KKR vs MI, IPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) face Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 60 of IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, May 11. A win will confirm KKR's berth in the playoffs, and they could also push for a top-two finish. MI have been knocked out of the playoffs race but will be keen to sign off on a high.
Kolkata hammered Lucknow Super Giants by 98 runs in their previous IPL 2024 clash at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Batting first, KKR posted 235-6 as Sunil Narine smashed 81 off 39, hitting six fours and seven sixes.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians got the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets at the Wankhede. Batting first, Hyderabad posted 173-8. In their chase, Mumbai were 3-31, but Suryakumar Yadav slammed 102* off 51 balls to lift them to victory.
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Today's KKR vs MI toss result
MI have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Captain Hardik Pandya said:
"We are going to bowl first. The wicket has been under covers for a while. Just want to see how the pitch behaves."
Mumbai Indians are going in with the same team, while for Kolkata, Nitish Rana comes in for Angkrish Raghuvanshi
KKR vs MI - Today's match playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
Kolkata subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Mumbai Indians: Naman Dhir, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara
Mumbai subs: Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Kartikeya Singh
Today's KKR vs MI pitch report
Pitch number five is being used for the match. The last game played on it was on March 23.
According to Danny Morrison, as the pitch has been under covers for long due to rain, spinners might get some purchase. Moreover, as it’s cool in Kolkata, there might be some swing, Morrison added.
Today's KKR vs MI match players list
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Suyash Sharma, Srikar Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford, Dushmantha Chameera, Allah Ghazanfar
Mumbai Indians squad: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara, Nehal Wadhera, Anshul Kamboj, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Luke Wood, Harvik Desai, Kwena Maphaka, Akash Madhwal
KKR vs MI - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Michael Gough, Vinod Seshan
TV umpire: Ulhas Gandhe
Match Referee: Daniel Manohar