IPL 2020: KKR vs MI Preview – An enthralling battle awaits
Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians and Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata Knight Riders will battle it out against each other at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. KKR would be looking to start their season on a winning note, while Mumbai would want to come back strong after losing their first game against arch-rivals Chennai.
Mumbai Indians have now lost 6 consecutive matches in the UAE with their loss in the inaugural game of this year’s IPL. Meanwhile, KKR won 2 out of their 5 games last time around in the UAE. Both teams would be looking to improve this record, starting from this game. Expect a high-intensity game tonight.
Match Info:
Match 5- KKR vs MI
Venue- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Head To Head:
Stat Attack:
KKR have won only 1 out of their last 10 encounters against Mumbai Indians in IPL.
Rohit Sharma is 90 runs away from completing 5,000 runs in IPL.
KKR have won all their last 7 opening matches of IPL, starting from 2013.
Team News:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Ali Khan became the first player from the United States to play for an IPL team. He came in as a replacement for Harry Gurney, who had a shoulder injury that ruled him out of the tournament. The players who came from the UK have also finished their quarantine period and would be available for selection. McCullum also stated that they are extremely excited about young prospect Tom Banton. However, he isn’t likely to start. Morgan, Russell, Narine and Cummins are most probably going to be KKR’s 4 overseas players.
Mumbai Indians:
Mumbai would be hoping that their batting doesn’t fade away after a good start from the openers like in the last game. Tiwary had a good game last time. The bowlers also faded away after an excellent start in the power play overs. MI would want to maintain the momentum throughout the game. They could consider bringing in McCleneghan for Pattinson this time around.
