Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 56th match of IPL 2019 on May 5. Keep reading to find out the IPL 2019 Match 56 MI vs KKR Match Prediction.
Mumbai has already qualified for the playoffs. But by no means, the hosts would relax in this game. A place in the top 2 is up for grabs. They have a pretty good net run-rate and a victory would ensure they’ll get 2 shots to get into the final.
After defeating Kings XI Punjab in Mohali, KKR has stayed alive in the league. They have to win this game by a big margin to get to 14 points and boost their net run-rate. The good thing for them is that this will be the last game of the league stage and the equation would be clear for them to qualify. Let’s find out who will win between Mumbai and Kolkata in IPL 2019 match 56.
Here is our IPL 2019 MI vs KKR Match 56 Prediction
Case1: If Mumbai Indians bat first
First Innings score prediction:Â 185-195
 Result prediction: Mumbai Indians will win the match by less than 10 runs
Case2: If Kolkata Knight Riders bat first
First Innings score prediction:Â 180-190
 Result prediction: Mumbai Indians will win the match by 4 wickets
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Head to Head record
Total Matches: 24, MI won: 18, KKR won: 6
Venue Stats (IPL)
| Wankhede Stadium | |
| Venue Stats – IPL | |
| Total Matches | 72 |
| Matches won batting first | 36 |
| Matches won bowling first | 36 |
| Highest total recorded | 235/1 (20 Ov) by RCB vs MI |
| Lowest total recorded | 67/10 (15.2 Ov) by KKR vs MI |
| Highest score chased | 198/7 (20 Ov) by MI vs KXIP |
| Lowest score defended | 135/6 (20 Ov) by DCG vs MI |
Predicted XIs
Mumbai Indians Predicted XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Barinder Sran
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI:
Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney
IPL 2019 MI vs KKR Match Prediction:Â Mumbai has had Kolkata’s number historically. They would want to avenge the defeat they received at the Eden earlier this season. Also, the added benefit of finishing in the top 2 would keep them charged up.
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