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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are face to face today (May 20) in the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. The clash between both the teams is taking place at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. KKR has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Captain Ajinkya Rahane said that it is difficult to read the pitch. Rovman Powell has returned to the KKR team.

Hardik-Surya’s return

MI’s regular captain Hardik Pandya has returned fit. Surya has also returned to the playing XI. Surya did not play in the last match against Punjab Kings due to personal reasons. Hardik told during the toss that AM Ghazanfar has also returned.

Will MI oust KKR?

MI is out of the playoff race. Now she would like to spoil the game of KKR. KKR is at eighth place in the table with 11 points from 12 matches. They need to win each to keep their hopes of making the playoffs alive. If she loses today, her journey will end here. He will keep breathing if he wins. MI has nothing to lose. In such a situation, she would like to become an obstacle in the path of KKR.

Playing XI of both the teams:

Mumbai Indians – Ryan Rickleton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dheer, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacques, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma.

Impact Player Options – Shardul Thakur, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, AM Ghazanfar

Kolkata Knight Riders – Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narayan, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi.

Impact Player Options – Vaibhav Arora, Finn Allen, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya