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Vignesh Puthur, Sunil Narine Back As Hardik Pandya Wins Toss; KKR To Bat First Vs MI

Rajgeeta Yadav

Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl first [Source: IPLT20]Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl first [Source: IPLT20]

On March 31, Mumbai Indians (MI) are crossing swords against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. At toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya's won the toss and opted to bowl first against the Ajinkya Rahane's team. 

Notably, MI have made big changes to their team. Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, and Vignesh Puthur have replaced Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rohit Sharma, and Satyanarayana Raju. On the other hand, KKR has brought in Sunil Narine instead of Moeen Ali.

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders:

Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders Captain): "We wanted to bowl first as well. I was a little confused looking at the wicket, I feel it is a good toss to lose. We have to bowling who can defend the total. 

Yes, little grass on the wicket. Sometimes, it is hard to read the wicket. When the breeze is going on, no dew at Wankhede. We got a good bowling attack. We did well in the last well. I feel whatever total we put on the board, we can defend that."

Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians Captain): "We are gonna bowl first. Looks a good track. Playing at Wankhede, dew might come or not come. So, we have decided to chase. There are chances that we might get early swing. There will be something in it for the bowlers. 

It's a long competition. Definitely, we would like to get into the rhythm and get start. We are excited for this game. If we do the right things, we will get the result."

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Playing XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI : Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer (vc), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Impact Substitutions: Rohit Sharma, Robin Minz, Raj Angad Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Satyanarayana Raju

Mumbai Indians Playing XI : Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur

Impact Substitutions: Luvnith Sisodia, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje

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