Mumbai
Wankhede Stadium
178
27
27
KKR
KKR
220/4 (20.0)
MI chose to BOWL
MI
MI
224/4 (19.1)
MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
MI vs KKR IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Published on Mar 26, 2026

MI vs KKR IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Welcome to the ultimate Indian Premier League match preview. Tonight's blockbuster features MI taking on KKR in a high octane T20 clash. If you are looking for the perfect Dream11 Prediction and strategies to build your Fantasy Winning Team, you are in the right place. Let us dive into the stats and trends for this massive IPL fixture.

Match Details

  • Match: MI vs KKR
  • Date: 29 Mar 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Catch all the live action of this thrilling encounter on JioHotstar(App + Website) and the Star Sport Channels.

Weather Report

The weather in Mumbai will be warm and humid, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius. There is zero Rain impact expected, ensuring a full game. However, the Dew factor will be massive in the second innings, making it easier for the chasing team to bat under the lights.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The Wankhede Stadium is known for its flat batting track and short boundaries. The average score is 178, indicating a high scoring affair. Interestingly, the last five matches show an equal Pace vs spin dominance, with both pacers and spinners taking 27 wickets each.

Fantasy takeaway: Load your team with top order batters and death over specialists, as chasing teams hold a significant advantage here due to dew.

Team Form & Head to-Head

MI

  • Last 5 matches: L, W, L, W, L
  • MI has had a mixed run recently but boasts a dominant historical record at home.
  • Head to-head record: MI leads with 13 wins against this opponent.

KKR

  • Last 5 matches: L, L, W, W, L
  • KKR comes into this game looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats.
  • Head to-head record: KKR has managed 6 wins in this rivalry.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Harshit Rana, and Akash Deep are currently Injured or unavailable for KKR.
  • Jasprit Bumrah is Fully fit and expected to play as an Impact Player for MI.
  • Always monitor the toss for any Doubtful last minute changes.

Probable Playing XI

MI

Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

KKR

Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Blessing Muzarabani, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi

Key Players to Watch

  • Will Jacks: He has been in explosive form, smashing 169 runs and taking 8 wickets in his last five outings. A must have for your fantasy contests.
  • Ajinkya Rahane: Leading from the front, he has accumulated 237 runs recently. His anchor role is crucial for KKR.
  • Hardik Pandya: The dynamic all rounder has scored 130 runs and picked up 4 wickets. His dual ability makes him a top captaincy choice.
  • Sunil Narine: A proven match winner who opens the batting and bowls crucial overs. He has grabbed 5 wickets and provides rapid starts.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Rohit Sharma
  • Quinton de Kock
  • Cameron Green

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Rachin Ravindra: A massive differential who has picked up 10 wickets and scored 116 runs recently.
  • Blessing Muzarabani: With 10 wickets in his last five games, he can be a game changer in Mega Leagues.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Given the home advantage and a superior head to-head record, MI is the clear favorite to win this match. The Wankhede Stadium pitch heavily favors the chasing side, so the team winning the toss will likely bowl first to capitalize on the dew.

Disclaimer

This preview is based on current stats and recent form. Always check the Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team.

IPL 2026 MI vs KKR players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Ajinkya RahaneKKRBAT294RHB27727763310530.53126.4356962RM11155601/5125738.6270130028.6256.013.454.27312511300
Shardul ThakurMIBOWL188RHB69234636810.06127.9155RM1842153.426.469.0117.655/2356619.711814316.7710.240.270.39510501010
Kartik TyagiKKRBOWL36RHB841473.582.3501RF36293.337.729.2324.503/346762.7439111057.1101.710.030.0410410370
Robin MinzMIWK20LHB1532395819.91155.19131SLA000-112918600121.380.080.08330000
Sunil NarineKKRALL583LHB37666474310915.3148.9618746OB5736133.922.26.1621.6135/19130766.346440871.4879.4710.9612.7912380340
Manish PandeyKKRBAT311RHB28561710012931.69124.0142811RM10102.821.27.5716.824/27154144000120.980.070.06410000
Ramandeep SinghKKRALL91RHB65259306423.25171.92124RM37332.121.068.9414.103/2045634.520778133.3611.50.360.54198400
Rinku SinghKKRBAT185LHB1585335127933.44147.0618456OB1161.5259.371602/3113766462204042.9521.250.590.928695308
Varun ChakravarthyKKRBOWL150RHB3418102246.3778.46013LBG1471973.821.267.5716.855/172866740201066.7970.061.263.03235010
Anukul RoyKKRALL70LHB55189609525.94153.112121SLA68563.127.417.1722.914/1739748.634039642.975.330.170.2415250120
Sherfane RutherfordMIBAT250LHB2234943768625.14139.8918582RFM31171.832.529.732014/2480637.5225103033.3514.80.730.881712008
Vaibhav AroraKKRBOWL69RHB221143113.966.1502RFM69753.427.28.6618.803/1623754.13791942.91016.970.270.513360320
Angkrish RaghuvanshiKKRBAT37RHB3357345426.21134.43299SLA000-16760.9426210057.1442.32.082.641059300
Rohit SharmaMIBAT463RHB450531224812130.85135.21901657OB59291.828.627.8421.814/6175472.8291143050176.3615.458.81216014400
Naman DhirMIBAT47RHB4169046225.82159.713125OB1881.837.629.42415/1928960.6545251066.768.940.270.41613900
Suryakumar YadavMIBAT360RHB33465945911735.16152.73691354RM,OB1182.118.126.317.202/5173941.7375179044.4552.45.354.6514322800
Tilak VarmaMIBAT143LHB13534429915142.56144.8928542OB28111.6297.2723.902/2683944.7402184022.2366.284.164.5795838016
Hardik PandyaMIALL328RHB2847961389129.94144.4226787RMF2672262.828.368.4420.145/36152753371128342.9491.4620.1713.5777734318
Jasprit BumrahMIBOWL270RHB4732106167.0686.17011RF2673453.820.116.9117.465/1041925.62307311.11185.014.56.99208040
Cameron GreenKKRALL70RHB6317145110031.54148.369186RFM46302.534.59.122.703/3539770.7495177371.4375.996.858.8311383400
Rovman PowellKKRBAT328RHB29561594410725.4140.8825759RMF56261.945.8410.9525.102/21164645.8275121050123.210.160.23380000
Trent BoultMIBOWL292RHB79503082310.62110031LFM2903373.725.738.1318.954/139842811282251062.2623.221811070
Mayank MarkandeMIBOWL93RHB24171083315.42112.5012LB92943.325.57.7919.644/421261200084.720.130.16225010
AM GhazanfarMIBOWL63RHB23496285.0596.96014OB,LB62773.719.96.7217.724/128766.346401285.798.310.220.35244000
Finn AllenKKRWK182RHB1798525915130.75176.473980910180-84439.215767050176.5710.6410.646877900
Ryan RickeltonMIWK155LHB14812425011331.25145.1929585114143.52401/14110792.7649299071.4247.054.174.48116715100
Corbin BoschMIALL120RHB76278518117.36113.16289RFM1071063.226.788.3819.134/1448260120113100133.170.140.21300000
Raj BawaMIALL25LHB1953816127.21130.92144RMF19243.221.548.591503/2810144000130.430.010.01250000
Blessing MuzarabaniKKRBOWL139RHB41177593.1259.5209RFM1351593.622.667.418.324/17201137137041001119.590.360.72216020
Tejasvi DahiyaKKRWK6RHB421135356.5168.65113000-100000050.780.050.06350000
Saurabh DubeyKKRBOWLRHB00OB000140.450.010.02490000
Completed matches of Mumbai Indians
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
29 Mar - 07:30 PMMumbaiKolkata Knight RidersKKRMumbai IndiansMI220/4 (20.0)224/4 (19.1) MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
04 Apr - 03:30 PMDelhiMumbai IndiansMIDelhi CapitalsDC162/6 (20.0)164/4 (18.1) DC won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
07 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRajasthan RoyalsRRMumbai IndiansMI150/3 (11.0)123/9 (11.0) RR won by 27 runs
12 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBMumbai IndiansMI240/4 (20.0)222/5 (20.0) RCB won by 18 runs
16 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMIPunjab KingsPBKS195/6 (20.0)198/3 (16.3) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
20 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadMumbai IndiansMIGujarat TitansGT199/5 (20.0)100/10 (15.5) MI won by 99 runs
23 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiChennai Super KingsCSKMumbai IndiansMI207/6 (20.0)104/10 (19.0) CSK won by 103 runs
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMISunrisers HyderabadSRH243/5 (20.0)249/4 (18.4) SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
02 May - 07:30 PMChennaiMumbai IndiansMIChennai Super KingsCSK159/7 (20.0)160/2 (18.1) CSK won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
04 May - 07:30 PMMumbaiLucknow Super GiantsLSGMumbai IndiansMI228/5 (20.0)229/4 (18.4) MI won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
10 May - 07:30 PMRaipurMumbai IndiansMIRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB166/7 (20.0)167/8 (20.0) RCB won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Completed matches of Kolkata Knight Riders
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
29 Mar - 07:30 PMMumbaiKolkata Knight RidersKKRMumbai IndiansMI220/4 (20.0)224/4 (19.1) MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG181/4 (20.0)182/7 (20.0) LSG won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
14 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKKolkata Knight RidersKKR192/5 (20.0)160/7 (20.0) CSK won by 32 runs
17 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 03:30 PMKolkataRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG155/7 (20.0)155/8 (20.0) Match tied (KKR won the one-over eliminator)
03 May - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
08 May - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCKolkata Knight RidersKKR142/8 (20.0)147/2 (14.2) KKR won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Wankhede Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
29 Mar - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRMumbai IndiansMI220/4 (20.0)224/4 (19.1) MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
12 Apr - 07:30 PMRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBMumbai IndiansMI240/4 (20.0)222/5 (20.0) RCB won by 18 runs
16 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbai IndiansMIPunjab KingsPBKS195/6 (20.0)198/3 (16.3) PBKS won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
23 Apr - 07:30 PMChennai Super KingsCSKMumbai IndiansMI207/6 (20.0)104/10 (19.0) CSK won by 103 runs
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbai IndiansMISunrisers HyderabadSRH243/5 (20.0)249/4 (18.4) SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
04 May - 07:30 PMLucknow Super GiantsLSGMumbai IndiansMI228/5 (20.0)229/4 (18.4) MI won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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