KKRvsMI: Which of the two teams will win, will MI give rest to Bumrah

Kolkata Knight Riders will face Mumbai Indians on Saturday in the 60th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024). This match will be played at Eden Garden ground, the home ground of Kolkata. KKR's performance in IPL 2024 has been excellent. The team captained by Shreyas Iyer has played 11 matches and won 8. The team is on top of the points table with 16 points. Another win can ensure KKR's place in the playoffs. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have won only 4 out of 12 matches and the team is out of the race for the playoffs.

Bumrah can rest

Kolkata has won its last 3 matches. In the last match, KKR defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 98 runs. In such a situation, the team does not want to tamper with the winning combination. There is good balance in the team and the players are also in form. This will also be Kolkata's last home match of this season. Mumbai Indians, who have been out of IPL 2024, can give rest to some players selected in the Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024 in this match. Consistent fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah may be dropped from the team. Kumar Karthikeya can be a part of the playing eleven in place of Piyush Chawla.

head to head statistics

Talking about the points table of Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, MI seems to have the upper hand. Both the teams have faced each other 33 times in IPL so far. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have won 23 matches. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders have won 10 matches.

pitch report

In IPL, the pitch of Eden Gardens of Kolkata is considered excellent for batting. It is a flat track with consistent bounce, which helps batsmen play their shots more easily. Also the range is also small.

What is the probability of rain?

Chance of rain in Kolkata on 11 May 2024. This means it may rain occasionally. Humidity will also be very high. It can be up to 83 percent, the temperature in Kolkata will be around 27 degrees Celsius on May 11.

Probable playing-11 of both the teams

Kolkata Knight Riders

Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.

Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora

Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Kumar Karthikeya, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara.

Impact Player: Dewald Brevis