Welcome to MI vs KKR Live Coverage! After an exciting start to the IPL 2025, it’s time for match number 13 of the season, which will be played between the five-time Champions Mumbai Indians and the defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
KKR 25/2 in 3 Overs – Rahane Hooks One for Six!
Boult continues. Raghuvanshi charges down, but Boult pulls his length back guided to short third for a single.
SIX! A sharp bouncer to Rahane, who executes a controlled hook behind square for a maximum. He follows up with a drive to mid-off for a single.
Raghuvanshi pulls the last ball, but with a fielder at deep square leg, it’s only good for a couple. KKR steadying after early blows.
KKR 15/1 in 2 Overs – Chahar Strikes as de Kock Falls Early!
Deepak Chahar starts with a wide outside off. OUT! De Kock looks to drive a wide delivery but picks out the mid-off fielder. KKR loses their second wicket early!
Quinton de Kock c Ashwani b Chahar 1 (3)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi arrives and makes an instant impact FOUR! Clipped off the pads through square leg. FOUR more! He punches a short delivery through point with great timing. A quick single follows before Rahane takes strike.
FOUR! Chahar overpitches, and Rahane drives it beautifully through mid-on to end the over on a high.
KKR 1/1 in 1 Over – Boult Strikes Early!
Boult starts with a length delivery outside off, which de Kock drives to covers. The next ball swings away, and de Kock leans in to push it wide of mid-off for a single.
Narine clears his front leg for a big swing but fails to middle it. BOWLED! Another away-swinger, and Narine, making room, is beaten by the full delivery. KKR loses an early wicket as Boult delivers a perfect start for MI!
Sunil Narine b Boult 0 (2)
Who is Ashwani Kumar?
Ashwani Kumar, a 23-year-old left-arm pacer from Punjab, made his debut for Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium. He was signed for Rs. 30 lakh in the 2025 mega auction after previously being part of the Punjab Kings squad without featuring in the playing XI. Known for his death-over bowling skills Ashwani has played four T20 games for Punjab since debuting in the 2022 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy taking three wickets at an economy of 8.50.
He first gained recognition in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 tournament, where he impressed with figures of 4/36 for BLV Blasters. Ashwani has also played two First-Class and four List A matches for Punjab. He is the second domestic player to debut for MI this season following Kerala’s Vignesh Puthur played against Chennai Super Kings.:
Bowling Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 2 | 4 | 254 | 171 | 3 | 1/26 | 2/85 | 57.00 | 4.03 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 4 | 4 | 162 | 158 | 3 | 3/37 | 3/37 | 52.66 | 5.85 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 4 | 4 | 72 | 102 | 2 | 1/19 | 1/19 | 51.00 | 8.50 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Mumbai Opts to Bowl First, Sunil Narine Back in Action for KKR!
Mumbai Indians win the toss and elect to bowl first. They make two changes Will Jacks returns, while Ashwani Kumar makes his debut.
Kolkata Knight Riders make one change as well, with Sunil Narine replacing Moeen Ali in the lineup.
