IPL 2018: Mumbai Indians have a one-sided 16-5 lead over Kolkata Knight Riders

They have historically been known to be powerful rivals – first as the teams, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly represented – who made an iconic opening pair for India and also as teams that represented Shah Rukh Khan’s team and home. They won the title alternatively between 2012 and 2015. In 2017, one knocked out the other in the knock-out stages to go on and win the third Indian Premier League (IPL) title. And they are here again to renew their rivalry at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the 11th edition of the tournament in on Sunday, May 6.

Yes, we are talking about Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The former have won the title thrice as against the latter’s two but Rohit Sharma’s men have struggled to defend their title although a dominant victory against Kings XI Punjab the other night catapulted them to the fifth position. KKR, on the other hand, registered a much-needed win over the formidable Chennai Super Kings at home to go to the third position and would like to continue with the momentum in the quest for a top-four finish.

This is their first match of the tournament which has started almost a month ago. MI and KKR have played times in the IPL with winning.

In terms of statistics, however, the results have not matched the hype as MI have a 16-5 lead over KKR which showed how much they have dominated the opponents over the years. MI led 10-2 till the 2013 edition after which KKR pulled a few back. But MI at the moment have an undefeated run of 6 games against KKR since 2015.

Here is a look at the brief results of all MI-KKR games in the annual gala since 2008:

2008

Game 1: MI won by 7 wickets at Eden Gardens

KKR 137/8 in 20 overs; MI 138/3 in 18.4 overs. MoM Sanath Jayasuriya (MI) 3 wickets for 14 runs and 18 runs off 10 balls.

Game 2: MI won by 8 wickets at Wankhede Stadium

KKR 67 all out in 15.2 overs; MI 68/2 in 5.3 overs. MoM Shaun Pollock (MI) 3 wickets for 12 runs.

2009

Game 1: MI won by 92 runs at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth

MI 187/6 in 20 overs; KKR 95 all out in 15.2 overs. MoM Sachin Tendulkar (MI) 64 off 45 balls.

Game 2: MI won by 9 runs at Buffalo Park, East London

MI 148/6 in 20 overs; KKR 139/6 in 20 overs. MoM JP Duminy (MI) 52 off 37 balls.

2010

Game 1: MI won by 7 wickets at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

KKR 155/3 in 20 overs; MI 156/3 in 18.3 overs. MoM Sachin Tendulkar (MI) 71 not out off 48 balls.

Game 2: KKR won by 9 wickets at Eden Gardens

MI 133/8 in 20 overs; KKR 135/1 in 17.3 overs. MoM Murali Kartik (KKR) 2 wickets for 20 runs.

2011

Game 1: MI won by 5 wickets at Eden Gardens

KKR 175/7 in 20 overs; MI 178/5 in 20 overs. MoM James Franklin (MI) 2 wickets for 32 runs and 45 not out off 23 balls.

Eliminator: MI won by 4 wickets at Wankhede Stadium

KKR 147/7 in 20 overs; MI 148/6 in 19.2 overs. MoM Munaf Patel (MI) 3 wickets for 27 runs.

2012

Game 1: MI won by 27 runs at Eden Gardens

MI 182/1 in 20 overs; KKR 155/4 in 20 overs. MoM Rohit Sharma (KKR) 109 not out off 60 balls.

Game 2: KKR won by 32 runs at Wankhede Stadium

KKR 140/7 in 20 overs; MI 108 all out in 19.1 overs. MoM Sunil Narine (KKR) 4 wickets for 15 runs.

2013

Game 1: MI won by 5 wickets at Eden Gardens

KKR 159/6 in 20 overs; MI 162/5 in 19.5 overs. MoM Dwayne Smith (MI) 62 off 45 balls.

Game 2: MI won by 65 runs at Wankhede Stadium

MI 170/6 in 20 overs; KKR 105 all out in 18.2 overs. MoM Sachin Tendulkar (MI) 48 off 28 balls.

2014

Game 1: KKR won by 48 runs at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

KKR 163/5 in 20 overs; MI 122/7 in 20 overs. MoM Jacques Kallis (KKR) 72 off 46 balls.

Game 2: KKR won by 6 wickets at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

MI 141/5 in 20 overs; KKR 142/4 in 18.4 overs. MoM Robin Uthappa (KKR) 80 off 52 balls.

2015

Game 1: KKR won by 7 wickets at Eden Gardens

MI 168/3 in 20 overs; KKR 170/3 in 18.3 overs. MoM Morne Morkel (KKR) 2 wickets for 18 runs.

Game 2: MI won by 5 runs at Wankhede Stadium

MI 171/4 in 20 overs; KKR 166/7 in 20 overs. MoM Hardik Pandya (MI) 61 not out off 31 balls.

2016

Game 1: MI won by 6 wickets at Eden Gardens

KKR 187/5 in 20 overs; MI 188/4 in 19 overs. MoM Rohit Sharma (MI) 84 not out off 54 balls.

Game 2: MI won by 6 wickets at Wankhede Stadium

KKR 174/5 in 20 overs; MI 178/4 in 18 overs. MoM Rohit Sharma (MI) 68 not out off 49 balls.

2017

Game 1: MI won by 4 wickets at Wankhede Stadium

KKR 178/7 in 20 overs; MI 180/6 in 19.5 overs. MoM Nitish Rana (MI) 50 off 29 balls.

Game 2: MI won by 9 runs at Eden Gardens

MI 173/5 in 20 overs; KKR 164/8 in 20 overs. MoM Ambati Rayudu (MI) 63 off 37 balls.

Qualifier 2: MI won by 6 wickets at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

KKR 107 all out in 18.5 overs; MI 111/4 in 14.3 overs. MoM Karn Sharma (MI) 4 wickets for 16 runs.