Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Mumbai Indians take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
The match is scheduled to start at 3.30pm local time (11am GMT) on Sunday, April 16.
The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians enter this match second from bottom in the table, struggling for consistency after registering two wins in as many losses in their last four matches.
Tilak Varma continues to impress, averaging 73.5 across the competition so far, boosted by his early season 84 not out against RCB, while captain Rohit Sharma appears to have shaken off his slow start to the competition with an assured 65 from 45 last time out against Delhi Capitals.
KKR, meanwhile, sit fourth after being beaten by a Harry Brook-inspired Hyderabad on Friday (April 14), and they can also take heart from the likes of Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh.
Rohit Sharma (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Fans are eagerly awaiting news on Jofra Archer's fitness after he missed MI's victory over Capitals due to the little niggle that has kept him sidelined so far in this year's competition. Riley Meredith may return to feature as an impact substitute.
KKR are still enjoying the luxury of having no new injury concerns. Expect Venkatesh Iyer to be deployed once more as an impact substitute, as he looks to find the consistency he's been lacking in the competition so far.
All eyes are on Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma. After scoring his first 50 since 2021 last time out, Mumbai's chances may well depend on Sharma being back at his languidly destructive best. Piyush Chawla commented that Suryakumar Yadav's lack of form is "not concerning at all", so expect him to play. Tilak Varma will be a prized wicket for the opposition, with a productive performance likely to leave him in a place to challenge Shikhar Dhawan's claim to the orange cap.
Kolkata, meanwhile, are well placed for victory despite their loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Eyes will be on Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer to come good at the top of the innings, while much rests on the shoulders of Shardul Thakur and Lockie Ferguson to find their feet in this year's competition, sharing just one wicket between them in the competition so far.
Matches played: 31
Mumbai Indians wins: 22
Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 9
Hot and humid conditions are expected in Mumbai, with temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius.
Venkatesh Iyer (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Jhye Richardson (injured, replaced by Riley Meredith), Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal, Mohit Rathee
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (injured), Nitish Rana (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N Jadadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Shakib Al Hasan (unavailable), Jason Roy (replacement signing)
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Arshad Khan, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Narayan Jadadeesan, Ventakesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy
MI are favourites with the bookmakers, who are offering odds of 8/11, whereas KKR are evens.
With Rohit Sharma finally finding form, MI are well placed to take the challenge to KKR. It will be close, but the five-time winners will come out on top.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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