Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) won the toss and elected to field against Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 60th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday evening. decided to. Earlier the toss was delayed due to rain. The iconic Garden of Eden was covered with sheets until the rain stopped. However, the match officials have decided that the game will start at 9:15 pm and it will be a 16-over contest. Hardik Pandya-led MI are already out of the playoffs after losing 1 of eight matches in the tournament. MI are ranked ninth in the IPL standings and have a negative net run rate of 0.212.The Kolkata-based franchise has won 8 out of 11 matches and is on top of the table with 16 points and a positive net run rate of 1.453. They are just two points away from securing qualification for the playoffs. Speaking at the toss, MI skipper Pandya said that he would like to see how the Eden Gardens pitch plays out during the game. "We're going to bowl. Just want to see what the pitch is like." BehaviourIt remained under cover for two days. We are aware of all the statistics, but you have to play good cricket on the day," Pandya said, while KKR skipper Iyer confirmed that Nitish Rana will replace Angkrish Raghuvansh in the first eleven. "I thought about it the second time (toss). Tried, still it came down as heads (smiling at high record after losing the toss). It's part and parcel but it's important in games like this, don't take those excuses though. We want Q next to our team. Nitis comes in for Angkrish," Iyer said Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan (wk), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Pius Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandi Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty.