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MI vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: 3 Top Captain Or Vice-Captain Choices For IPL 2025 Match 12

Kaushik Kashyap

Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer will be in action. [Source - IPL/x.com]Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer will be in action. [Source - IPL/x.com]

Mumbai Indians (MI) will square off against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the tenth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season on Monday, March 31st. The enthralling contest between two champions will take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST.

MI are still searching for their first win of the season and will look to turn their fortunes around in their first home game after two consecutive away losses. On the other hand, KKR, fresh off a dominant victory over Rajasthan in Guwahati, will aim to carry forward their winning momentum and make it two wins in a row.

Here are the top three captain and vice-captain choices for MI vs KKR match 12 of IPL 2025.

3. Hardik Pandya

Why Will Hardik Pandya Be A Good Choice As The Captain Or Vice-captain?

Hardik Pandya is one of the first names which we can have in the fantasy XI ahead of this game. The ace all-rounder has been one of the biggest match winners for Mumbai Indians over the years, especially in games against KKR where he has 43.14 average and a strike-rate of 178.69.

His abilities to contribute with both bat and ball makes him one of the best choices to have as captain and vice-captain. Additionally, he took wickets at a good rate in Wankhede and when it comes to facing KKR it becomes better - 13 wickets at 13.8 strike-rate.

2. Venkatesh Iyer

Why Will Venkatesh Iyer Be A Good Choice As The Captain Or Vice-captain?

Venkatesh Iyer has been KKR’s best batter since joining the side back in 2021. The southpaw has over 1300 runs over the years for KKR and has done considerably well against a side against Mumbai.

In a total of 6 outings against the 5 times champions, Venkatesh has scored 362 runs at an average of 72.40 and a strike-rate of 165.29. Moreover, the number gets better when it comes to playing MI at the Wankhede where he has scored 174 runs in total across two games which also include a century.

1. Suryakumar Yadav

Why Will Suryakumar Yadav Be A Good Choice As The Captain Or Vice-captain?

Suryakumar Yadav has looked in good form in MI’s recent outing against Gujarat Titans. He will be starting this game as one of the key picks for the fantasy XI for his excellent record against KKR at Wankhede Stadium - 68 average, 161.9. strike-rate.

The dynamic batter loves playing at MI’s home where he has a very rich record. Even if we look at the numbers since 2022, Suryakumar has scored the most runs from his side at the Wankhede Stadium with 584 runs, at an average of 53.09 and 194.01 strike-rate which also includes 5 50s and 2 centuries.