MI vs KKR Toss IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to field against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League 2026 opener at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mumbai Indians handed debuts to Sherfane Rutherford and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, while Shardul Thakur was also presented his cap during the team huddle. Kolkata Knight Riders, meanwhile, included three debutants, with Blessing Muzarabani, Finn Allen and Cameron Green set to play their first matches for the franchise.
Hardik said the pitch looked greener than usual and expected it to assist bowlers early in the game. “We are going to bowl. Looks like a good track, it appears greener than it used to. Let’s see how it plays,” Pandya said at the toss.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said he would have preferred to bowl as well, citing the grass on the surface. “We were looking to bowl, never seen this amount of grass at Wankhede,” Rahane said. He added that the team has prepared well and will focus on staying in the moment despite facing a strong Mumbai side.
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Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Impact substitutes
Kolkata Knight Riders: Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Dubey, Tejasvi Dahiya.Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Yadav, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar.
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