In match number 65, in-form Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face bottom-placed Mumbai Indians (MI). Although both the teams are at 8th and 9th position in the league table. But the scenario for the teams is quite the opposite. This is the reverse match of KKR vs MI, which was their opening game at the Wankhede Stadium.
Thanks to the brilliant performance of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai won the match by 6 wickets while chasing the huge score of 221 runs. However, since then, many things have changed. Eden Gardens is always well attended and fans are expected to turn out in large numbers to support the Purple and Gold.
IPL 2026: KKR vs MI Preview:
Kolkata Knight Riders have lost just one in their last 5 matches and won four games. Ajinkya Rahane and his boys have been performing exceptionally well in the latter stages of the league. They are on the verge of qualification and have two must-win matches in hand, both of which are on their home ground. They will want to win and believe that other results will go in their favor.
Mumbai Indians are already out of the league and are spoiling the parties of other teams too. The five-time winners will be looking for a similar thing tonight and leave KKR’s playoff qualification prospects in tatters. Hardik Pandya may make a comeback in the team after failing in the last three matches, which could be a boost for the franchise.
KKR vs MI contest is always exciting; Both sides have some amazing batting strengths, this will be a high scoring match. These two sides have met 36 times, with MI having the advantage, winning 25 games and KKR winning 11 matches. However, after 2023 it is a completely different scenario, it is tied at 2-2.
The pitch for KKR vs MI is expected to be a balanced wicket with turn and assistance for the spinners; Batting will not be easy. Teams generally prefer to bowl first; However, since there has been some rain before the game, considering the rain, the pitch will be covered and dew may not be a factor.
KKR vs MI Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 65
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ajinkya Rahane said, “We are looking to bowl first. It is that simple. We want to focus on that, we have to win two out of two and we want to live in the moment. There were moments in the first half of the tournament if we had capitalized and things would have been different.”
KKR Playing XI vs MI Today IPL 2026 Match 65
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakraborty.
MI Playing XI vs KKR Today IPL 2026 Match 65
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jack, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma.
KKR vs MI Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 65
Influential players of Kolkata Knight Riders: Vaibhav AroraRahul Tripathi, Tejashwi Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Finn Allen
Influential players of Mumbai Indians: Shardul Thakur, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Allah Ghazanfar
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