Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Prediction & Preview. Who Will Dominate Whom?

Mumbai Indians are well reckoned as slow starters in the IPL, and when the tournament gets going they found the momentum to outplay any opposition. In the 5th match of IPL, Mumbai Indians will face that opponent whom they have defeated the most in the history of IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders might be the two times champions of IPL but, when they play against Mumbai, in most of the scenarios their performance is very poor. However, both teams are looking great to dominate in their second game. So, what do you think? Will Mumbai continue their winning streak against KKR, or Kolkata will change history? There are plenty of things that will be addressed in this game. Here’s our preview for the game.

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Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders prediction

Mumbai Indians will play with their most balanced team against Kolkata Knight Riders in this game. On the other hand, KKR won’t repeat the mistakes they have done in 2020 or against this champion side. It will be quite challenging for them to take over a team like Mumbai Indians, still, they will go to their best level to earn those 2 points. The game on 13th March is going to be a blockbuster as we will witness the tough competition between them. After analyzing the stats and performance of players, we predict Mumbai Indians as the winner of this game.

Mumbai Indians Review  

The team is a champion team, and there is no doubt at all. However, they are slow starters and will be looking for a perfect team combination for the game against Kolkata Knight Riders. The skipper Rohit Sharma loves this opponent, as he had scored his only IPL century against this team. Along with this inning, Hitman is averaging around 44 against KKR, and all onus will be on him to take his team as a winner in this game. Kieron Pollard will be another X-Factor in this match, as he can deliver sixes at any moment of the game. Altogether, Mumbai Indians will give a tough competition to their opponent to achieve those crucial 2 points.

Kolkata Knight Riders Review

Kolkata Knight Riders are looking stronger in this season, as they have some experienced spin bowlers like Harbhajan Singh, Sunil Narine, and Shakib Al Hasan. The game will be played on a slow surface of Chepauk stadium that will favor the spinners. Captain Morgan will come out with their most balanced and experienced 11, to defeat the defending champions. Their spin department is well-experienced and can be beneficial in the conditions of Chepauk stadium. It will be very pleasant to watch how the KKR spinners to trouble MI batsmen.

Head to Head Record

If we take the record of IPL, then Mumbai has defeated Kolkata in 21 matches among 27 games. It is also a record of most wins against any team in IPL. Here’s the head-to-head record between them.

• Total Matches: 27
• Mumbai Wins: 21
• Kolkata Wins: 6

Recent Performance of MI

Mumbai Indians is the defending champions this season, and they are yet to lose 2 consecutive matches since 2019. Here’s how they performed in the last five games of IPL 2020.

W-W-L-W-W

Recent Performance of KKR

KKR had performed relatively well in the last season, but couldn’t seal a spot in the playoffs because of their poor net run rate. The last five matches result of KKR are given below.

L-W-L-L-W

Probable XI of Kolkata Knight Riders

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan ©, Andre Russel, Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, and Prasidh Krishna.

Probable XI of Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma ©, Chris Lynn, Surya Kumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Trent Boult, and Jasprit Bumrah.

Venue Details, Records, Historical Facts

This game will begin at 7.30 PM IST, live from M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The team winning the toss won’t mind batting first, as the pitch will suits the spinner more in the latter half.

• Stadium: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
• Location: Chennai, India
• Opened: 1916
• Capacity: 50,000
• Known as: Chepauk
• Ends: Anna Pavilion End, V Pattabiraman Gate End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Chennai Super Kings, Tamilnadu
• Floodlights: Yes