MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Dream11 Team

Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns against each other in the 51st match of the Indian Premier League 2024. The fixture will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai.

Let’s take a look at our fantasy preview for this game.

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Match 51 of IPL 2024
3 May, 7:30 PM IST
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

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MI vs KKR Today IPL Match Prediction

Mumbai Indians will be coming into the game on the back of three consecutive losses and the side will aim to get back to winning ways.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders won their previous game and comfortably sit in second place in the standings. The two-time champions will aim to keep their winning run alive and stay in contention for the playoffs.

Last time, the two teams met was in Mumbai on April 16, 2023. Venkatesh Iyer scored his and KKR’s 2nd century alongside Chawla’s 1/19 spell and posted a total of 185/6. Kishan set up the chase and a 25-ball 58 came off his bat, Sky’s 25-ball 43 helped MI chase the total in 17.4 overs. Suyash Sharma came out with a good spell of 2/27.

Form Guide

Mumbai Indians – LLLWL

Kolkata Knight Riders – WLWLW

Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is preferred by the batters. With a high-scoring encounter expected at the venue, opting to bowl first and chasing down the total could prove to be an optimal decision for the side winning the toss. Pacers get more help than spinners.

IPL Last Result at the Venue:

(30 Apr 2024):

MI: 144/7 (20.0) (Pacers – 5w, Spinners – 1w)

LSG: 145/6 (19.2) (Pacers – 4w, Spinners – 1w)

Lucknow Super Giants won by 4 wickets.

(14 Apr 2024):

CSK: 206/4 (Pacers – 3w, Spinners – 1w)

MI: 186/6 (Pacers – 6w, Spinners – 0w)

Chennai Super Kings won by 20 runs.

MI PLAYING 11

Rohit Sharma
Ishan Kishan (wk)
Tilak Varma
Suryakumar Yadav
Hardik Pandya (c)
Nehal Wadhera
Tim David
Mohammad Nabi
Piyush Chawla/ Shreyas Gopal
Gerald Coetzee
Jasprit Bumrah
Nuwan Thushara (Impact)

Mumbai Indians Team News

Best of Suryakumar Yadav comes at number 4. MI should send Tilak at 3 instead of SKY.
Piyush Chawla has been expensive in his last matches. Shreyas Gopal might feature in this match.
Batting order should remain the same.

MI Key Players

Hardik Pandya Stats vs Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL

Last 5 Scores in IPL	Last 5 Bowling Figures in IPL	Batting Stats vs KKR	Bowling Stats vs KKR	IPL Stats at Wankhede	Vice captain choice
0, 46, 10, 10, 2	2/26, 0/41, 0/21, 1/33, 2/43	392 runs with an average of 56.0	11 wickets with an average of 17.5	666 runs & 25 wickets in 37 matches	✅

Jasprit Bumrah Stats vs Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL

Last 5 Bowling Figures in IPL	Bowling Stats vs KKR	T20I Bowling Stats at Wankhede	Captain or Vice captain choice
0/17, 1/35, 0/37, 3/21, 0/27	20 wickets with an average of 23.0	46 wickets with an average of 26.0	❌

KKR Playing 11

Phil Salt (wk)
Sunil Narine
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Shreyas Iyer (c)
Venkatesh Iyer
Andre Russell
Rinku Singh
Ramandeep Singh
Mitchell Starc
Vaibhav Arora
Varun Chakravarthy
Suyash Sharma (Impact)

Kolkata Knight Riders Team News

Harshit Rana is unavailable for this fixture. He has been suspended for one game after breaching code of conduct in the last match.
Vice Captain Nitish Rana has been seen in the nets. He is likely to come back in place of Angkrish Raghuvanshi/ Venkatesh Iyer.
Batting order should remain the same.

KKR Key Players

Shreyas Iyer Stats vs Mumbai Indians in IPL

Last 5 Scores in IPL	Batting Stats vs MI	Batting Stats at Wankhede in IPL	Vice captain choice
33, 28, 50, 11, 38	375 runs with an average of 28.8	184 runs with an average of 36.8	❌

Sunil Narine Stats vs Mumbai Indians in IPL

Last 5 Scores in IPL	Last 5 Bowling Figures in IPL	Batting Stats vs MI	Bowling Stats vs MI	IPL Stats at Wankhede	Vice captain choice
15, 71, 10, 109, 6	1/24, 1/24, 2/34, 2/30, 1/17	54 runs with an average of 6.0	28 wickets with an average of 21.1	30 runs & 13 wickets in 14 matches	✅

Who will win today match between Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (51st match of Indian Premiere League 2024)?

Mumbai and Kolkata have faced each other in 32 matches in IPL. Out of these 32 games, Mumbai have won 23 whereas Kolkata have come out victorious on 9 occasions.
In the last 5 years, 9 times they met each other. MI have a lead of 5-4 over KKR.
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, KKR have a lead of 3-2 over MI.

KKR were the underdog against this particular team. However, in the last three years, they came out of that cocoon and now they can fight this 5-time champions team. MI’s recent form does not indicate a good shine. Still, it might be the match they break their losing streak.

MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keepers: I Kishan, P Salt

Batsmen: S Iyer, R Sharma, S Yadav

All-rounder: S Narine, A Russell, H Pandya

Bowlers: J Bumrah, Vaibhav Arora, G Coetzee

Alternative: T Varma for Q I Kishan

Who are the Best Captain or Vice Captain Options for MI vs KKR Dream11 Team?

For Small League, Head to Head contest: H Pandya, S Narine

For Grand League, Mega Contest: A Russell, S Yadav

What are MI vs KKR Fantasy Tips?

All of Rohit, Kishan and Suryakumar have an excellent head-to-head record against KKR. We suggest you make each C/VC in different GL teams. A POTM is pending For SKY. And most likely it is coming in this match.
A 160-180 scoring match is expected here.
Nehal Wadhera and Nitish Rana are your Out-of-the-box picks.
Skipping Narine as a Captain might give you a healthy advantage over others as Narine’s performance against Mumbai and at Wankhede is the worst of his career. However, he is in great touch and showing consistency.
In most of the matches won by KKR against MI, Russell has been brilliant. If you are making a team favouring KKR, make Russell C/VC.