Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians are set to lock horns in match number 60 of IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens on 11th May. The two-time champions KKR are standing strong at the top of the points table with eight wins from 11 matches and just need one more win to become the first team to get officially qualified for the IPL 2024 playoffs. On the other hand, the five-time champions MI are going through a tough time this season and are officially out of the playoffs race. Now Hardik Pandya and his men will be looking to play for dignity and end their IPL 2024 campaign on a positive note.
This will be the second time both KKR vs MI will face each other in IPL 2024. When the last time both teams met in the ongoing season, KKR defeated MI by 24 runs at Wankhede Stadium after 12 years. In reply to KKR’s 169 runs, MI were bowled out for just 145 runs in 18.5 overs with Mitchell Starc registering match winning figures of 4/33. Now, MI will be looking to avenge the previous defeat and be an obstacle in KKR’s way to the playoffs. Before that, let’s have a look at KKR vs MI top 3 player battles for the upcoming match.
Sunil Narine has been in dangerous form in IPL 2024 so far. The KKR opener is giving fiery start in almost every game and has amassed 461 runs from 11 matches so far, with a fiery strike rate of 183.66. However, in the upcoming match, he will be facing Jasprit Bumrah and will be looking to take down MI’s best bowler. Bumrah is currently the second highest wicket taker of the tournament with 18 scalps from 12 scalps. Out of which, the right-arm pacer has taken five wickets while bowling in the powerplay this year with an economy rate of 5.63. Now, it will be interesting to see when the star KKR batter and the best bowler of MI will face each other in the upcoming match.
2. Suryakumar Yadav vs Mitchell Starc
Year
Runs
Balls
Outs
Dots
4s
6s
SR
Avg
2014
12
7
0
2
0
1
171.4
–
2015
0
2
0
2
0
0
0.0
–
Total
12
9
0
4
0
1
133.3
–
Suryakumar Yadav has finally found his form back with a match-winning hundred in the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium. Now, the star MI batter will be looking to continue his form against KKR, where he will be facing bowlers like Mitchell Starc. The left-arm didn’t had a great start to the tournament but has found his touch back in the last few games. Both players have met twice in the IPL, where Surykumar scored 12 runs against Starc with a strike rate of 133.33, while the fast bowler is yet to dismiss him in the IPL.
3. Shreyas Iyer vs Piyush Chawla
Year
Runs
Balls
Outs
Dots
4s
6s
SR
Avg
2015
19
12
1
2
1
1
158.3
19.0
2018
10
6
0
2
0
1
166.7
–
2019
12
9
0
2
0
1
133.3
–
2020
1
3
0
2
0
0
33.3
–
Total
42
30
1
8
1
3
140.0
42.0
KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer had a decent outing so far in IPL 2024 with 280 runs from 11 matches with a strike rate of 138.61. Out of these 280 runs, the right-hander has amassed 89 runs against the spinners with a strike rate of 128.98. In the upcoming match, Iyer is likely to face Piyush Chawla against whom he has scored 42 runs at a strike rate of 140 while the veteran MI spinner has dismissed him once in six innings in the IPL.