Kolkata Knight Riders have lost 21 out of 27 encounters against Mumbai Indians, making it the worst head-to-head record for any team in the history of the IPL.
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When teams begin a tournament, they begin from zero. In the case of Kolkata Knight Riders, they begin with minus two. Why? It is already written that they will lose both their games against Mumbai Indians. Fans of Kolkata Knight Riders will do better to look away at the statistic. Out of 27 games, Kolkata Knight Riders have lost 21 games against Mumbai Indians. This is the worst head-to-head record for any team in the history of the IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders have won twice against the Mumbai Indians only once, and that was seven years ago. That was the last time Kolkata Knight Riders won the title.
With so much historical baggage, Kolkata Knight Riders head into the match as massive underdogs. The joy of becoming the third team to win 100 matches in the IPL might soon be dented with the prospect of Kolkata Knight Riders facing Mumbai Indians. Heading into the match, both teams are at the opposite ends of the spectrum. Kolkata Knight Riders won a high-scoring game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mumbai Indians lost a tense match versus Royal Challengers Bangalore.
With Quinton de Kock not expected for this game, Mumbai Indians will persist with Chris Lynn who impressed in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have few issues and their team looked in good shape in their opening game.
With Quinton de Kock not expected for this game, Mumbai Indians will persist with Chris Lynn who impressed in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have few issues and their team looked in good shape in their opening game. Both teams might not make many changes in the line-up heading into the match.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Match No.5: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai
Time: 7:30 PM IST
The weather in Chennai will be hot and humid. The pitch at Chepauk will be slow and will assist the spinners as the game progresses.
Out of 27 matches, Mumbai Indians have won 21 encounters against Kolkata Knight Riders. On the other hand, KKR have won twice in only one edition and that was in 2014.
