MI vs KKR: IPL 2023 Records & Stats at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns in Match 22 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023 on Sunday doubleheader on April 16, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. 

Mumbai Indians finally managed to register the first win in IPL 2023 against the Delhi Capitals in a last-ball thriller and eventually won by six wickets. Currently, they are placed in ninth position on the points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of – 0. 879. Tilak Varma has been the man-in-form for MI, as he aggregated 147 runs in three games with an average of 73.50 and a good strike rate of 158.06, respectively. Therefore, MI will look to continue the winning momentum against KKR.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders will be coming into the contest, with two wins and losses in four games played. Notably, they are placed in the fourth position on the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of 0.711. , has been man-in-form for KKR as he aggregated 156 runs in four games at an average of 78.00 and an impressive strike rate of 175.28. They would look to bounce back to winning ways when they meet Mumbai Indians in their upcoming encounter 

MI vs KKR Head to Head Record:

Both teams met each other in the 31 matches they have played against each other so far. Out of them, MI have been on the winning side on 22 occasions while KKR has won only 9 games. Therefore, it is amply clear that going by Head-to-Head stats, MI surely have an upper edge over their opponent.

IPL Records & Stats at Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai

In 103 IPL games played in this venue, pacers have enjoyed bowling here with an average of 27.8 compared to spinners 30.9. Teams batting second edge over teams batting first with 55 wins to 48 wins. Teams winning the toss have preferred to chase at Wankhede. 

MI vs KKR Strategy and Match-ups 

Both Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav have struggled against Umesh Yadav, Rohit Sharma has been dismissed five times against Umesh Yadav in 101 balls and scored 104 runs, whereas Suryakumar Yadav have been dismissed twice against Umesh Yadav in 11 balls and scored 21 runs this would tempt Nitish Rana to use Umesh Yadav in both the powerplay and death overs. Rohit Sharma has been dismissed eight times against Sunil Narine in 135 balls and scored 141 runs. This would tempt Nitish Rana to use Sunil Narine in the powerplay.

MI vs KKR Highest and Lowest Totals:

MI's highest total against KKR is 210
KKR's highest total against MI is 232

MI's lowest total against KKR is 68
KKR's lowest total against MI is 67

MI vs KKR players to watch out for:

Mumbai Indians (MI):

Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Piyush Chawla

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Rinku Singh , Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine

Full Squad for MI vs KKR

Mumbai Indians (MI) Final Squad:

Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Final Squad:

Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Jason Roy.