A struggling Kolkata Knight Riders will face Mumbai Indians, who are already out of count, in a winning game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Moving up in the game, Mumbai Indians get an advantage thanks to their one-on-one record of 22-8 against the Knights Riders.
MI, led by Rohit Sharma, are already out of the race for the playoffs as they have just four points from 10 matches and even if they win all their remaining games, the five-time champions can only reach 12 points. Which is far from necessary. Proceed to the next step.
MI skipper Rohit is inching closer to a milestone as he is 88 runs away from completing 5000 runs for the franchise in the IPL, and he could very well reach the milestone on Monday.
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.
Form Guide – MI vs KKR
Mumbai Indians (last 5 matches): beat Gujarat Titans by 5 runs, beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets, lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 36 runs, lost to Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets, lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders (last 5 matches): Lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 75 runs, Lost to Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets, Lost to Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets, Lost to Gujarat Titans by 8 runs, Lost to Rajasthan Royals by 7 runs
player in focus
MI- Rohit Sharma The Mumbai Indians skipper has shown signs of his old self in his 40-plus knocks vs GT. He may be going through a frightening phase in IPL 2022 but past records show that he loves to send the ball to the leather hunt when it comes to facing KKR’s bowling attack. With no major awards to grab, Rohit will be looking to regain form in a crucial T20 World Cup year.
KKR- Andre Russell- The Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder took three wickets versus LSG and was the highest scorer for his team in the 75-run loss. Looking at a return to their all-round form, KKR can count on the West Indies star to end a disappointing run of five consecutive defeats on Monday.
MI vs KKR: Team News
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Kumar Karthikeya, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith
Kolkata Knight Riders: Baba Inderjit (wk), Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Umesh Yadav