The second match of the IPL will be played between the Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Knight Riders. MI won the toss and elected to bowl at the Wankhede Stadium. The match will begin at 7:30 p.m. Mumbai Indians will become the first franchise to play 300 IPL matches. However, the team has lost its first IPL match for the last 13 years. Kolkata, on the other hand, has only won two matches at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai is a five-time champion (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020). The team has not won the title in the last five seasons. KKR, on the other hand, won the title in 2012, 2014, and 2024, but last season was not a special one for them, finishing in 8th place.
Hardik Pandya chose to bowl
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first. He said that Jasprit Bumrah would be playing the match. Meanwhile, Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane also said that if he had won the toss, he would have chosen to bowl.
Playing 11 of both teams
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dheer, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, Allah Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.