Mumbai Indians (MI) will be eying to win their first win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at their own backyard. This huge game of huge proortions will be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Monday evening. With two wins in as many games, Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently leading the points table, while Mumbai are down at the bottom of the table leading up to this game.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Preview
For a team of Mumbai Indians’ stature, the only direction is success. They are the five-time champions, and every time before the start of the IPL season, they remain amongst the favorites to win the title. But since winning the 2020 title, MI have been flirting with mediocrity. This is not an exaggeration at all. Just look at their position on the table—10th placed finishes twice in the last four seasons, one fifth-placed, and one fourth-placed finish. This season has also started in the same way as the last couple of seasons, with them struggling to win games. Right now, they are sitting at the foot of the table.
Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, are heading in the right direction. They might have lost in their opening game, but they soon corrected their trajectory with a convincing 8-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the last game. They are the defending champions, of course, and have shown signs that the team can make another deep run this season as well.
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MI vs KKR: Match Details
Date: Monday, March 31, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium
MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The pitch should be fresh considering this is the opening game of IPL 2025 season at the Wankhede Stadium. New ball could make some movement off the deck but overall, it’s a well-balanced surface with plenty of support for the batters as well.
Dream11 Combination: Despite failing to get going in the first two games, Rohit Sharma is worth considering in Grand League teams.
Weather Report: Expect good playing conditions when the match between Mumbai and Kolkata start on Monday. This is an evening match, so temperature should drop down by few degrees. There’s no chance of rain in Mumbai either on Monday, March 31, 2025.
MI vs KKR Dream11: Team News
Mumbai Indians Team News-
- Jasprit Bumrah remains out for the Mumbai Indians. The star pacer has missed the opening two games for the five-time IPL champions due to the back injury he suffered during the final test of the Border-Gavaskar series.
- As far as changes are expected, Mumbai might ring in some for this game.
- Robin Minz has failed to make an impact in the first two matches and might lose his spot in MI’s Playing XI.
- In addition, Will Jacks might replace Mitchell Santner.
- Mumbai Indians Full Squads: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur
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Kolkata Knight Riders Team News-
- Sunil Narine missed the last game for KKR due to an illness but has trained ahead of this game. The West Indian star should be back straight into the KKR Playing XI.
- That means, KKR are forced to make changes to their winning combination from the last game.
- Spencer Johnson is the player who could make the way for Sunil Narine for this match.
- Kolkata Knight Riders Full Squad: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik
MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: Expected Playing 11
Mumbai Indians Expected Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma
- Ryan Rickleton (WK)
- Tilak Varma
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Hardik Pandya (C)
- Naman Dhir
- Mitchell Santner / Will Jacks
- Deepak Chahar
- Trent Boult
- Mujeeb-ur-Rahman / Reece Topley
- Satyanarayana Raju / Vignesh Puthur
Impact Player: Karn Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders Expected Playing 11
- Moeen Ali
- Quinton de Kock (WK)
- Ajinkya Rahane (C)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Ramandeep Singh
- Spencer Johnson
- Vaibhav Arora
- Harshit Rana
Impact Player: Varun Chakaravarthy
MI vs KKR Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
- Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya bowled magnificently in the last game, as he picked up two wickets while giving away only 29 runs in four overs. His batting is another key strength.
- Sunil Narine: He should be back for this game. Narine needs no introduction at all. He is an IPL legend. The West Indies veteran is one of those players who can win games with his batting and bowling.
- Rohit Sharma: India’s ODI and test captain Rohit Sharma may have failed to get going in the first two games, but we know that he is a pure match winner.
- Quinton de Kock: Former Mumbai Indians wicket-keeper batter smashed an unbeaten 97 runs off 61 balls in the last match. The South African star can make a similar impact in this game as well.
- Trent Boult: During last season, while playing for Rajasthan Royals, Trent Boult ripped through Mumbai’s batting unit. The New Zealander knows the conditions at this ground and will be eying for another fast start.
- Varun Chakaravarthy: KKR star picked up two wickets while giving away only 17 runs in the last match. He has been in red-hot form in the white-ball cricket.
MI vs KKR Dream11 Fantasy Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: Q de Kock
- BATSMEN: R Sharma, S Yadav, T Varma, A Rahane
- ALL-ROUNDERS: H Pandya, S Narine
- BOWLERS: V Chakaravarthy, T Boult, D Chahar, H Rana
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Sunil Narine, Rohit Sharma
