IPL 2025: MI vs KKR Weather And Pitch Report Of Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai- Match 12

In the last 45 T20 encounters at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL history, the teams chasing the total have enjoyed a lead of 27-18 over the teams batting first. This gives a clear picture of the captain making their potential decision after winning the toss in the MI vs KKR fixture.

The left-arm spinners have carried an economy rate of 7.5 at this venue in those games, while the off-spinners have gone at a pace of nearly eight. However, the pacers and the left-arm wrist spinners have not enjoyed the conditions, with an economy rate of over nine in those 45 T20 encounters.

MI and KKR’s performances in the death overs in the IPL 2025

In the absence of their premier pacer, it was interesting to see how Kolkata Knight Riders would finish their 20 overs at the death over. Varun Chakravarthy gave away just two runs in the 16th over before Harshit Rana leaked just 11 runs in the 17th over, including two boundaries.

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Dhruv Jurel smashed two boundaries, one was driven wide of the sweeper cover while the second one went wide and over the short fine-leg. Spencer Johnson was smacked for fine boundaries at long-off by Shimron Hetmyer, who couldn’t manage many runs in the next five balls of the over.

KKR kept on picking wickets regularly in the last five overs as which never allowed them to pick wickets in the last five overs. Jofra Archer cracked a six against Spencer Johnson. The defending champions leaked 41 runs for the loss of three wickets in the last five overs of the innings and will look to continue the same show in the MI vs KKR fixture.

On the other hand, Mumbai bowled beautifully to create pressure on the Chennai batters in the death overs. Naman Dhir gave away a few singles against Rachin Ravindra ad Ravindra Jadeja. Trent Boult was smashed for a boundary by Jadeja through the vacant backward point region, while a few more singles kept on increasing pressure.

Vignesh Puttur started well, but Ravindra nailed two over boundaries in the 18th over to spoil the entire momentum on the side. Jadeja got run out, and suddenly it felt like a suffocating situation. But Rachin nailed the first ball for a six as they chased down the score with four wickets in hand.

At the Wankhede Stadium for the MI vs KKR contest, the Mumbai bowlers will look to keep the same momentum against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

IPL 2025: MI vs KKR Weather And Pitch Report Of Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai- Match 12

According to AccuWeather, the evening temperature for the MI vs KKR clash at the iconic Wankhede Stadium will be around 26°c. The humidity level of 40% shows that the teams may look to chase down the score in the second innings. There is also no chance of rain during the game.

MI vs KKR Pitch Report

The average first innings score at the Wankhede Stadium last year was 188, which is nearly nine runs less than the 2023 season. Apart from the left-arm and right-arm spinners, none of the bowlers have enjoyed the conditions. It’s expected to remain the same for the MI vs KKR contest.

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Since 2020, Suryakumar Yadav has been the leading run-getter at the ground with 584 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 194.02, scoring five fifties and two centuries at the best score of 103.

In the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker with 17 scalps in 10 innings at an average of 13.94.