A mouth-watering clash awaits on Wednesday as Kolkata Knight Riders are set to take on Mumbai Indians in the fifth match of IPL 2020. Mumbai Indians have already played a game in IPL 2020. They played the season opener against CSK on Saturday. Rohit and Co. suffered a five-wicket loss in their first game as they would look to make a comeback with a victory against KKR.
Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, will face a stiff challenge in their first game when they will face the most successful side in IPL at Abu Dhabi Stadium. Both teams boast of some world-class batsmen. The likes of Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Hardik Pandya and Keiron Pollard would all look to entertain with their hard-hitting prowess.
Before the match, here are some stats that you might want to know:
- KKR VS MI: Head to Head
Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians have played 25 matches across 12 seasons. Mumbai Indians have been more powerful with 19 wins. KKR, on the other hand, have managed to proved victorious on 6 occasions.
- KKR VS MI: Highest Run-scorer
Andre Russell has scored the most number of runs for KKR against KKR. The West Indian all-rounder piled up 146 runs against MI.
MI skipper, Rohit Sharma loves playing against KKR. He has scored 708 runs against KKR across all editions.
- KKR VS MI: Leading wicket-taker
KKR’s spinner, Sunil Narine has troubled MI batsmen the most. In his IPL career, he has picked 21 wickets against the most successful side in IPL.
For Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya has the most number of wickets against KKR. He has taken 11 wickets in KKR VS MI encounters.
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