Today, on 16th April, the 22nd match of TATA IPL 2023 will take place. “MI vs KKR” is scheduled for today. Firstly, Rohit Sharma will lead the men in blue, while Nitish Rana will lead Kolkata Knight Riders. Secondly, the Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title 5 times, while Kolkata Knight Riders have won the title for 2 times. Keep on reading to know about “Today’s Match Prediction” and “Who will win today’s match, MI vs KKR?”
IPL 2023 Match Prediction: MI vs KKR
Who will win today’s IPL Match?
Today’s IPL match is scheduled “MI vs KKR”. It will be held at Wankhede Stadium. There are two significant facts about the stadium. Firstly, team India won the 2011 World Cup here. Secondly, it is the home ground for Mumbai Indians. The answer to question “Who will win today’s IPL Match of MI vs KKR?” by looking at the team’s current performance in the Points Table.
The Mumbai Indians had a disappointing start in this IPL as they failed to win the first 2 matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. They registered their win in the third match against Delhi Capitals, and secure the 9th position in Points Table.
The Kolkata Knight Riders secure the 4th position after they won 2 matches against 4. KKR has won matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, but lost to PBKS and SRH.
“Today’s match prediction” can be done easily by looking at the pitch report. The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium is a wonderful track to bat on where batters can hit through the line right from the start of their innings. However, it gets tough for the bowlers to stop the batting team from getting runs because any one mistake can lead them to failure.
MI vs KKR Probable Best Performers
We can get a hint about “Today’s match prediction of MI vs KKR?” by looking at the probable best performers of both teams
PROBABLE BEST BATTER?
- Tilak Varma: This 21 year old youngster from Mumbai Indians had impressed the crowd with his impeccable batting skills. Firstly, he scored 84 runs in 46 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Secondly, he got into a brilliant partnership with Rohit Sharma, against Delhi Capitals, where he scored 41 runs in 29 balls.
- Rinku Singh: This batter had created a record in the history of IPL, as he had slammed 5 consecutive sixes in the last over of IPL 2023. This batter had scored 48 runs in just 21 balls, batting with a strike rate of 228.57. In the match against SRH, he scored 58 runs in just 31 balls.
PROBABLE BEST BOWLER?
- Jason Behrendorff: This bowler from MI has amazing bowling skills. In the recent match against Delhi Capitals, he took 3 wickets, giving away only 23 runs in 3 overs. Subsequently, he had an economy of 7.67.
- Sunil Narine: Firstly, he was brilliant in KKR’s win against the Royal Challengers, picking up two wickets. Narine has three wickets in two matches at an average of 18.67. Firstly, in the recent match against Gujarat Titans, he took 3 wickets giving away 33 runs with an economy of 8.25. However, in the recent match with SRH, he was unable to pick any wickets.
MI vs KKR Probable Playing XI
Today’s match prediction
MUMBAI INDIANS:
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Anukul Roy, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
MI vs KKR Head-to-Head Records
| MUMBAI INDIANS | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | |
| WINS | 22 | 9 |
| LOST | 9 | 22 |
| NO RESULT | 0 | 0 |
| MAXIMUM RUNS | 232 | 210 |
| MINIMUM RUNS | 108 | 67 |
The Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns for 31 times. The startling fact is that Mumbai had dominate the records as they have registered win 22 times, while Kolkata Knight Riders have won only for 9 times. Subsequently, The maximum scores put forward by MI and KKR are 232 and 210, while the minimum scores are 108 and 67.
