MI vs KKR Toss: Hardik Pandya Returns As Captain, Suryakumar Yadav Also Back

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On Wednesday, May 20, Kolkata Knight Riders are hosting Mumbai Indians for IPL 2026 match 65 at the Eden Gardens. Mumbai Indians are out of the tournament, but it is a do-or-die match for Kolkata Knight Riders.

For the ongoing match, Mumbai Indians have recieved double boost as their regular skipper Hardik Pandya is back in the playing XI. Also Suryakumar Yadav is back after missing the last match.

Meanwhile, for KKR, they have everything on the line and a defeat would end their campaign in IPL 2026.

MI vs KKR: Toss Update

For the toss, two captains - Hardik Pandya and Ajinkya Rahane walked down the track for the toss. The coin flip went in Kolkata Knight Riders' favour, who opted to field first.

Shedding light on the team changes, Kolkata Knight Riders have made a solitary change. Rovman Powell comes in for Matheesha Pathirana.

MI vs KKR: Playing XI

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma

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Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey

MI vs KKR: Captains Thoughts

Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians Captain): "We would've bowled first as well. Looks like a track which has been under the covers. So, just wanted to see how the wicket plays out.

(Playing for pride) Absolutely. Whichever game you play for this franchise, you want to play your best cricket, put the best foot forward. At the same point of time, Mumbai Indians have a long history of winning titles. So, just want to represent MI in the best capacity by keeping our heads high.

Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders captain): "We are looking to bowl first. (On the fact that they have got to win two out of the remaining two matches) It is as simple as that. We want to focus on this game and play good cricket overall. It is about winning two in two, but also about staying in the moment.

MI vs KKR: Impact Subs

Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Tejasvi Singh

For KKR,  Finn Allen will come to bat in the second innings when KKR come to bat.

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Mumbai Indians: Allah Ghazanfar, Krish Bhagat, Shardul Thakur, Robin Minz, Mayank Rawat

For Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya, at the toss, mentioned that Allah Ghazanfar will come to bowl. However, Shardul Thakur is also a great option who can bowl and was excellent against Punjab Kings.

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