MI won the toss and choose to bowl first.
Overview
Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 12th game of the IPL 2025. After losing two back-to-back away games, MI will play their first match at home, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. KKR will enter this contest with a win against Rajasthan Royals (RR). It will be an interesting match to watch for the fans because of the star-studded teams.
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Toss Update
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first, citing that to be the better option at the home venue. His opposite number Ajinkya Rahane also stated that he would have opted to bowl first had he won the toss.
Rohit Sharma left out
At the toss, MI skipper Hardik Pandya mentioned that Will Jacks has made his way into the team. Notably, Rohit Sharma has been named as an Impact Substitute. The former MI skipper has not been at his best in the two games so far, scoring a four-ball duck against Chennai Super Kings in MI’s season opener while getting eight off four in the previous game against Gujarat Titans. Hardik also revealed that they have handed a debut to Ashwani Kumar.
On the other hand, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane mentioned that Sunil Narine made his way into the team in place of Moeen Ali. Narine was not in his best health before the previous game. Now that the top all-rounder is fit to play, he came in.
MI vs KKR Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians
Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur
Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju
Kolkata Knight Riders
Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Subs: Anrich Nortje, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Luvnith Sisodia
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