Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders: IPL 2022 match preview

The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season

What's the match?

Mumbai Indians take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

When is it taking place?

The game will be played on Monday, May 8. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30pm local time (3pm GMT).

Where is the match being played?

The game will be held at the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Mumbai.

Who's got the form?

Neither side has enjoyed much to write home about in an abject campaign for both franchises. Mumbai Indians have won just twice, albeit picking up their second win of the year in a surprise four-run victory over Gujarat Titans, but they are all but done for.

Kolkata Knight Riders haven't been much better, with their auction recruitment coming under fire. They sit four points ahead of Mumbai but were bowled out for just 101 by Lucknow Super Giants last time out.

Three wins out of three would take them to 14 points, but that is unlikely to be sufficient to keep KKR interested beyond the round-robin phase of this year's tournament.

^{Rohit Sharma has been part of multiple IPL title-winning sides (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)}

What's the key match-up?

It was to the surprise of absolutely no one that Tim David's recall to the Mumbai Indians team coincided with a rare win for the five-time champions. His treatment at a franchise so often in the past an example for others to follow has been bizarre.

He smashed an unbeaten 44 off just 21 balls to propel Mumbai to a match-winning total over Titans, while Kieron Pollard struggled at the other end.

What happens with the now-former West Indies white-ball captain is one for Mahela Jayawardene to consider. Dewald Brevis, so exciting early in his maiden IPL experience, hasn't played since April 24, while Tristan Stubbs - another youngster with significant potential - has replaced Tymal Mills. With their season effectively over, Pollard might well be left out to allow the next generation to come through.

Head-to-head record 

Matches played: 30

Mumbai Indians wins: 22

Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 8

What's the weather forecast?

It should be a warm evening in Mumbai, with highs of 33 degrees Celsius.

What are the squads?

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, N Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Jofra Archer, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Tim David, Riley Meredith, Mohammad Arshad Khan (injured/replaced Kumar Kartikeya Singh), Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Tim Southee, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav

^{Kieron Pollard struggled in Mumbai's win over Gujarat Titans (Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty Images)}

What are the possible starting XIs?

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Kumar Kartikeya, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith

Kolkata Knight Riders: Aaron Finch, Baba Indrajith, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Harshit Rana

What are the odds?

Despite their poor competition, Mumbai Indians start as favourites at 4/5. KKR are available at 11/10.

What's the prediction?

Despite evidence to the contrary, Mumbai still look a fine team on paper. Rohit Sharma's men to prevail. 

Where can I watch the game?

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 of 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.

The IPL can also be streamed on Disney+ and Hotstar in certain areas.