Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, in the 5th match of Indian Premier League 2020 on Wednesday, 23 September 2020. Keep reading to find out the IPL 2020 Match 5 KKR vs MI Match Prediction today.
All the teams have played their first games this season already. Kolkata Knight Riders are the only ones who are yet to begin their campaign. The 5th match of the league will mark their beginning of the tournament against the defending champions Mumbai Indians. The Dinesh Karthik-led side looks to be well balanced as always. They have a good mix of Indian youngsters as well as experienced overseas internationals.
Mumbai lost the first game against Chennai Super Kings. Losing the first game is something not unusual for them. The 4-time champions are known to be slow starters. They tend to pick up the momentum after the first few games. Against CSK, they were well on their way to get a big score. But the innings got derailed and the score was halted to 162/9. CSK, despite a few hiccups, managed to chase down the total with 4 balls to spare.
The rivalry between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians has also been one of most one-sided ones. It’s been Mumbai that has totally dominated the opposition. In 25 games, MI has won 19 games while KKR could win just 6. So, the past record does play on the mind. Let’s find out who will win between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians today match prediction.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Today Match Prediction
Let’s have a look at who will win today match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians in the 5th match of the 13th season of the Indian premier league. Here is our IPL 2020 Match 5 KKR vs MI Match Prediction.
Case1: If Kolkata Knight Riders bat first
First Innings score prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders will score 155-165
Result prediction: Mumbai Indians will win the match by 5 wickets
Case2: If Mumbai Indians bat first
First Innings score prediction: Mumbai Indians will score 160-170
Result prediction: Mumbai Indians will win the match by 5-15 runs
KKR vs MI Head to Head record
Total Matches Played between KKR vs MI: 25
Kolkata Knight Riders Won: 06
Mumbai Indians Won: 19
Abandoned: 00
IPL 2020 Match 5 KKR vs MI Predicted XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI:
Sunil Narine, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (C), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
Mumbai Indians Predicted XI:
Rohit Sharma(C), Quinton de Kock(WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
IPL 2020 KKR vs MI Match Prediction : Mumbai Indians are expected to pick up the pace from this game. Also, their dominant record against Kolkata suggests that they could have an edge over the opposition.
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