<p class="MsoNormal">The Kolkata Knight Riders are set to lock horns with Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday as the action continues in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. While KKR are heading into the clash with a win under their belt, MI lost their season opener against Bangalore. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">The Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders matches have been one of the most one-sided clashes in the history of IPL. The Mumbai Indians have won 21 matches against KKR while the latter have managed to won just six. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">However, KKR would look to change the history and give this rivalry a new start under the full-time captaincy of Eoin Morgan. But they will have to take down the most successful captain in IPL history – Rohit Sharma – and the most dominating side in the tournament – Mumbai Indians. <o:p></o:p></p>

<h2 class="MsoNormal">KKR vs MI, IPL 2021 Match Details<o:p></o:p></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal">Date: April 13, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Time: 7:30 PM IST<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai<o:p></o:p></p>

<h2 class="MsoNormal">KKR vs MI:&nbsp;Chennai Weather Forecast<o:p></o:p></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal">There are no chances of rain in Chennai on Tuesday with the temperature expected to hover around 28 degrees Celcius. The dew could come into the play. <o:p></o:p></p>

<h2 class="MsoNormal">KKR vs MI - Chepauk Stadium: Pitch Report<o:p></o:p></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal">The Chennai pitch has historically been on the slower side and is expected to remain the same. While the likes of Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi made batting look easy in KKR’s match against SRH, a score of 170 could turn out to be competitive.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">KKR are expected to field the same playing XI but MI are likely to bring in Quinton de Kock for Chris Lynn in the line-up. Piyush Chawla could also replace Rahul Chahar, who was expensive with the ball in the IPL 2021 opener.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Given the history of MI vs KKR, the Rohit Sharma-led outfit head into the game as hot favourites to win the match.<o:p></o:p></p>


The Kolkata Knight Riders are set to lock horns with Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday as the action continues in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

The Kolkata Knight Riders are set to lock horns with Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday as the action continues in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. While KKR are heading into the clash with a win under their belt, MI lost their season opener against Bangalore. The Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders matches have been one of the most one-sided clashes in the history of IPL. The Mumbai Indians have won 21 matches against KKR while the latter have managed to won just six. However, KKR would look to change the history and give this rivalry a new start under the full-time captaincy of Eoin Morgan. But they will have to take down the most successful captain in IPL history – Rohit Sharma – and the most dominating side in the tournament – Mumbai Indians. KKR vs MI, IPL 2021 Match Details Date: April 13, 2021 Time: 7:30 PM IST Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai KKR vs MI: Chennai Weather Forecast There are no chances of rain in Chennai on Tuesday with the temperature expected to hover around 28 degrees Celcius. The dew could come into the play. KKR vs MI - Chepauk Stadium: Pitch Report The Chennai pitch has historically been on the slower side and is expected to remain the same. While the likes of Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi made batting look easy in KKR’s match against SRH, a score of 170 could turn out to be competitive. KKR are expected to field the same playing XI but MI are likely to bring in Quinton de Kock for Chris Lynn in the line-up. Piyush Chawla could also replace Rahul Chahar, who was expensive with the ball in the IPL 2021 opener. Given the history of MI vs KKR, the Rohit Sharma-led outfit head into the game as hot favourites to win the match.

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<p>Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) open their <a href="https://www.wionews.com/ipl">Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020</a> campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday action cricketing action continues in the T20 tournament.</p>

<p>While Mumbai Indians will be gunning to make a comeback after their season opener defeat against Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders would be hoping to put the ‘Bogey Team’ tag away from Mumbai Indians and start their IPL 2020 journey with a win.&nbsp;</p>

<p>KKR have an exciting side on paper with the addition of Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins and Tom Banton expected to add that extra layer of depth to their squad. Selecting the playing XI will be headache for Brendon McCullum and skipper Dinesh Karthik with plenty of top quality options available at their helm. Andre Russell is expected to do the heavy-lifting for the Kolkata outfit.</p>

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<p><strong>TRENDING:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/watch-33-sixes-smashed-in-rr-vs-csk-match-with-major-record-equalised-329622" hreflang="en">Watch: 33 sixes smashed in RR vs CSK match with major record equalised</a></strong></p>

<p>Whereas MI will be looking to stick with the same XI and get it going in the UAE. They might look to bring in Nathan Coulter-Nile, depending on his fitness, in place of James Pattinson. MI have a world-class squad with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Pandya brothers, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult among others.</p>

<p>However, they would be wary of the threat possessed by the likes of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Morgan and others. KKR have an interesting bowling unit as well with plenty of domestic pacers but all eyes will be on their ace spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who had a torrid outing last time in IPL 2019.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Talking about head-to-head encounters, it has been a one-way traffic with Mumbai Indians winning 19 of their matches whereas KKR have won just 6.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/watch-ms-dhoni-smashes-three-sixes-in-final-over-as-ball-lands-outside-the-stadium-329610" hreflang="en">Watch: MS Dhoni smashes three sixes in final over as ball lands outside the stadium</a></strong></p>

<p>A score of around 160 is expected in Abu Dhabi with the dew factor coming into the play in second innings.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Squads:</strong></h2>

<p><strong>Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: </strong>Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, Siddhesh Lad, Sandeep Warrier, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy, Manimaran Siddharth</p>

<p><strong>Mumbai Indians Squad: </strong>Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Lynn, Aditya Tare, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai<br />
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) open their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday action cricketing action continues in the T20 tournament.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) open their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday action cricketing action continues in the T20 tournament. While Mumbai Indians will be gunning to make a comeback after their season opener defeat against Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders would be hoping to put the ‘Bogey Team’ tag away from Mumbai Indians and start their IPL 2020 journey with a win. KKR have an exciting side on paper with the addition of Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins and Tom Banton expected to add that extra layer of depth to their squad. Selecting the playing XI will be headache for Brendon McCullum and skipper Dinesh Karthik with plenty of top quality options available at their helm. Andre Russell is expected to do the heavy-lifting for the Kolkata outfit. How many of you remember this Russell Mania at Eden Gardens - 80*(40) against #MumbaiIndians ? What does Dre Russ have in store for #KKR today? 📽️📽️https://t.co/Xbl8WHGVHM #Dream11IPL #KKRvMI pic.twitter.com/0C4EHFOvB4 — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 23, 2020 × TRENDING: Watch: 33 sixes smashed in RR vs CSK match with major record equalised Whereas MI will be looking to stick with the same XI and get it going in the UAE. They might look to bring in Nathan Coulter-Nile, depending on his fitness, in place of James Pattinson. MI have a world-class squad with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Pandya brothers, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult among others. However, they would be wary of the threat possessed by the likes of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Morgan and others. KKR have an interesting bowling unit as well with plenty of domestic pacers but all eyes will be on their ace spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who had a torrid outing last time in IPL 2019. Talking about head-to-head encounters, it has been a one-way traffic with Mumbai Indians winning 19 of their matches whereas KKR have won just 6. ALSO: Watch: MS Dhoni smashes three sixes in final over as ball lands outside the stadium A score of around 160 is expected in Abu Dhabi with the dew factor coming into the play in second innings. Squads: Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, Siddhesh Lad, Sandeep Warrier, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy, Manimaran Siddharth Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Lynn, Aditya Tare, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai

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