Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns against Mumbai Indians in the 65th match of the ongoing IPL 2026 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. It will be a must-win game for KKR to keep their playoffs hopes alive, whereas Mumbai Indians were earlier knocked out of the tournament.
KKR registered a comprehensive 29-run win against Gujarat Titans in the last game after they posted an above-par score of 247 runs on the board. Finn Allen and Angkrish Raghuvanshi were the stars of the show and the in-form batting duo will once again hold the key for the three-time champions.
For KKR to qualify for the playoffs, they need to win their two final fixtures and hope PBKS drop their final game to LSG. Varun Chakravarthy bowled while limping against Gujarat Titans, and he hasn’t yet fully recovered from his injury.
On the other hand, Hardik Pandya, who has been dealing with a back injury, practiced with the team and he is likely to get back into the playing XI for Mumbai Indians.
MI haven’t been able to deliver as a unit in the ongoing season but registered a six-wicket win against PBKS in the last game. Tilak Varma played a mature knock in the previous game as he batted at the top of his game.
Head to Head: Matches: 36, Won by KKR: 11, Won by MI: 25.
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Raghu Sharma, Trent Boult, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Suryakumar Yadav, AM Ghazanfar, Hardik Pandya, Keshav Maharaj, Ashwani Kumar, Mayank Markande, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rovman Powell, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Daksh Kamra, Blessing Muzarabani
