KKR vs MI: Revealed - Who are the impact players nominated by KKR and MI for match 60 of IPL 2024

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are taking on Mumbai Indians in the 60th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The iconic Eden Garden in Kolkata is hosting the match between the two teams on Saturday (11th May).

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squared off with each other earlier as well in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The first leg of the fixture between the teams saw, Shreyas Iyer-led side outclassing the opposition at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Overall in the head-to-head fixtures in IPL, Mumbai Indians have dominated Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders. Out of the 33 games in the tournament, MI have emerged victorious in 23 games while Kolkata Knight Riders have managed just 10 wins.

The game will be important for the Kolkata Knight Riders as a win here would take them to the playoffs and they will become the first team to qualify. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians will be playing for pride as they became the first team to be eliminated from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

KKR are placed at the top of the points table with 8 wins and 3 defeats from the 11 games that they have played in the IPL 2024. The Shreyas Iyer-led side have 16 points with a massive NRR of +1.453. On the other hand, MI are 9th on the points table with just 4 wins from the 12 games.

Both KKR and MI will be heading into the game on the back of massive wins. The home team recently thrashed Lucknow Super Giants by 98 runs whereas Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game by 7 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium.

IPL 2024: Who are the impact players nominated by KKR and MI for match 60 of IPL 2024

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field first in the game against KKR. The skipper mentioned that they want to turn up and play good cricket. Speaking at the toss, he added:

“We are going to bowl. Just want to see how the pitch behaves. It has been under covers for two days. We all are aware of the stats, but you have to turn up and play good cricket on the day. Same team.”

Shreyas Iyer, on the other hand, hilariously talked about losing another toss. He claimed that it’s a crucial game for them and expressed:

“I tried it another time, but still it came down as heads (smiles). It's part and parcel but in such games it's crucial. Not going to take those excuses though. We want the Q next to our team. Nitish comes in for Angkrish.”

KKR vs MI: Impact Players

KKR: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Royal, Vaibhav Arora, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

MI: Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Kumar Kartikeya

KKR vs MI: Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara