Mumbai Indians Playing XI vs Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI- Match No. 2 | IPL 2026

The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has finally begun, as it brought back the excitement, drama, and high-octane cricket action from the first game between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). ____________ from the first match. In the second match Mumbai Indians (MI) face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday, March 29.

Mumbai Indians finished off in the third position, qualifying for the playoffs, and were knocked out of the tournament. KKR will look to bounce back from a poor last season, as they finished 7th in the table. They have added more firepower this season; however, they have injury-related issues ahead of the tournament.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI vs Kolkata Knight Riders—Match 2, IPL 2026:

Openers: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock

The title-winning opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will be seen opening the innings for the five-time champions. The two have been back after six years; the two were there in 2019 and 2020, winning side. The right-hand and left-hand combination will look to give a good start to the MI on Sunday.

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Middle Order Batters and All-Rounders: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Will Jacks

MI have the best middle order in the IPL 2026, with power-packed players like Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Sherfane Rutherford, and Will Jacks. They will look to score runs in the middle overs. SKY and Tilak's roles will be crucial to anchor if there are quick wickets from the top.

Bowlers: Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Shardul Thakur will be adding more batting power in the lower middle order and can strike the ball as well for the Mumbai Indians. His all-round performance will be crucial. Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult will be crucial with the new ball, and they will look to pick up quick wickets early on. Bumrah will be important in the middle and death overs.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Will Jacks, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult. Impact Player: Naman Dhir/Ashwani Kumar

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI vs Mumbai Indians,—Match 2, IPL 2026:

Openers: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane

The opening pair of Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane will be crucial to give KKR good starts in the power play. Both batters looked in good shape during the intra-squad match, and they will try to replicate the same in the opening game against the Mumbai Indians.

Middle Order Batters and All-Rounders: Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine

Cameron Green will have the most tasks to play crucial innings in the middle overs, and anchor and be aggressive at the same time. His batting performance will depend on the rest of the batters. Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rinku Singh will look to continue their good form in the first match.

Ramandeep will have to fill in the shoes of Andre Russell and finish the innings. Sunil Narine will be looking to add more with the ball than bat this season, as he will not be opening the innings with better players up the order.

Bowlers: Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani, Varun Chakravarthy

The bowling of KKR looks a bit weak, with Kartik Tyagi coming out from an injury, and Muzarabani will also be taking the field for the first time. Vaibhav Arora will be looking to lead the attack with the new ball. Varun Chakravarthy will have a responsibility to bowl in the middle overs and pick wickets as well.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani, Varun Chakravarthy. Impact Player: Tejasvi Dahiya/Ankul Roy.

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