Mumbai Pitch Prediction And Weather Forecast For MI Vs KKR, IPL 2025: Wankhede Stadium Hosts First Match – News18

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Match: Detailed Overview, Key Insights and Playing Conditions: Five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians will take on defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a highly anticipated clash on Monday, March 31. In all these years, KKR has registered only two victories at the Wankhede Stadium against MI. KKR will be looking to improve this record and continue along the path of victory after having defeated RR in their previous match.
Despite a strong batting line-up and a powerful start, KKR could not cross the 200-run mark in the opener against RCB, ultimately settling for a below-par total of 174/8. While captain Ajinkya Rahane scored a half-century, Sunil Narine put up an all-round performance with both bat and ball. He scored 44 runs off 26 deliveries and then came up with bowling figures of 4-0-27-1. The rest of KKR’s bowlers, however, had an economy of over 10 runs per over.
KKR turned its fortunes in the next match against RR. This time, the bowlers delivered, with both Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy taking two wickets each at less than six runs per over. Quinton de Kock finished the job for KKR with an unbeaten 97 runs off 61 deliveries. Thus, KKR chased down the total in less than 18 overs.
This IPL is a perfect opportunity for Ajinkya Rahane to prove his mettle both as a captain and as a T20 batsman. Fans will hope that he finally puts all doubts about his abilities to rest, and helps KKR lift the trophy for the second time in a row.
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The pitch at Wankhede Stadium is usually favourable for batters, and is no stranger to high-scoring matches. Further, the boundaries at the stadium are relatively short, further favouring big hitting batsmen. The pitch usually has good bounce and could offer some assistance to the bowling team as well.
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The temperature on match day is predicted to be between 26°C and 37°C. The wind speed could be in the range of 9 km/h and 13 km/h. As per AccuWeather, there is a 83 per cent chance of cloud cover at night, and a probability of rainfall of 1 per cent.
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