Mumbai Indians have played 10 matches in the series and are placed ninth on the points table with six points, while Kolkata Knight Riders have played nine matches and are placed second on the points table with 12 points. In the last match played by Mumbai Indians against Lucknow Super Giants, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by four wickets. The top fantasy player for Mumbai Indians was Nehal Wadhera who scored 62 fantasy points.
Other top scorers were Tilak Verma with 101 points, Hardik Pandya with 64 points and Tim David with 59 points.
In their last match of this series against Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Kolkata Knight Riders was Phil Salt who scored 131 fantasy points. Other top scorers were Varun Chakravarthy with 89 points and Shreyas Iyer with 64 points.
MI vs KKR, pitch report and weather conditions
The pitch at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will allow good stroke play and the batsmen will find the surface easy to bat on. The surface will provide little help to the bowlers and it will take a lot of effort to take wickets. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 169 runs. Chasing the target should be the preferred option at the venue as the team batting first has won only 35% of the matches.
Speed or spin?
Fast bowlers have been very successful on this ground. He has taken 75% of the total wickets on this ground. We suggest that you choose as many fast bowlers as possible in your team.
weather report
The temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius and the humidity is expected to be around 72%. Winds are expected to blow at a speed of 2.06 m/s.
MI vs KKR, head to head
In the 32 matches played between these two teams, the record of Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians has not been good. Based on our analysis and trends, we anticipate this trend will continue. Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for Mumbai Indians.
Both teams last played against each other in Match 22 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Ishan Kishan scored the most fantasy points for Mumbai Indians with 91 points, while Venkatesh Iyer scored the most fantasy points for Kolkata Knight Riders with 154 points. The riders were on top of the fantasy points leaderboard.
MI vs KKR, Top Fantasy XI Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine can be a high risk and high return pick for your Fantasy XI team. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 93 fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 8.3. He is a top order left handed batsman. In the recent nine matches, Narine has scored 372 runs at an average of 41.3 per match. He also bowls well, bowling off-breaks and in recent matches, he has taken 11 wickets at an average of 22.5 per match.
philip salt
Phil Salt is a pretty consistent player in terms of fantasy numbers. Phil Salt is averaging 72 match fantasy points in his last 10 matches and has a fantasy rating of 8.5. He is a top-order, right-handed batsman and also keeps wickets. In the last nine matches, he has scored 392 runs at an average of 49 per match.
andre russell
Andre Russell is a safe bet for your fantasy team. In the last 10 matches, he has an average of 56 match fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 9.5. He is a right handed batsman. In the last nine matches, Russell has scored 179 runs at an average of 44.8 per match. He also bowls well, right-arm fast and in recent matches he has taken nine wickets at an average of 20 per match.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is a batsman with an average of 50 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points. He can be a high-risk, high-return selection in your team. Rohit is a top order right handed batsman. In the recently played 10 matches, he has scored 315 runs at an average of 35 per match.
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is a good player for your Fantasy XI team. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 51 fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 9.9. He is a top order right-handed batsman. In the recent seven matches, Suryakumar has scored 176 runs at an average of 25.1 per match.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is a different player for your fantasy team. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 49 fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 9.8. He is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last 10 matches, Bumrah has taken 14 wickets at an average of 18.3.
Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee is a good player for your Fantasy XI team. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 41 fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 8.5. He bowls right-arm fast and in the last nine matches, Coetzee has taken 13 wickets at an average of 24.4.
Nuwan Thushara
Nuwan Thushara is a bowler averaging 37 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, with a fantasy rating of 9.1 and is a standout player for your fantasy team. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler and in the last three matches, Thushara has taken 1 wicket at an average of 114.
Varun Chakraborty
Varun Chakravarthy has been a very consistent player in terms of fantasy numbers. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 36 fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 7.3. He is a leg-break googly bowler and in the nine matches played recently, Chakravarthy has taken 11 wickets at an average of 27.1.
MI vs KKR, Teams
Mumbai Indians (MI) Team: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Ishan Kishan, Vishnu Vinod, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Karthikeya, Tilak Verma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Dewald Brevis, Kwena Mafaka and Naman Dheer.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Manish Pandey, Mitchell Starc, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dushmantha Chameera, KS Bharat, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Phil Salt, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Varun Chakraborty, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harshit Rana, Saqib Hussain and Suyyash Sharma.
MI vs KKR, Fantasy XI Team
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan and Phil Salt
Batsmen: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Shreyas Iyer
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Hardik Pandya and Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Varun Chakravarthy and Vaibhav Arora
Captain: Andre Russell
Vice Captain: Jasprit Bumrah
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