Mumbai Indians will play their first home match of the IPL 2025 season against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. The five-time champions began their campaign with two away games and will look to gain momentum in front of their home crowd. Kolkata Knight Riders had a mixed start to their title defense. They lost their opening match to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets despite a strong 103-run partnership between captain Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine. Their batting lost direction after their dismissals, settling for a target of 174. However, KKR bounced back in their next game with an eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals. Bowlers Varun Chakaravarthy and Moeen Ali helped restrict RR to 151 before Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 97 off 61 balls led a successful chase in 17.3 overs.
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Head-to-Head Record
Mumbai Indians have dominated KKR in their IPL meetings, winning 23 of the 34 encounters. KKR has secured victory 11 times.
Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Vignesh Puthur.
Pitch and Weather Report
The Wankhede Stadium pitch is expected to favor batters while offering bounce for bowlers. According to AccuWeather, temperatures in Mumbai will range between 26°C and 33°C. Wind speeds will vary from 9 km/h to 15 km/h. There is a 68% chance of cloud cover at night but only a 1% probability of rain.
Match Details and Live Streaming
- Date: Monday, March 31
- Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Start Time: 7:30 p.m. IST (Toss at 7:00 p.m.)
- TV Broadcast: Star Sports and Sports 18 Network
- Live Streaming: JioCinema app and website
