The 5th match of the ongoing 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) will have Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) competiting against each other. Mumbai are coming back after a loss to Chennai in their first match while Kolkata are playing their first match of the season.
Both teams look good in paper. Always known as shaky starters, Mumbai lost their first match this season too. However, they can come back hard against Kolkata. Kolkata are a strong T20 side with the presence of T20 specialists in their squad. Overall, a tough contest is expected when these two sides take the field on Wednesday.
Head to Head Stats
Total Matches Played : 25
| Team | Won | Lost | N/R |
| Kolkata | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| Mumbai | 19 | 5 | 1 |
Match Prediction
It’s not easy to predict the outcome of this match as both teams look evenly balanced. Since, Mumbai have already played game and might have accessed the playing conditions and compositions more better, I am giving slight advantage to Mumbai in this game. Having said that, no team can take KKR lightly. I feel a cracker of a contest on its way.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI
Sunil NarineShubman GillNitish Rana
Eoin Morgan
Dinesh Karthik (C & WK)
Andre RussellPat CumminsVarun Chakravarthy
Kuldeep Yadav
Shivam Mavi
Prasidh Krishna