Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

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Mumbai Indians are the joint most successful sides in the IPL, winning 5 titles.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL 3 times, the most recent win in 2024.
Match outcome likely influenced by squad rotations and team injuries.

Rohit Sharma hits out against Australia (Getty Images).

This Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders prediction preview looks ahead to their opening match of the 2026 IPL season.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

Mumbai made the playoffs and finished 3rd last season, while KKR lost 7 of their 14 matches and ended in 8th spot.

Match Details

Match	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	29 March 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Mumbai Indians	L W L W L
Kolkata Knight Riders	W W L – L

The Knight Riders had a disappointing season in 2025, while Mumbai were successful in making the playoffs.

Head-to-Head Record

Date	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
31 March 2025	Mumbai Indians	8 wickets	IPL
11 May 2024	Kolkata Knight Riders	18 runs	IPL
3 May 2024	Kolkata Knight Riders	24 runs	IPL
16 April 2023	Mumbai Indians	5 wickets	IPL
9 May 2022	Kolkata Knight Riders	52 runs	IPL

The Knight Riders have enjoyed a period of dominance over the Mumbai Indians, but last season’s struggles saw them go down heavily by 8 wickets to Mumbai.

Team News

Mumbai Indians: Mumbai have retained some of their key players from the successful 2025 campaign. Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner and Deepak Chahar should ensure Mumbai make the playoffs again.

Keeper-batter Quinton de Kock has returned to the Mumbai fold and will be joined by Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar and Mayank Rawat.

Mumbai Indians squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Sherfane Rutherford, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton De Kock, Danish Malewar, N. Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Izhar, Allah Ghazanfar.

Kolkata Knight Riders: The Knight Riders will struggle to replace the dynamic Andre Russell who has recently retired. They made a big-money signing at the recent auction in securing the talents of Australian all-rounder Cameron Green who could prove an able replacement for Russell.

They have a devastating spin attack with Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy set to bowl in tandem. Their batting is full of power, with New Zealand pair Finn Allen and Tim Seifert ready to provide big platforms for the talented top-order of Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh.

They have lost bowlers Harshit Rana and Akash Deep to injury while devastating Sri Lankan bowler Matheesha Pathirana is also battling injury.

KKR Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Finn Allen, Tejashwi Singh, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Aroora, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Deep, Varun Chakravarthy, Prashant Solanki.

Key Stats

Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav has scored 30-plus in 5 of his last 10 innings.
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma has scored 73, 121*, 57, 75, 155, 26 & 24 in his last 10 innings.
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah has taken 3/15, 2/36, 1/33 & 4/15 in his last 5 matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ajinkya Rahane has scored 40, 95*, 21 & 72* in his last 5 innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Angkrish Raghuvanshi has scored 68*, 92, 23 & 27 in his last 5 innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Vaibhav Arora has taken 2/70, 3/63 & 1/44 in his last 3 matches.

Match Analysis

The Wankhede Stadium is a good batting wicket, playing true and offering plenty of bounce. The small boundaries encourage the big hitters and as the pitch flattens out through the match the side batting second has the best conditions for chasing.

The pitch will reward the pacemen if they hold a tight line and length, and in four of the last six matches at the Wankhede the bowlers have picked up at least 13 wickets.

The pitch favors high scores, with sides averaging around 175 runs per innings and with 53% of wins coming from teams chasing. The highest team score was 235/1 by the Royal Challengers, while the Mumbai Indians set the highest successful chase when they reached 214/4 against the Rajasthan Royals in 2023.

In their final match last season Mumbai hit 7 sixes and conceded 13 at the Wankhede, while the Knight Riders hit 12 but conceded 19.

Betting Markets to Watch

Player Performance

Opener Rohit Sharma has been in good form and has the perfect opportunity to build a big score.

Score Over/Under Runs

The good batting pitch should encourage high scoring, and Suryakumar Yadav’s consistency makes him worth backing to score in the 30s.

Take Over/Under Wickets

Jasprit Bumrah’s strong form makes him worth backing to take 1.5+ wickets.

Most Match Sixes

The Knight Riders have a strong six-hitting tradition, although Mumbai’s local knowledge could make it a tight race.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Mumbai Indians Win	1.46
Kolkata Knight Riders Win	2.57
Runs at Fall of 1st Wicket Over/Under 22.5	1.86
Most Match Sixes	2.4

Verdict

Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders

Suryakumar Yadav to score over 31.
Rohit Sharma to top score for Mumbai Indians.
Jasprit Bumrah to take over 1.5 wickets.
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