Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, in the 34th Match of Indian Premier League 2021 on Thursday 23rd September 2021. Keep reading to find out MI vs KKR Match Prediction Who Will Win Today IPL 2021 Match 34.
The two franchises had contrasting starts to the second leg of the IPL. Mumbai Indians went down against Chennai Super Kings in a game they should have won. Kolkata Knight Riders absolutely thumped Royal Challengers Bangalore and kept their qualification hopes alive.
Only a couple of points are separating these two teams on the points table. Mumbai Indians are on the fourth spot with four victories. Kolkata Knight Riders are sixth on the table with three wins. From here on, the fight for the playoffs is going to get tougher and both these sides have the potential to go the distance. From that perspective, this clash is extremely crucial for either team.
Team News
Mumbai Indians News
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya didn’t feature in the last game against Chennai Super Kings. Both are likely to be back for this encounter.
Kolkata Knight Riders News
On the back of a dominant victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, expect no changes to the line-up unless there is a niggle to anyone.
MI vs KKR Head to Head Records
Let’s have a look at the head-to-head record for MI vs KKR today match prediction. Which will help us to understand who will win today’s IPL match prediction. Know who has higher chances of winning between Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders?
Total Matches Played 28
Mumbai Indians Won 22
Kolkata Knight Riders Won 6
Tie 0
No Result 0
Pitch Report
Even though RCB bundled out for just 92 in the previous game in Abu Dhabi, the pitch was pretty decent to bat on. The KKR batsmen proved that during their chase. Expect lots of runs from the surface for this game.
Weather Forecast
Once again, it’s going to be hot and humid in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The maximum temperature would be 36°C while the humidity would be around 47%.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XIs:
Here are the predicted playing XI’s of Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2021 match 34
Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Adam Milne
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Toss Prediction
The pitches are going to get better for the next few matches. So, chasing could start to become a popular choice. Win the toss and bowl first could be the choice of the captains for this encounter.
Here is Our IPL 2021 MI vs KKR Match Prediction
Here are the cases for who will win today’s IPL Match 34, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Today Match Prediction.
Case1: If Mumbai Indians bat first
First Innings score prediction: Mumbai Indians will score 180-190
Result prediction: Mumbai Indians will win the match by 10-20 runs
Case2: If Kolkata Knight Riders bat first
First Innings score prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders will score 160-170
Result prediction: Mumbai Indians will win the match by 5 wickets
MI vs KKR Today Match Prediction
MI vs KKR match Prediction: The defending champions had a stellar run in Abu Dhabi last season. They should feel at home at this venue which turns the odds in their favour.
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