Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 | 5th T20 Match Prediction

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 | 5th T20 Match Prediction

“Mumbai Indians” Can Be The Winner.

We’ve updated on 7.00 am GMT

1. Team Ranking:

   Two-time titleholder and the most attractive team of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their journey in IPL 13 edition on Wednesday against reigning champions Mumbai Indians. Before the big clash, let’s check out the team ranking of both teams. Kolkata earned 5th place in the IPL 12th edition while Mumbai became the champion of the IPL 2019 campaign.
   

2. Home Advantage:

   The match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians is set to happen in Sheikh Zayed Stadium – Abu Dhabi, UAE. IPL 2020 is set to happen in Dubai, UAE due to excessive amounts of COVID 19 patients in India. SO, there’s no home advantage for any teams.

3. Current Form: 

   Although Mumbai lost the first match against Chennai, they should still count as the top-performing team in IPL. KKR is still no match for them. Moreover, KKR has a very bad record against Mumbai for the past couple of years. Mumbai. Mumbai earned 18 points from the last campaign while Kolkata earned 12 points.
   

4. Head To Head:

   If we check out the head to head results between the two teams, MI is much ahead of KKR. KKR had endured a tough time against Mumbai for the past couple of seasons. They have hardly won anything between the two sides in the last five seasons and lost out by big margins in several games. Mumbai and Kolkata have faced a total of 25 times in IPL so far. Mumbai has won massive 19 times while Kolkata only triumphed for 6 times.
   

5. Field Condition:

   Sheikh Zayed Stadium – Abu Dhabi is a nice venue for T20 cricket where the wicket is flat and the outfield lightning fast.
   

6. Player Analysis:

   Batsmen Analytics

   Quinton De Kock of Mumbai Indians has an AVG 33.39 and SR 138.51. Another top batsman of Mumbai Indians –Rohit Sharma has an AVG 32.24 and SR 133.71.

   Shubman Gill of Kolkata Knight Riders has an AVG 33.27 and SR 132.36. Another top batsman of KKR – Tom Banton has an AVG 29.54 and SR 154.16.

   Bowlers Analytics

   The top MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s AVG 22.51 and Econ 7.06. Another Top bowler of MI Trent Boult has an AVG 29.47 and his Econ 8.78.

   On the other hand, Pat Cummins of KKR has an AVG 29.35 and Econ 8.29. Another top bowler of KKR – Sunil Narine’s AVG 23.32 and Econ 6.63.

   So, from the analysis it’s clear MI is ahead of KKR for sure. KKR lost 8 out of last 10 games against MI. Moreover, they lacks balance in bowling and their middle-order failed to create magic in the last season. They should be concerned against the reigning champions. It is likely to be a high scoring game with good hitters of the ball in both the teams.

7. Pitch Supports:

   The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is going to be flat, on the slower side, and without much bounce to offer. Spinners have done well at this venue without the dew but it gets tough to bowl when the ball gets wet. It will be like sub-continent type of pitch at all.