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 94/8 in 14 Overs – Santner Keeps It Tight
Mitchell Santner continues to apply pressure. He completely squares up Harshit Rana, who edges one past the slips for three runs. Just four runs from the over as KKR struggles to rebuild.
KKR 90/8 in 13 Overs – Ashwani Gets Russell, Dream Debut Continues
Ashwani Kumar returns and Andre Russell finally connects one, smashing a four past covers.
OUT! Ashwani gets Russell (5 off 11)! The big hitter attempts a slog but misses completely, and the ball crashes into the stumps. What a debut performance!
Harshit Rana comes in next. A solid over from Ashwani, conceding just six runs.
KKR 84/7 in 12 Overs – Russell Survives LBW Appeal After Revie
Ramandeep Singh enters the crease.
Mitchell Santner continues his spell. He delivers the first ball to Andre Russell, who is given LBW by the umpire. However, Russell reviews the decision, and the ball tracking shows it would have missed the stumps. Russell survives! Great bowling from Santner as Russell still hasn’t made any significant contact with the ball.
KKR 80/7 in 11 Overs – Rinku and Pandey Fall as Ashwani Strikes
Ashwani Kumar returns to bowl. Rinku Singh charges down the track and smashes the ball to cover for a boundary. OUT! Rinku’s aggressive approach backfires as he charges down again, only to edge it straight to deep extra cover. Rinku departs for 17 off 14 balls.
Andre Russell walks in next, greeted by a bouncer which he leaves. FOUR! Manish Pandey advances and drives the ball down the track to long off for a boundary. OUT! Pandey falls next. He misses a length ball from Ashwani and is cleaned up. Pandey’s struggle at the crease ends as he departs.
KKR 69/5 in 10 Overs – Santner Keeps It Tight
Mitchell Santner comes into the attack. Rinku Singh attempts to cut the first ball but misses the gap at point for no run. The second delivery grips and turns sharply into him, but Rinku manages a single.
Pandey then drives to deep cover for one. Rinku Singh attempts a reverse sweep, just clearing the point fielder, and adds another single. Pandey finishes the over with a punch to deep cover for one more.
Four singles from the over as Santner keeps the pressure on.
KKR 84/7 in 12 Overs – Russell Survives LBW Appeal After Review
Ramandeep Singh enters the crease.
Mitchell Santner continues his spell. He delivers the first ball to Andre Russell, who is given LBW by the umpire. However, Russell reviews the decision, and the ball tracking shows it would have missed the stumps. Russell survives!
Great bowling from Santner as Russell still hasn’t made any significant contact with the ball.
KKR 65/5 in 9 Overs – Pandey Finds the Boundary!
Hardik Pandya continues. He starts with a single to deep cover. Rinku Singh plays a block outside off and then picks a single through covers. Pandey goes for a square drive but finds point for no run.
Hardik follows with a bouncer, which Pandey ducks under.
FOUR! Hardik bounces again, but Pandey pulls it with perfect placement wide of deep midwicket for a boundary.
KKR 59/5 in 8 Overs – Pandey, Rinku Counterattack!
Manish Pandey comes in as the Impact Player to stabilize KKR’s innings. Vignesh Puthur into the attack. Rinku Singh clips a full ball to fine leg for a single. Pandey swings at a wide one but finds short midwicket. SIX! Short ball, Pandey rocks back and hammers it over deep midwicket. He follows up with a drilled single to long on.
SIX MORE! Rinku steps out and lofts one beautifully over long on. A much-needed over for KKR!
Bowlers Who Took a Wicket on the First Ball of Their IPL Debut
| Bowler | Team | Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | KKR | RCB | 2008 |
| Wilkin Mota | KXIP | CSK | 2008 |
| Shane Harwood | RR | DC | 2009 |
| Amit Singh | RR | KXIP | 2009 |
| Charl Langeveldt | KKR | RR | 2009 |
| Ali Murtaza | MI | RR | 2010 |
| TP Sudhindra | DC | CSK | 2012 |
| Alzarri Joseph | MI | SRH | 2019 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | CSK | GT | 2022 |
| Ashwani Kumar | MI | KKR | 2024 (Tonight) |
KKR 45/5 in 7 Overs – Hardik Removes Angkrish!
Hardik Pandya comes into the attack, looking to capitalize on KKR’s struggles.
Angkrish gets off strike with a single to third man. Rinku Singh mistimes a flick but survives as the ball rolls onto his pads. He shuffles across and slices one over point for two before adding a single to deep third.
WICKET! Hardik bangs it in short, Angkrish takes it on but finds Naman at deep midwicket. A solid knock comes to an end.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi c Naman b Pandya 26 (16)
KKR 41/4 in 6 Overs – Chahar Strikes Again!
Angkrish starts the over in style, driving beautifully down the ground for four. He follows it up with a single to deep third.
Chahar keeps it short to Iyer, who sways away but looks uncomfortable.
WICKET! Another short ball from Chahar, and Iyer tries to ramp it over the keeper but edges it straight to Rickelton.
Venkatesh Iyer c Rickelton b Chahar 3 (9)
Rinku Singh walks in much earlier than expected. Chahar greets him with a sharp bouncer, but Rinku ducks just in time.
KKR 36/3 in 5 Overs – Iyer Gets a Life!
Boult continues with some movement away, catching Angkrish’s outside edge for a single to point.
Iyer stays watchful, defending a couple of deliveries, before attempting to punch one through covers—no run. He finally gets some runs, heaving over point for two but doesn’t middle it.
DROPPED! A big chance missed as Iyer slices one straight to Ashwani at short third, but the debutant spills it. KKR breathes a sigh of relief!
KKR 33/3 in 4 Overs – Ashwani Strikes on Debut!
What a start for debutant Ashwani Kumar! He bowls it wide outside off, and Rahane looks to slice it but holes out to Tilak Varma at third man. A slight fumble, but Tilak holds on.
Ajinkya Rahane c Tilak b Ashwani 11 (7)
Venkatesh Iyer walks in and is immediately beaten by one that nips back. CHANCE! Iyer steps out for a big heave, but the ball turns in his hands. Santner chases it but can’t get there.
SIX! Angkrish Raghuvanshi takes on the short ball, dispatching it over fine leg for his first maximum. He keeps the strike with a single to third man on the last ball. KKR in trouble but fighting back.
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.
