Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians: Things To Watch Out For in IPL 2024
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most important T20 leagues globally, where the best domestic franchise teams compete for bragging rights.
Mumbai Indians have won the most titles since IPL began in 2008, winning five times. Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have won the prestigious trophy four and two times, respectively.
Here are some things to watch out for in the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians game in IPL 2024.
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KKR vs MI head to head Record (till IPL 2023)
Analysing the match results for KKR vs MI, we witnessed that these two teams have locked horns 32 times across the 16 seasons of IPL. Mumbai Indians won 23 of those 32 matches, while Kolkata won only nine.
The Eden Gardens has been a good hunting ground for MI, winning seven out of ten matches there till 2023. On the contrary, KKR has struggled at the Wankhede, winning only two out of their twelve outings against MI.
In the latest KKR vs MI match in 2023, MI beat KKR by five wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. KKR played well, thanks to Venkatesh Iyer, who scored 104 runs in 51 balls.
Retained Players in KKR & MI
The salary cap for each franchise was INR 100 crore for the IPL 2024 season. MI retained 17 players and left with a purse of 1.05 cr whereas KKR retained 13 players and left with 1.35 cr for the IPL 2024. Let's look at the players retained by KKR and MI, respectively.
Let's look at the players retained by KKR and MI, respectively.
Retained Players in KKR & MI
The salary cap for each franchise was INR 100 crore for the IPL 2024 season. MI retained 17 players and left with a purse of 1.05 cr whereas KKR retained 13 players and left with 1.35 cr for the IPL 2024. Let's look at the players retained by KKR and MI, respectively.
Players Retained by KKR
KKR retained several players ahead of IPL 2024.
Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer
Chandrakant Pandit will coach the team in the IPL 2024 and will be led by Shreyas Iyer.
Players Retained by MI
MI retained several players ahead of the IPL 2024, including a trade of Romario Shepherd from LSG.
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, N Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Akash Madhwal, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, Jason Behrendorff, Cameron Green, Romario Shepherd (Trade from LSG).
In a significant move for the IPL 2024 season, the Mumbai Indians have entrusted the leadership reins to the dynamic all-rounder Hardik Pandya as Mumbai Indians' newly appointed captain.
Mumbai Indians released players from their squad ahead of the upcoming IPL 2024.
Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith (replacement for Jhye Richardson), Chris Jordan (replacement for Jofra Archer), Sandeep Warrier (replacement for Jasprit Bumrah)
KKR vs. MI: Top Batting Performance (till IPL 2023)
MI's batters took all three top positions for the most runs scored in the KKR vs. MI fixture.
Among the current team members, Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs (6211), followed by Suryakumar Yadav (3249 ) and Ishan Kishan (2324). Mumbai Indians have retained this trio due to their impressive performances.
Top batsman for Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Mumbai Indians fixture:
- Rohit Sharma (6211 runs)
- Suryakumar Yadav (3249 runs)
- Ishan Kishan (2324 runs)
Talking about top batting performances, one KKR vs MI highlight was Rohit Sharma's match-winning knock of 109* back in 2012 at the Eden Gardens. It's also the only IPL century of the Mumbai Indians captain, Rohit Sharma.
Talking about the highest totals scored by both teams, Mumbai scored 210/6 before bowling KKR out for only 108 runs in their 2018 fixture at the Eden Gardens.
On the other hand, KKR scored a mammoth 232/2 in their 20 overs against MI at the Eden Gardens in 2019. This IPL match highlights include Hardik Pandya's quickfire 91 off 34 balls in a losing cause.
In 2023, MI and KKR played one match against each other, and MI won by 5 wickets.
KKR vs MI: Top Bowling Performance (till IPL 2023)
In the bowling department, Sunil Narine for KKR has been the pick of the bowlers with 163 wickets to his name. The MI spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, is not far behind, with 145 wickets in his IPL career. And at number three, we have the West Indian all-rounder, Andre Russell, who has 96 wickets to his name for KKR.
Top bowlers for Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Mumbai Indians fixture:
- Sunil Narine (163 wickets for KKR)
- Jasprit Bumrah (145 wickets for MI)
- Andre Russell (96 wickets for KKR )
Their retention in their respective teams is a testament to their impressive performances.
The best bowling performance in this fixture goes to Andre Russell for his T20 career-best bowling figure of 5/15 in 2 overs in 2021.
Looking at the lowest totals scored by both teams in the KKR vs. MI fixture, Mumbai managed to score only 108 runs against KKR in their 2012 qualifier match. On the other hand, KKR was bundled out for 67 against MI in their 2008 encounter at Wankhede.
Conclusion
The KKR vs. MI match sounds like one of the best in the IPL, featuring two of the best teams of all time. However, KKR vs MI results have been a fascinating topic among fans because of the one-sided results over the years.
Mumbai has been dominant in this fixture over the past 16 seasons. But the past doesn't count for anything when the IPL 2024 season begins.
A strong showing in IPL 2024 by Kolkata, coupled with excellent retention, offers hope for the future. They'll be looking to balance the KKR vs MI score for head-to-head results in the seasons to come.
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