IPL 2022: KKR vs MI, Match 14: Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction

The Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the winless Mumbai Indians of Rohit Sharma in Match 14 of IPL 2022. The contest is set to be played at the Maharashtra ꩲCricket Association Stadium in Pune on Wednesday.

After three matches, KKR are at the second position in the points table while MI are at eighth. The Knight Riders have won all the matches they’ve played at the MCA stadium, but the head-to-head IPL record favours Mumbai Paltan.

Head-to-Head record

Played: 29 | KKR won: 07 | MI won: 22

Pitch report

The Pune pitch has been very kind to the bowlers in the second innings as the last two matches played here resulted in teams batting fir🍃st winning the match. However, going by the trend, the skipper winning the toss will look to field first.

Probable XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkat♛esh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee/Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Anmolpreet Singh/Suryakumar Yadav, T🦂ilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thamp😼i

Match Prediction

Case 1:

• KKR wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 35-40
• MI total: 150-160

Case 2:

• MI wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 45-50
• KKR total: 160-170

Team batting second to win the contest.