The 22nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, April 16. Mumbai Indians come into the game on the back of a big win against the Delhi Capitals. While they are facing injury concerns, especially with Jofra Archer, Mumbai’s batting unit is still finding it difficult to score runs consistently.
As for the Kolkata Knight Riders, they have two wins in four matches so far. The Knight Riders has been looking like a balanced squad with the likes of Andre Russell and Sunil Narine holding the key. They witnessed a close loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their last game, but Rinku Singh has been a revelation for them so far.
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These two teams have met each other in a total of 31 games so far, where Mumbai Indians won 22 while Kolkata Knight Riders managed to take away 10 matches. With both teams keen on getting another win under their belts, a cracking game of cricket beckons in Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Surya Kumar Yadav was hit in the eye in the last game while fielding in the last game but came out to bat later on and was dismissed off the first delivery. Rohit Sharma returned to form with a fifty while Tilak Varma has been scoring runs consistently. Ishan Kishan played a couple of good knocks. Left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff bowled 3/23 in the last game while Riley Meredith picked two wickets in the first appearance of the season.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Riley Meredith, Arshad Khan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Andre Russell had injury trouble while bowling in the last game but he came out to bat later on. It remains to be seen if KKR will like to risk him. David Wiese is the backup for the West Indies all-rounder. Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh are consistently scoring runs when KKR top order has failed to do much. Venkatesh Iyer looked good against Gujarat Titans but his lack of footwork is often exploited by rivals. Andre Russell failed to click with the bat but was the side’s best bowler in the last game with three wickets.
Probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), N. Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (c), Rohit Sharma, Nitish Rana (vc), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jason Behrendorff, Umesh Yadav, Riley Meredith
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Ishan Kishan , Rhamanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana, Tilak Varma (VC), Sunil Narine(C), Shardul Thakur, Cameron Green, Hrithik Shokeen, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Rilee Meredith
