meanwhile, KKR have decided to field the same team from their previous game.

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Confirmed Line-Ups

MI: Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Riley Meredith

Subs: Rohit Sharma, Ramandeep Singh, Arshad Khan, Vishnu Vinod, Kumar Kartikeya

KKR: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy

Subs: Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Anukul Roy, Mandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora