Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians 5th Match IPL 2020
The 5th match of the Indian Premier League will be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi and the match will get underway at 6:00 PM local time on September 23. Both teams are laced with some outstanding players in their squads and it would be foolish to pick a clear winner between the two. However, Mumbai, having already played a game on the ground have a definite advantage.
Moreover, apart from Eoin Morgan, who led England against Australia in the recently concluded ODI series, not many KKR players have played cricket of late. It won’t be easy for them to immediately get into their grooves. Just like Mumbai in their first game, they too will find it difficult to get used to the conditions.
Mumbai have a 19 – 6 win record against Kolkata in the 25 games they’ve played against each other. This gives a psychological advantage to the Mumbai Indians.
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Toss Prediction
Toss could go either way but the team winning the toss should bowl first to get the best bowling conditions..
Weather Report
The weather at Abu Dhabi is expected to make the players sweat with temperatures touching 40 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Condition
The match will be played on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Not a lot of cricket has been played on this ground of late but the 1st game of the Indian Premier League has showed that the pitches here will be good cricketing wickets with something in it for the batsmen and bowlers. The team winning the toss should opt to bowl first to extract the freshness of the wicket. Also, with around, the batting second will be much easier. The team batting first must eye a target of 180+ to get their opposition under pressure.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for KKR vs MI IPL 2020
KKR Team News & Playing 11
Kolkata Knight Riders Team News
KKR Team hasn’t played a game in the tournament as of yet and will be eager to get on to the park. However, it being their first game, they can afford to try out different combinations.
KKR’s strength has always been their batting. Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell form a formidable middle order. Shubhman Gill at the top has been impressive for the Knight Riders while the make shift opener, Sunil Narine have given them brisk starts on many occasions. The batting is expected to remain that way. Their bowling, however, looks a bit sluggish. Pat Cummins hasn’t had the best series against England; Kuldeep Yadav was terrible in 2019 while the Indian pace contingent is not that experienced.
It will be interesting to see with what playing XI Knight Riders go in. With the little bit of grass cover on the pitch, they’ll be tempted to go in with three seamers with Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna being the chosen one. Andre Russell could also prove to be handy with the ball.
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Key Players
- Eoin Morgan – Eoin Morgan wasn’t at his best in the ODI series against Australia but he’s one player that you can never count out, especially in the shorter formats. He will have a huge role to play if KKR has to go the distance.
- Dinesh Karthik: Dinesh Karthik has been outstanding for KKR over the years. With stroke makers all around, Karthik is the one that provides stability to the batting order. He can play sheet anchor roles, giving players like Morgan and Andre Russell to play their natural game.
- Andre Russell – De Russ, the X-factor in the Knight Riders camp. Destructive with the bat, handy with the ball, he, on his day can decimate the opposition. He will hold the key for KKR in the final overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Form
The match will be the first game for most players after a long time. KKR would want to start their campaign with a victory.
KKR Predicted Playing 11
Shubhman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (C/wk), Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Patt Cummins/ Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav
MI Team News & Playing 11
Mumbai Indians Team News
Mumbai Indian continued their tradition of losing the first game of the tournament also in IPL 2020. They were rusty and looked like a team who hasn’t played a match for a long time. All of their players including Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya, Surya Kumar Yadav looked good before throwing their good wicket away. SaurabhTiwari was the pick of the batsmen but his consistency has always been under the scanner.
The biggest worry for Mumbai, however, will be the form of JaspritBumrah who completely looked out of touch. With a match under their belt, they are expected to perform much better in the upcoming games. James Pattinson looked way below par and is expected to be replaced by Mitchell McClenaghan or Nathan Coulter-Nile
Mumbai Indians Team Key Players
- Rohit Sharma: Rohit Sharma didn’t had the best outing against Chennai but a great player like Rohit knows how to bounce back in style. He is expected to be back among the runs.
- Surya Kumar Yadav: Surya Kumar Yadav is a star player in the Indian Premier League. Good against pacers, good against spinners, Yadav will hold the key for Mumbai in the middle overs.
- Hardik Pandya:.Being an all-rounder, he’s always a valuable player. Pandya was in terrific touch before the Pandemic and he, along with Kieron Pollard can be devastating in the final overs.
Mumbai Indians Team Form
Mumbai hasn’t won the first game of the IPL since 2013 and continued their tradition with a 5 wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings. However, they’re a class team and knows how to bounce back.
MI Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Surya Kumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwari, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan/Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
KKR vs MI Head to Head
Mumbai Indians have had a better of Kolkata Knight Riders with 19 wins in 25 games
KKR vs MI Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
KKR Won |
MI Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 25 |
6 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
KKR vs MI Betting Odds
Both teams are the top contenders to win the tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders Bet365 Odds
- KKR to win: Kolkata Knight Riders are 2.00 to beat Mumbai Indians with Bet365.
- Kolkata top team batsman: At 4.33 Shubhman Gill is the top batsman for Kolkata to be followed by Tom Banton, Andre Russell, RahulTripathi at 4.50 each.Eoin Morgan and Sunil Narine can be back at 5.0 and 5.50 respectively at Bet365
- Kolkata top team bowler: Pat Cummins at 3.5 is the top bowler for Kolkata at 3.5. Sunil Narine, KuldeepYadav at 4.0 are their second best performers on Bet365
Mumbai Indians Bet365 Odds
- Mumbai to win: Mumbai are 1.80 to win with Bet365.
- Mumbai top team batsman: Both, Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock can be backed as the top batsmen for Mumbai with 3.75 credits on Bet 365. They’re followed by Chris Lynn at 5.0, SuryakumarYadav at 5.0 and IshanKishan at 6.0
- Mumbai top team bowler: Jasprit Bumrah is the best Mumbai Bowler at 3.0 to be followed by Trent Boult at 4.0, Mitchell McClenaghan at 4.5 and Nathan Coulter – Nile at 5.0 on Bet365
Kolkata Knight Riders Betway Odds
- Kolkata to win: Kolkata Knight Riders are 2.00 to beat Mumbai Indians with Betway.
- Kolkata top team batsman: Tom Banton at 4.5 is the top KKR batsman with 4.50 credits to be followed by Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan and NitishRana at 4.75 each
- Kolkata top team bowler: Lockie Ferguson along with Pat Cummins can be backed as the best KKR bowler with 3.75 credits each. Ali Khan, KuldeepYadav and Sunil Narine can be backed at 4.0
Mumbai Indians Betway Odds
- Mumbai to win: Mumbai are1.80 to win with Betway.
- Mumbai top team batsman: At 3.2, Rohit Sharma is the best Mumbai batsman to be followed by Quinton de Kock at 3.5, Chris Lynn at, 3.6 and SuryakumarYadav at 5.0.
- Mumbai top team bowler: Jasprit Bumrah at 3.6 can be backed as the top Mumbai bowler to be followed by Nathan Coulter Nile at 3.75, Trent Boult at 3.75 and Mitchell McClenaghan at 4.00.
🏆 KKR vs MI Prediction
Both teams are evenly matches on paper but Mumbai, having already played a match in the tournament have an edge over Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sep 23, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MI has some of the best players and with a better record, it definitely has better chances of winning.
kkr is the best
Kkk 80%
Yes kkr will win.100% sure.....
MI to win. Hardik, Pollard biggest six hitting boundary
Win the MI
I hope KKR won the today match
Yes Today win kkr
yes today win kkr
with Rohit Sharma in the team I think it would not be fair to doubt the chances of MI to win. I believe the team will be ready to bounce back after a rough start. A MI Supporter for life :)
I fully support Mumbai Indians. Since the beginning of this tournament has been hard for them, when they lost their opening match to CSK. the match will be a tough one though. KKR seems to be in great form, so lets hope for the best. All te best teams!!
Sunil Narine was in good form in CPL and should in Dream11 team
Mumbai Indians will get back to winning ways by beating KKR in this match
Im damn sure KKR will win this. MI is fav im sure but my money is on KKR. GO KKR
KKR are looking better to win this match with arrival of Pat Cummins and Eoin Morgan.
Sunil Narine was in good form in CPL and should in Dream11 team
Kkr win 10000%
MI win 100%
KKR win 100%