Mumbai Indians VS Kolkata Knight Riders: Playing XI | IPL 2025
After an exciting series of back-to-back matches, it’s time for match number 12 of the IPL 2025, featuring the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians, against the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders. This article discusses the playing XI for Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming match.
Mumbai Indians, maintaining their 8-year record, lost both the starting matches of the season, first losing against Chennai Super Kings by four wickets and then losing their second match against Gujarat by 36 runs. Meanwhile, Kolkata, after losing the inaugural match of the season, made a comeback against Rajasthan, winning it by seven wickets.
The upcoming match will be played on 31 March at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both sides will be looking to win to strengthen their positions in the points table.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Playing XI
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Kolkata Knight Riders, who missed some of last year’s Champions, like Shreyas Iyer and Mitchell, tried to build the team with some new players, but the team still doesn’t look as strong as last year’s. Under the leadership of captain Ajinkya Rahane, the team has a lethal top order with Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock, and Rahane himself, which will be the team’s biggest strength.
Top Order: Quinton de Kock, Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer
Middle Order: Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
Lower Middle Order: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harshit Rana
Bowlers: Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Spencer Johnson
Also Read:IPL 2025: Updated Orange and Purple Cap standings after the SRH vs DC match
Mumbai Indians: Playing XI
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Mumbai Indians have a decent batting attack, with Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya leading the charge. However, MI’s biggest strength lies in its pace attack, where Jaspreet Umrah, Trent Boult, and Deepak Chahar bowl as one of the most lethal trios. Due to an injury, the team will play Bumrah in the first few matches and will be led by Boult and Chahahar in the pace attack.
Top Order: Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Tilak Varma
Middle Order: Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir Raj
Lower Middle Order: Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner
Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Satyanarayan Raju, Trent Boult
Mumbai Indians: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
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| Batters | Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir |
| All-rounders | Hardik Pandya (C), Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa |
| Wicketkeepers | Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Krishnan Shrijith |
| Bowlers | Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Lizaad Williams, Arjun Tendulkar, Karn Sharma |
| Others | Bevon Jacobs, Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur |
Kolkata Knight Riders: IPL 2025 Squad
| Role | Players |
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| Batters | Rinku Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey |
| All-rounders | Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Moeen Ali |
| Wicketkeepers | Quinton de Kock (WK), Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Bowlers | Varun Chakravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Mayank Markande |
| Others | Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Angkrish Raghuvanshi |
Also Read:IPL 2025 Points Table: Updated Team Ranking, Standings, and Net Run Rate After SRH vs DC
