Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage
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In what will be the 12th IPL fixture between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium, the former are looking for their tenth home win over the reigning champions.
Date & time: Monday March 31st 2025: USA PT – 7:00am / USA ET – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
Weather: Very hot conditions come the start of play with light winds and temperatures at 32c.
How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel
Mumbai Indians Preview: Will winning streak start here?
Mumbai Indians’ season has gone to form so far, with a notoriously slow start which has seen them lose their opening two games. When they eventually get that first win, it would be no surprise to see them once again put a long winning streak together. The question is whether it will start here vs an opponent whom they boast a very good home record against.
Kolkata Knight Riders Preview: Holders on the board
After losing their first match to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, last year’s winners Kolkata Knight Riders got their title defence up and running with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals. Chasing 152 to win, KKR wrapped things up midway through the 18th over, winning with eight wickets to spare as Quinton de Kock anchored the entire innings.
Mumbai Indians Betting Analysis
It’s been a poor start to this year’s IPL for Rohit Sharma. The Mumbai Indians opener was dismissed without scoring against Chennai Super Kings and was out for 8 most recently vs Gujarat Titans. Momentum is not in Rohit’s favour and the pressure is building. This is a tournament that can swallow underperforming batters up and backing Rohit to score under 22.5 match runs here warrants serious consideration.
Kolkata Knight Riders Betting Analysis
Varun Chakravarthy, arguably Kolkata Knight Riders’ ace bowler was their standout performer with the ball against Rajasthan Royals, picking up two wickets for the loss of just 17 runs. The spinner has three wickets over the course of the tournament, but a player of his quality should improve on those numbers rapidly. Explore backing him to record over 1.5 match wickets for the second game running.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Expert Prediction
Although on paper, Kolkata Knight Riders are in a great position to come out on top in this match with them on the back of a win, whilst Mumbai Indians are still pointless. But the hosts always take time to settle into the IPL before stepping up a gear and at Wankhede Stadium, it would be no surprise to see them up their performance levels.
KKR’s miserable record at this ground cannot be ignored and gives Mumbai a boost before a ball has even been bowled. A team of their quality is surely too good to go without any points for three games running, so back Mumbai Indians to finally get off the mark in the 2025 IPL.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Top Tip: Mumbai Indians to win
