Mumbai Indians welcome Kolkata Knight Riders to Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, 29 March, for the second match of IPL 2026. It is an evening game, starting at 7:30 pm local time.
Mumbai’s squad lists Hardik Pandya as captain and includes Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks, with Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar in the bowling group. Kolkata’s squad features Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Cameron Green and Finn Allen, along with Matheesha Pathirana and Harshit Rana.
Wankhede is known as a high-scoring ground thanks to its true bounce, fast outfield and short boundaries. New-ball bowlers may find some swing early, but conditions steadily favour the batters and dew can make the ball hard to grip later. Teams therefore tend to chase here, and our preview backs Mumbai Indians to win.
