KKR vs MI Match 65 of IPL 2026 Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians in match 65 of the Indian Premier League 2026 on 20 May at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. KKR has played its 12 contests of the IPL 2026 and won five games. The Riders are now on the position 8 of the points table of IPL 2026. KKR has won its last game against the Gujarat Titans by 29 runs, where the Riders posted 229 runs against the Titans. After that win, the hopes of KKR are still alive for the playoffs. Now, KKR will test its skills against MI on the flat surface of Eden Gardens. Here is the KKR vs MI match 65 of IPL 2026 preview.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians have also played their 12 games and won just four out of them. MI is present in position 9 of the points table of the IPL 2026. They have already been eliminated from the playoff race. MI has won its previous game against the Punjab Kings by six wickets.

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KKR vs MI head-to-head Record

Matches: 36

MI won: 25

KKR won: 11

Key Players Comparison

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (KKR) vs Jasprit Bumrah (MI)

A Raghuvanshi is the KKR’s leading run-scorer in this season of IPL 2026, who has made 422 runs so far. He has displayed his skills to handle pressure in crucial situations. After the loss of early wickets, he is the only player who can rotate the strike rate well. It is time for him to take responsibility for his team, where any error will be devastating. Jasprit Bumrah is struggling to get wickets in this season, but his ability to produce economical overs is amazing. MI will utilize Bumrah to counter the power-hitting of this player.

Ryan Rickelton (MI) vs Kartik Tyagi (KKR)

Ryan Rickelton is the MI top run-scorer in this season, having gathered 430 runs so far. He is the real trouble for the KKR to fulfill their dreams of playoffs. KKR will have to get his wicket in the powerplay, otherwise, he will be very dangerous. He smashed 37 sixes in this season so far, and this is evidence of his power-hitting ability. Kartik Tyagi is a good option for KKR to prevent his impact. He took 16 wickets in just 11 innings.

KKR vs MI Pitch Report

Eden Gardens Stadium will offer a mostly flat pitch, and the outfield is quick with short boundaries. The pitch in Kolkata is much in favor of batting.

Kolkata Knight Riders Probable 11

Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi.

Mumbai Indians Probable 11

Hardik Pandya (C)

Ryan Rickelton (WK), Naman Dhir, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, AM Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Deepak Chahar, Corbin Bosch.