Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face each other in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Both teams had different results in their previous games.
In their last encounter, MI suffered a heavy 36-run defeat against the Gujarat Titans (GT). They were poor with both bat and ball, and GT outplayed them in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, KKR opened their account in the season by defeating the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the previous match. They bowled superbly in the first innings to restrict RR to a low score and later chased down the total with eight wickets to spare.
Probable MI vs KKR Playing XIs and Impact Players:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanarayana Raju
There’s always some help for speedsters early on in Wankhede Stadium, and the trend should continue. However, the batting should get easy once the ball gets old, but speedsters will get some additional bounce due to red soil wickets. The team winning the toss might elect to field first, with around 200 being a fighting one.
A temperature of around 32°C, with partly cloudy skies, is forecast.
Rohit Sharma hasn’t fired as expected in the first two matches. However, he has vast experience playing in Mumbai and should score against KKR.
Rohit Sharma has 2513 runs at an average of 34.90 and a strike rate of 137.32 in 85 innings in Wankhede Stadium. He also has 17 fifties and a century here.
Rohit Sharma vs Sunil Narine in T20s: 189 runs, 177 balls, 18.90 average, 106.77 SR, & 10 dismissals.
Sunil Narine’s last five scores: 8, 0, 9, 57, & 92.
Tilak Varma (MI):
Tilak Varma has 335 runs at an average of 30.45 and a 124.07 strike rate in 15 innings in Wankhede Stadium.
Tilak Varma has done relatively well against most KKR bowlers. He will enjoy playing against them.
Venkatesh Iyer will bat in the middle order. He will enjoy playing on the flat Wankhede deck.
Venkatesh Iyer has 284 runs at an average of 35.50 and a strike rate of 150.26 in eight innings in Wankhede Stadium. He also has one fifty and a century here.
Venkatesh Iyer’s last five scores: 6, 17, 38*, 27*, & 22.
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks for MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction
Suryakumar Yadav (MI):
Suryakumar Yadav always scores in Wankhede Stadium. He will enjoy the pace of the pitch and can score big.
Suryakumar Yadav has 1495 runs at an average of 37.37 and a 156.38 strike rate in 49 innings in Wankhede Stadium. He also has 11 fifties and two centuries here.
Suryakumar Yadav vs Andre Russell in T20s: 50 runs, 27 balls, 12.50 average, 185.18 SR, & 4 dismissals.
Hardik Pandya is a popular captaincy option for this game. He will contribute with both bat and ball.
Hardik Pandya has 1044 runs at an average of 30.70 and a strike rate of 133.84 in 50 innings in Wankhede Stadium. He also has 42 wickets at an average of 28.14 and a strike rate of 19.45 in 48 innings here.
Hardik Pandya vs RHBs in IPL since 2024: 10 wickets, 24.50 average, & 10.14 economy rate. Hardik Pandya vs LHBs in IPL since 2024: 3 wickets, 57 average, & 10.80 economy rate.
Hardik Pandya’s last five scores: 11, 9, 53, 40, & 7. Hardik Pandya’s previous five figures: 2/29, 0/23, 0/11, 2/33, & 1/6.
Sunil Narine (KKR):
Sunil Narine is a popular captaincy option for this game. He will contribute with both bat and ball.
Sunil Narine has 15 wickets at an average of 25.80 and a strike rate of 23.26 in 15 innings in Wankhede Stadium. He also has a four-wicket haul here.
Sunil Narine vs RHBs in IPL since 2024: 12 wickets, 27.33 average, & 7.05 economy rate. Sunil Narine vs LHBs in IPL since 2024: 6 wickets, 11.16 average, & 5.36 economy rate.
Sunil Narine’s last five figures: 1/27, 1/34, 0/22, 2/20, & 0/31.
MI vs KKR Player to Avoid
Ramandeep Singh (KKR):
Ramandeep Singh will bat quite low in the order. He might not get enough balls to face.
Ramandeep Singh won’t bowl either. He can be avoided for this game.
Grand League Team for MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction
Small League Team for MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction
MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction
Mumbai Indians have made many mistakes but will play at home. While Kolkata Knight Riders are coming on the back of a victory, MI might be more suited to the conditions. Expect MI to open their account.
