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The other senior, Suryakumar Yadav, is going through a lean patch.
However, Mumbai Indians will be under extra pressure at the Wankhede Stadium as they have not been able to utilize their potential in IPL 2023 so far.
With two wins and as many losses, KKR have had their share of highs and lows and are fourth in the points table with a decent net run rate (0.711) compared to Mumbai Indians, who are ninth with two points and an NRR. Is ranked – 0.879.
Rinku Singh will be the biggest threat with the bat for MI as the left-handed batsman has scored an unbeaten 48 and 58 in his last two matches while batting at No.7. Apart from this, there are captains Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Shardul Thakur. One of the runs for KKR, which indicates MI will have to be at their best in all departments.
However, KKR also have some concerns in the form of their all-rounder Andre Russell, who has been struggling with the bat this IPL. Russell could not complete his quota of overs against SRH in Kolkata on Friday night as he suffered cramps, but his three wickets kept KKR in the game for long.
It remains to be seen whether KKR will look to try explosive English batsman Jason Roy at the top considering Gurbaj has played his part at the top. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy have been among the wickets for KKR, with Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das joining them recently.
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