KKR will face Mumbai in the 56th match of IPL (File photo)
Kolkata Knight Riders are like a sinking ship ahead of their match against Mumbai Indians, who have been out of action this season.
Part of his consistent chopping and changing strategy this season, which has hit him badly, is coming out of a 75-run defeat at the hands of KKR table toppers Lucknow Super Giants for trying out too many combinations at the top. .
Whereas MI will enter the upcoming game on the back of a five-run win over second-placed Gujarat Titans.
Royal Challengers Bangalore already have 12 points and three other teams have 16 and 14 points.
Two-time winners KKR, led by new captain Shreyas Iyer, went down against Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday and the huge margin of defeat left them with eight points from 11 matches. They have three matches left and can reach a maximum of 14 points, which is again something that a fourth-place finish cannot guarantee.
However, despite the match being insignificant, players from both the sides can still enjoy individual glory at the DY Patil Stadium.
With the season drawing closer to both the teams, the focus will also be on how to approach the task in the next edition, apart from completing their extremely disappointing campaigns on a positive note.
Moving into the game, Mumbai Indians took an advantage against the Knight Riders thanks to their massive 22-8 one-on-one record.
At the moment, the best thing about MI is that both their openers skipper Rohit and Ishan Kishan who clicked together against the Titans and they would certainly look to convert their 40s into big scores against the struggling Knight Riders.
MI skipper Rohit is also inching closer to a milestone as he is 88 runs away from completing 5000 runs for the franchise IPLAnd he could very well reach the mark on Monday.
While Rohit, Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are adept at using the power play, KKR have struggled to score in order to consolidate the momentum in the first six overs, something their head coach Brendon McCullum told LSG after a big loss. Did.
“We struggled in the power play which has been disappointing for us throughout the season. We have been good throughout the middle stage and not bad at the death,” McCullum said.
Even as KKR are looking towards elimination, the team will still need to find a way to be more aggressive without losing wickets in the first six overs, keeping the next season in mind and ending it on a good note. Keeping in mind the curiosity of
But that’s easier said than done with a Mi unit, which has just found its impact.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Aaron FinchAbhijit Tomar, Ajinkya RahaneBaba Inderjit, Nitish Rana, Pratham Singh, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ashok Sharma, Pat CumminsRasikh Dar, Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee, Umesh YadavVarun Chakravarthy, Aman Khan, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Nabi, Ramesh Kumar, Sunil NarineVenkatesh Iyer, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit SharmaAnmolpreet Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Ramandeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Arjun Tendulkar, Basil Thampi, Hrithik Shokeen, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev UnadkatiJofra Archer, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Tymal Mills, Karthikeya Singh, Daniel Sams, Dewald Brevis, Fabian Allen, Kieron Pollard, Sanjay Yadav, Aryan Juyal, Ishan Kishan.
The match will start at 7.30 pm.
(Inputs from PTI)