IPL Cricket Match Prediction 2024 | Match 60 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians – Let’s see who will win | May 11

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Match Analysis

The Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians will square off in Match 60 of the 2024 Indian Premier League on Saturday night at Eden Gardens. With eight victories from 11 games, Kolkata Knight Riders lead the table, while Mumbai Indians are four points outside of the top four with two games remaining. On May 11, the game gets underway in Kolkata at 19:30 local time.

KKR has been playing fantastically throughout the competition, but they appear to have improved in their most recent games. Phil Salt and Sunil Narine, their aggressive and reliable opening duo, have been the cornerstone of their success, and we anticipate that they will again launch an offensive against Mumbai in this encounter.

Following a string of losses, the Mumbai Indians on Monday decisively defeated a formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad team to resume their winning ways. In this game, they play against another excellent group, therefore they must perform at their highest level to stand a chance.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Team Preview & Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders

Phil Salt and Sunil Narine, the attractive opening duo, are still impressive and have set up their team for a big score. In his few opportunities thus far, Angkrish Raghuvanshi has performed well, and when the team most needed it, batsmen like Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer have contributed significantly. It is anticipated that Andre Russell and Rinku Singh will complete plays a little more reliably and efficiently.

Varun Chakravarthy has been playing well lately in terms of bowling. And that has allowed him the self-assurance to continue using his abilities without worrying about being dismantled by the opposition.

The other spinner, Sunil Narine, goes about his work with a casual demeanor. While he does take a few wickets, he is able to exert pressure on the batsmen throughout the middle overs and slow down the pace of scoring by regularly hitting his line and length. With his toe-crushers and homing missiles, Starc is beginning to deliver, which is encouraging because the tournament’s business phase is quickly approaching.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders

Shreyas Iyer (c), Phil Salt (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy

Mumbai Indians

Due to Surya Kumar Yadav’s early absence from several games because of fitness concerns, the middle-order batting felt particularly frail. Someone from the middle order had to step up and do the repair job whenever one or both openers failed, but only Tilak Varma had enough resolve and poise to bat through the middle overs without giving away his wicket.

While Tim David performed satisfactorily in his role as a finisher, the other batsmen fell short of expectations. Except for South Africa’s Coetzee and Indian pacer Bumrah, bowling has been largely mediocre. The fact that the Mumbai Indians have experimented with 12 different bowlers this season (as opposed to KKR’s 6) accounts for how inconsistent their bowling lineups have been thus far in the competition.

Mumbai Indians Squads

Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Anshul Kamboj, Tim David, Piyush Chawla, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Nuwan Thushara

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians outfield report

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

At Eden Gardens, the team fielding first has won nearly 60% of the IPL games. Therefore, if both skippers call correctly, we forecast that they will go out to the toss looking to bowl. We will have an unbroken encounter because the weather is predicted to be ideal on game day.

Batsmen love Eden Gardens, one of the best batting surfaces in the IPL. This season, this location has seen many scores of more than 200.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five matches between these two teams, KKR won four and MI won one.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Prediction

Winning the toss

• Kolkata Knight Riders

Player of the Match

• Kolkata Knight Riders – Sunil Narine                        

Most runs

• Kolkata Knight Riders – Sunil Narine
• Mumbai Indians – Suryakumar Yadav

Most wickets

• Kolkata Knight Riders – Varun Chakravarthy
• Mumbai Indians – Hardik Pandya

Most sixes

• Kolkata Knight Riders – Sunil Narine
• Mumbai Indians – Suryakumar Yadav

Team Scores Batting First

• Kolkata Knight Riders – 200+
• Mumbai Indians – 190+

According to cricket analysts, Kolkata Knight Riders has a 52%* chance of winning.

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