IPL 2017| Match 54 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs. Mumbai Indians

Both Kolkata Knight Riders and the Mumbai Indians will be looking for an insecure policy to make the finals when they face off in a top of the table clash at Eden Gardens tonight. The sides who finish in the top two will have a second chance of making the finals, by winning qualifier 2.

Head to head:

Mumbai lead 14-5.

Last Meeting:

Nitish Rana scored a match-winning 50 for Mumbai as they chased down the required target of 179 with one ball to spare.

Predicted XI:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot.

Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel (w), Lendl Simmons, Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah.

Key Players:

Chris Lynn (KKR)- The Australian has returned from his injury in typical fashion with a few blistering knocks in the last few games. And once again, he’ll be looking to take the game away from Mumbai right from the very off.

Mitchell McClenaghan (MI)- Having picked up 18 wickets already this season, the Kiwi will be looking to add to his tally on a seamer-friendly Eden wicket.

Pre-match Chatter:

“You normally live your life with circumstances and opportunities. The opportunity decides who you are and where you come from and what you’re doing”, KKR bowling coach, L. Balaji.

Time: 8 pm

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

TV Listings: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Set Max, Sony ESPN