Hardik said that he has made one change in the playing eleven and Naman Dheer has been included in place of Mohammad Nabi.
"It's looking quite tough for us but at the same time, we want to play good cricket. It's good to be back home. The track looks good and it's a fresh wicket. We haven't played on this surface. One change: Naman Dheer has come in place of Mohammad Nabi,” Hardik Pandya said at the toss.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer said that they are going with an unchanged team.
"It's all about doing the little things right. The message is very clear: each person knows his role and responsibility. Batting first, we are going with the same team," Shreyas said. "
Mumbai is coming into this match after three consecutive defeats while KKR has got two wins and one defeat in its last three matches. However, Mumbai have dominated the head-to-head series by winning 23 out of 32 matches, while KKR have won nine.
Playing XI:
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma.
Substitutes: Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brewis, Romary Shepherd.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Options: Chetan Sakariya, Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, KS Bharat, Manis Pandey.
"It's looking quite tough for us but at the same time, we want to play good cricket. It's good to be back home. The track looks good and it's a fresh wicket. We haven't played on this surface. One change: Naman Dheer has come in place of Mohammad Nabi,” Hardik Pandya said at the toss.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer said that they are going with an unchanged team.
"It's all about doing the little things right. The message is very clear: each person knows his role and responsibility. Batting first, we are going with the same team," Shreyas said. "
Mumbai is coming into this match after three consecutive defeats while KKR has got two wins and one defeat in its last three matches. However, Mumbai have dominated the head-to-head series by winning 23 out of 32 matches, while KKR have won nine.
Playing XI:
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma.
Substitutes: Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brewis, Romary Shepherd.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi Shreyas Iyer (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Options: Chetan Sakariya, Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, KS Bharat, Manis Pandey.
