Mumbai Indians are back on track with a win in the last game against DC. Now, it’s time to get the home-ground advantage. They will face the dominating Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede on a Sunday evening. KKR is winning hearts with the performances of Rinku Singh and Shardul Thakur. Their spinners team looks solid for KKR, but they lost the last game. So this matchup between MI and KKR is going to be interesting.
Head to Head
Matches Played: 31
MI Won: 22
KKR Won: 9
Match Details
Date: 16/04/2023
Time: 3.30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede stadium, Mumbai
Pitch Report
It will be a good contest between the bat and the ball. The pitch is flat, but it will still give a lot for the bowlers.
What to Expect?
We can expect scores nearing 170s since the wicket won’t be easy to play. Looking at the strengths of both teams, it seems like a great contest.
Probable Playing XIs
MI Possible XI:
Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan (wk) , Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Arshad Khan, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla
KKR Possible XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk) , Narayan Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Fantasy Picks for the DC vs MI Match
Captain : C Green
A bold call, indeed. Green is the current sensation of Australia. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to bring his A-Game in this IPL so far. But the little cameo in the last game looked fine for him to regain his confidence.
Vice captain : V Iyer
Looking at his current form, V Iyer can make it big at bigger venues. Surely, the bowling attack of MI will be apt for him to go with.
Batters : V Iyer, , R Sharma, T Varma, T David, Rinku Singh.
Tilak Varma’s ability against spin makes him a right choice.
R Sharma’s terrific knock in the last game has given a high for the bold approach of the Indian skipper. And it is trusted to be continued.
T David is also in the same boat of C Green. He jus needs an innings to build confidence.
Wicketkeeper: I Kishan, N Jagadeesan
Jagadeesan showed a glimpse of what he could do with the bat in the last game. So let’s hope for the best from him.
I Kishan is unfortunate with his hard hitting shot. He just needs luck to favor him at times. Don’t forget that he is a big innings player.
All rounders : C Green, A Russell
Russell did it with the ball. But still needs to find the sweet spot of his bat. Incase if he is unfit for this game, I would suggest you to go with Sunil Narine.
Bowlers : P Chawla, V Chakravarthy
Both the spinners have been effective throughout this tournament. So, let’s not miss them.
Winning Dream11 Team
Key Players
Andre Russell was valuable with the ball last night, and once again, he will be crucial if he is fit to be with the bat and ball in this game.
Another all-rounder from the home team camp, Cameron Green, will play for his place in the side as he hasn’t done much this season.
