On May 3, at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians squared off in Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) Match 51. Pitch reports described the pitch as two-paced, but MI won the toss and chose to bowl first. A single alteration was made to the MI team when Hardik Pandya declared that Naman Dhir would take Mohammad Nabi’s place. In an effort to provide the MI with more batting depth, the move was made.
However, the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, Shreyas Iyer, indicated that there might be a dew impact in the match. Still, he was satisfied enough with the goal he had set. Nevertheless, KKR didn’t change for the MI match. Michigan is clinging to ninth place in the standings, so they really need to win. Conversely, KKR, who now occupy third place, will want to maintain their position in the play-offs.
We’re going to bowl. It seems difficult for us, but we still want to play well and it feels nice to be back home. It’s always about competing for pride. It seems like a good track, and as it’s a new wicket, it makes sense to bowl first. At the toss, Pandya remarked, “There’s only one change: Naman Dhir replaces Nabi.
“It’s crucial to focus on the little things; while dew is undoubtedly a factor, we must ignore it.” They all understand their roles and responsibilities, which is the obvious message. Iyer said at the toss that “we are going to bat first with the same team.”
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI):
Philip Salt (w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakaravarthy.
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs:
Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Srikar Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, and Chetan Sakariya
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):
Ishan Kishan (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, and Nuwan Thushara
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs:
Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, and Romario Shepherd.
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