IPL 9, Match 5: KKR v MI Live social feeds

Playing XI-

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Gautam Gambhir (C), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Colin Munro, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell, John Hastings, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Brad Hogg

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma (C), Parthiv Patel (wk), Jos Buttler, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Suchith, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tim Southee, Jasprit Bumrah

Having lost the toss Gautam Gambhir said: we got a pretty balanced side. we are playing 3 spinners today and hopefully, we will bat well today. We have got only one change today. Kuldeep comes in place of Umesh Yadav. Kuldeep did well in the past and let’s see what he can do today

Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma said: We are gonna bowl first. We felt the wicket is not gonna change must. There might be dew factor as well. Feels good coming here. It’s been always a happy hunting ground. As a team, it is important to get a win. We got a great opportunity to play in front of Calcutta crowd. Simmons is injured. Tim Southee in place of Vinay Kumar. Suchith comes in for Shreyas Gopal.

In match number 5 of the IPL 9 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. MI have won the toss and have opted to bowl first.