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MI vs KKR Predicted XIs, IPL 2026: The five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) aim to snap a 13-year opening-match losing streak when they face the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 opener at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

Mumbai, who finished third last year, are eyeing a record sixth IPL title with a strong squad, having narrowly missed out on the final last season.

Mumbai Indians' overseas talent collection includes wicketkeeper-batter Ryan Rickelton, all-rounders Sherfane Rutherford and Mitchell Santner, and pace ace Trent Boult to partner Jasprit Bumrah.

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Kolkata Knight Riders, led by Ajinkya Rahane, bring a mix of local talent and experience to Mumbai, but face critical questions ahead of their season opener.

IPL 2026: KKR vs MI Wankhede Pitch Report

The Wankhede Stadium pitch favours batters, offering good bounce and pace, with high-scoring games common. Fast bowlers get early swing, while spinners will find their tempo later in the play; dew in night matches makes chasing easier.

IPL 2026: Mumbai Weather

Mumbai's temperature looks perfect for cricket – clear skies, warm and humid conditions, and temperatures around 25°C, with no chance of rain.

MI vs KKR: Predicted XIs

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Sherfane Rutherford, Hardik Pandya (c), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, All Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah. (Impact Player: Mayank Markande).

Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Sunil Narine ,Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Blessing Muzarabani, Varun Chakravarthy. (Impact Player: Rahul Tripathi).

IPL 2026: MI vs KKR Head-To-Head

Total matches played: 35

Mumbai Indians won: 24

Kolkata Knight Riders won: 11

IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Squads

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickelton, AM Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande, Danish Malewar, Ashwani Kumar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar, Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Mayank Rawat, Atharva Ankolekar, Raghu Sharma.

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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Tim Seifert(w), Rovman Powell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rachin Ravindra, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Prashant Solanki, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Tejasvi Dahiya, Saurabh Dubey.


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