When: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Qualifier II, May 19, 2017 - 20:00 IST
Where: M. Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore
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For an awesome part of ipl 2017, mumbai indians and kolkata knight riders took turns to go the points table. their league-degree shape warranted a assembly inside the summit conflict - to provide a befitting cease to a decade in the league as one should've gone domestic with the most wide variety of titles. however, right here they're, on the penultimate step, nonetheless wanting to outwit each other if the dream for a 3rd crown is to be stored alive.
Mi have performed the double over kkr this 12 months, but so one can matter for very little going into friday's fixture. gautam gambhir's men effectively continued bengaluru's notorious weather, and dumped out the defending champions in the eliminator on wednesday (err, wee hours of thursday morning), and are predicted to be better prepared for the conditions.
But, an uncharacteristic wankhede floor, where mi had been located looking in the qualifier against rps, may additionally have inadvertently taught the former a lesson or about coping with a sticky wicket. whether or not they have been conscious of that or now not, can be decided with the aid of how they approach their batting against kkr. a recreation of such excessive stakes ought to call for groups to summon the brawny aspect of the game, however as demonstrated by way of kkr's six-over chase of forty eight, technique over madness is likelier to be successful.
Consistency has been the bedrock of the campaigns for both those aspects. a droop for either of them has no longer been more than two defeats at the trot, however any such stat will mean nothing to either if friday's sport turns out to be their ultimate of the season.
What to expect : any other lengthy night time within the offing in bengaluru as thunderstorms are predicted round 6 pm and 10 pm. the lately-upgraded drainage facility at m. chinnaswamy awaits its 2d stern check in three days.
Because there may be no reserve day, a splendid over will determine the winner in case rain denies a full match. if the situations are not top sufficient for that as properly, then mumbai indians will undergo by way of the virtue of finishing in advance of kkr in the league.
History : mumbai indians have had the wood over fellow -time champions kolkata knight riders - with 15 wins in 20 encounters. apparently, none of those 20 have come in the knockout degrees.
Team News
Kolkata Knight Riders
Manish pandey become dominated out of the ongoing indian top of the line league, overdue on thursday nighttime with a side pressure, and that may be a huge blow to the knight riders' unit. the onus is now on ishank jaggi to repay the crew control's religion for giving him his first move in a important playoff fixture days in the past. thinking about the tempo troika of umesh yadav, trent boult and nathan coulter-nile rendered a very good stability to the assault, and yusuf pathan also considered to fill in with an over or of spin, there may be a toss up among piyush chawla and kuldeep yadav for the spinner's spot.
Probable XI: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Ishank Jaggi, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla/Kuldeep Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Umesh Yadav
Mumbai Indians
Ambati rayudu and nitish rana batted in adjacent nets, yet there could be space for handiest one in every of them in the final line-up. rayudu earned his spot after a half of-century in mi's ultimate league degree game in opposition to kkr, however fell for a duck in the all-essential qualifier. rohit sharma can be tempted to lean toward the consistency of rana, who has 333 runs in 12 outings.
Rohit sharma could also have a selection on his fingers as regards to harbhajan singh and karn sharma. harbhajan hasn't played due to the fact that being toyed with by kings xi punjab, however if packing the side with enjoy is on rohit's precedence listing, then the offspinner might be drafted in.
Probable XI: Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel, Rohit Sharma, Nitish Rana/Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Harbhajan Singh/Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders (From): Robin Uthappa(w), Chris Lynn, Yusuf Pathan, Gautam Gambhir(c), Ishank Jaggi, Sunil Narine, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Darren Bravo, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Sheldon Jackson, Ankit Rajpoot, Rishi Dhawan, Rovman Powell, Sayan Ghosh, Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav
Mumbai Indians (From): Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Jos Buttler, Tim Southee, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Jagadeesha Suchith, Jitesh Sharma, Deepak Punia, Saurabh Tiwary, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Johnson, Asela Gunaratne, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shreyas Gopal
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