In this article we are going to talk about Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians Stats to get know more about these two IPL giants teams
Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders have met 31 times throughout history, with Mumbai Indians winning 23 out of those battles while only managing nine victories against their five-time champion foe.
KKR are one point ahead of MI in the table and will look to take revenge following their 24-run defeat at Wankhede. Their chances have been given an extra boost thanks to Phil Salt and Sunil Narine’s impressive opening performances.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Mumbai Indians (MI) have enjoyed an exceptional record against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), boasting a winning percentage of 71.88% in their favour since 1996. MI have won 23 out of 32 meetings between these sides with only 9 victories from KKR; additionally they’ve seen success at Wankhede Stadium where they’ve taken seven victories against them out of ten encounters against KKR there.
MI were runners-up in 2024 despite starting slowly but quickly recovering to secure 10 wins out of 14 matches – led by Kieron Pollard, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu’s outstanding batting performances as well as spinner Ishan Kishan and Piyush Chawla as spinners as well as pace bowlers Lasith Malinga and Mitchell McClenaghan’s contributions as pace bowlers.
However, their inconsistent playoffs performance was a serious blow; they lost to Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in their final league game and missed out on top-four status by one match. England speedster Jofra Archer was sidelined for most of the season due to injury while Jasprit Bumrah struggled with his form while legspinner Piyush Chawla wasn’t used effectively enough.
Mumbai Indians enjoyed an outstanding 2019 IPL campaign. Reaching the final by defeating Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1, and going on to beat them again in the final match to claim their fourth title – Quinton de Kock was their leading run-scorer while Jasprit Bumrah led with wicket-taking stats.
Mumbai Indians boast an experienced squad for the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), including captain Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Piyush Chawla and Piyush Chawla. In addition, talented youngsters like Prithvi Shaw, Jason Behrendorff and Neesham Shah have also joined their ranks, along with South African fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile who they recruited as fast bowling specialist – something which will no doubt aiding them as title holders this time round!
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is one of the most iconic IPL teams worldwide, having won two championship titles since 2008. Owned and managed by Red Chillies Entertainment out of Kolkata India since its introduction into the Indian Premier League back in 2008, KKR stands as third most valuable IPL franchise with an estimated value of $1.1 billion and boasts Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla managing it from within Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata as its home ground.
KKR have won two IPL tournaments – 2012 and 2014. Shreyas Iyer leads KKR as captain, while its coaching staff includes Gautam Gambhir. In 2024 season KKR finished top of league table and made final four times over their history; qualifying from Qualifier 1 matches they beat SRH before facing Mumbai Indians for final on May 26.
This season, the Knight Riders hope to capture their third title in 17 seasons with an array of talent like West Indian spinner Sunil Narine and New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southey and Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav leading their pace attack.
However, Kolkata-based franchise KKR will miss out on Australian captain Pat Cummins this season due to his commitments with England in preparation for Ashes and World Cup matches. Regardless of this setback, KKR are expected to remain a formidable opponent once more in 2024 IPL tournament.
The Knight Riders boast an impressive batting lineup, boasting veteran campaigners like Nitish Rana and Siddarth Tripathi as seasoned campaigners, alongside young talent like Sherfane Rutherford, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Phil Salt, and KS Bharat as seasoned campaigners. On the bowling front they boast experienced pros like Pradeep Sangwan Varun Chakaravarthy Manish Pandey as experienced bowlers; Captained by Shreyas Iyer who previously represented both Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians before.
Head-to-Head Record
KKR and MI have met 34 times in IPL history, with Mumbai emerging victorious 23 times against Kolkata. Both teams relish competing against each other when meeting on the pitch; their recent encounter saw KKR edge out MI by 24 runs at Wankhede Stadium.
This victory secures KKR a play-off spot and leaves them needing only to win one more game before sealing their place at the top of the table. Meanwhile, MI are in dire straits and must win out all their remaining matches to remain eligible for playoff contention.
This match marks a critical one in terms of both teams. While KKR will aim to maintain their unbeaten streak and secure a top two finish, MI will seek to overcome their loss streak and break into the top two finisher list.
As both teams boast formidable batting units, expect an entertaining contest to unfold on Sunday afternoon. Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, and Rinku Singh of KKR possessing powerful batsmen are capable of breaking open this match while Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan of MI have also been impressive this season.
MI has an outstanding bowling squad. Their fast bowlers and spinners combine well to present opposition batters with difficult situations on the pitch.
KKR have struggled at Eden Gardens of late and must improve their record against MI at that venue – they have won only three out of ten meetings there to date; but have shown great promise when traveling away from Eden, having won five out of seven matches so far.
Weather in Mumbai isn’t looking great and Eden Gardens could even be under a blanket by the time of tossing of the coin. Pitch conditions should be slower than usual but chasing should still be preferred in these circumstances; MI has struggled batting second this season.
Last meeting
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens, winning by five wickets during a rain-truncated match to seal their playoff berth and score their ninth win overall for this season – marking their inaugural win over MI this campaign.
After winning the toss and opting for 16 overs per side, KKR managed to score 157 for seven after winning it after Andre Russell, Nitish Rana and Ramandeep Singh all contributed towards that total. Meanwhile, MI’s batsmen struggled to maintain momentum throughout and ended up with an underwhelming total.
Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma got Mumbai off to an incredible start, adding 59 in the powerplay before their partnership was broken by Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy’s spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy – effectively derailing Mumbai’s chase of victory.
Kishan was caught behind off a full toss from Russell in the 19th over, while Rohit succumbed to another full toss from Russell’s leg spinner in that same over. Thereafter, MI’s batting collapsed without much resistance as they eventually lost by 24 runs.
Varun Chakaravarthy earned four-over figures of 2/22 to lead Kolkata Knight Riders back into contention following a slow start, and was undoubtedly their star performer. His bowling proved crucial in getting back into contention.
Shreyas Iyer expressed that his team were extremely nervous after losing the toss, yet were determined to come out fighting. He credited Manish Pandey’s impressive performance as being key in their team winning. Varun Chakaravarthy and Harshit Rana both played exceptionally in holding their nerve in the final over.
Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians acknowledged it had been a difficult defeat and noted their inability to capitalize on early momentum cost them the game. Pandya stated they need to play consistently to win matches and needed patience when dealing with such circumstances.
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