Kolkata Knight Riders will face defending champion Mumbai Indians at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Chris Green, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI
1. Sunil Narine (Overseas)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Eoin Moran (C & Overseas)
4. Nitish Rana
5. Dinesh Karthik (Wk)
6. Rahul Tripathi
7. Andre Russell (Overseas)
8. Pat Cummins (Overseas)
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Prasidh Krishna
11. Kamlesh Nagarkoti
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Mumbai Indians Predicted XI
1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. Quinton de Kock (Overseas/Wk)
3. Suryakumar Yadav
4. Ishan Kishan
5. Hardik Pandya
6. Krunal Pandya
7. Kieron Pollard (Overseas)
8. James Pattinson (Overseas)
9. Rahul Chahar
10. Trent Boult (Overseas)
11. Jasprit Bumrah
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Last IPL meeting:
MI (195/5 in 20 overs) beat KKR (146/9 in 20 overs) by 49 runs.
Earlier this season, the sides had squared off in Abu Dhabi on September 23, Wednesday. The Mumbai-based franchise handed the Kolkata-based side a 49-run defeat. MI skipper Rohit Sharma (80) and Suryakumar Yadav (47) stitched a 96-run partnership to steer the side to the big total. A disciplined bowling attack, then, restricted KKR to 146. Four bowlers picked two wickets apiece.
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Match: MI vs KKR, 32nd Match
Date: Friday, October 16
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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