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Indian Premier League 2025 Match 12 - Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: March 31
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Indian Premier League, Match 12 - Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which will be played on the 31st of March at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Match 12 - Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
Current Form Mumbai Indians:
Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the 9th position on points table with 2 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Mumbai Indians is -1.163.
The top run scorer for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League is Suryakumar Yadav with 77 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League is Vignesh Puthur with 3 scalps under his belt.
Mumbai Indians have lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans by 36 runs.
Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a total of 196 for 8 in 20 overs. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan started off very well, scoring 38 and 63 runs respectively for their team. Jos Buttler also flexed his muscles and smashed 39 runs in just 24 balls. The lower order failed to capitalise on the start they got and Gujarat Titans had to settle for an ordinary total of 196, even though at one point they were aiming for 210+.
During the chase, Mumbai Indians lost both their openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton cheaply. After these two got out, Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav tried to up the ante. Varma scored 39 runs but he took 36 deliveries for doing so and it cost his team. Yadav also got out after scoring 48 runs. Hardik Pandya then played a super slow knock of 11 runs and Mumbai Indians were restricted to 160 for 6 in 20 overs, losing the match by 36 runs.
Current Form Kolkata Knight Riders:
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.
The NRR for Kolkata Knight Riders is -0.308.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Quinton de Kock with 101 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League is Varun Chakravarthy with 3 scalps under his belt.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won their previous match against Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets.
Rajasthan Royals batted first and they posted a total of 151 for 9 in 20 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 29 runs at the top of the order but he consumed 24 deliveries for doing so. Riyan Parag smashed 25 runs in 15 balls but got out at a wrong time and Rajasthan Royals couldn't really gain momentum at any point of time in their innings. Moeen Ali and Varun Chakravarthy bowled exceptionally well, picking up 2 wickets each. On the back of their brilliant bowling display, Kolkata Knight Riders managed to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 151 in their innings.
During the chase, Kolkata Knight Riders lost Moeen Ali quite early into the innings. After his dismissal, Quinton de Kock cut loose and started hitting the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He scored 97 runs, stayed not out and steered his team home in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Venkat Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Vignesh Puthhur, Suryakumar Yadav
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Mumbai Indians
Who will win?- Mumbai Indians
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians), Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mitchell Santner (Mumbai Indians), Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Most Sixes – Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians), Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Player of the Match- Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
Team Scores Batting first – Mumbai Indians 195+, Kolkata Knight Riders 190+
Match Handicap: Mumbai Indians
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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