The Kolkata Knight Riders will be looking to break the Mumbai Indians great run of form when both teams will meet in the 41st match of the Indian Premier League in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Both teams clashed on Sunday in the first fixture, where Mumbai came out on top and were the better side on the day.
Kolkata will be desperate to turn things around and register a much-needed win to improve their standings in the IPL points table.
In the batting department, Kolkata Captain Dinesh Karthik is the team’s leading run-getter with 316 runs in 10 matches at an average of 52.6. He has been consistent performer for the side in this year’s competition and will need to deliver here again.
The return of form of veteran batsman Robin Uthappa turned out to be a real bonus for the side moving forward, as he struck a well-composed half-century and scored 54 off 35 with the help of six fours and three sixes in the last match.
In the bowling department, the team is largely dependent on the spin trio of Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav.
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Narine has been outstanding with the ball for Kolkata, as he claimed 12 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 23.41.
On the other hand, Mumbai once again left it late to turn their form around but they are now well in the race to finish fourth on the league table.
In the batting department, the team will be depending on in-form Suryakumar Yadav, who is franchise’s leading run-scorer with 399 runs in 10 matches at an average of 39.90. All-rounder Hardik Pandya’s form with the bat lately is being really impressive as well to say the least.
In the bowling department, the focus will be once again on Pandya, and leg-spinner Mayank Markande, who has claimed 27 wickets in between them in 19 matches.
Robin Uthappa betting specials
Top Kolkata batsman: +260 at Betway Sports
Man of the match: +1000 at Betway Sports
Robin Uthappa found form in the previous game against Mumbai. He has been a consistent performer for Kolkata for the past couple of years. Kolkata will be hoping that Uthappa can come up with something special in this game.
Rohit Sharma betting specials
Top Mumbai batsman: +300 at Betway Sports
Man of the match: +900 at Betway Sports
Rohit Sharma will need to raise his game with the bat as Mumbai will need to win all of their remaining games to qualify for the playoffs. Sharma has suffered from inconsistency and will certainly be eyeing a big score against Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Mumbai Indians match tip
We’re tipping the Kolkata Knight Riders to win easily in this one, paying -123.46 at Betway Sports.
