IPL 2026, Match 2: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2nd match of IPL 2026 on March 29th at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, starting at 7:30 PM. Hardik Pandya will lead MI, while Ajinkya Rahane will captain KKR in this match.
There are fantastic players across the two squads and you can expect great performances from players such as Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Cameron Green and Tim Seifert. It will be interesting to see what their final predicted playing XI looks like prior to events both sides play at this significant event.
Match Details
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Match | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Date | 29 March 2026 |
| Day | Sunday |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium |
| Match No. | 2nd Match |
MI vs KKR – Full Squad
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | Role | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Batter | Sunil Narine ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| Tilak Varma | All-Rounder | Ajinkya Rahane (C) | Batter |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter |
| Hardik Pandya (C) | All-Rounder | Rinku Singh | Batter |
| Naman Dhir | All-Rounder | Manish Pandey | Batter |
| Raj Angad Bawa | All-Rounder | Ramandeep Singh | All-Rounder |
| Mitchell Santner ✈️ | All-Rounder | Vaibhav Arora | Bowler |
| Trent Boult ✈️ | Bowler | Varun Chakaravarthy | Bowler |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | Anukul Roy | All-Rounder |
| Ashwani Kumar | Bowler | Blessing Muzarabani ✈️ | Bowler |
| Sherfane Rutherford ✈️ | Batter | Cameron Green ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| Robin Minz | Batter | Daksh Kamra | All-Rounder |
| Ryan Rickelton ✈️ | Batter | Finn Allen ✈️ | Batter |
| Will Jacks ✈️ | All-Rounder | Kartik Tyagi | Bowler |
| Corbin Bosch ✈️ | All-Rounder | Matheesha Pathirana ✈️ | Bowler |
| Shardul Thakur | All-Rounder | Prashant Solanki | Bowler |
| Deepak Chahar | Bowler | Rachin Ravindra ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| Raghu Sharma | Bowler | Rahul Tripathi | Batter |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar ✈️ | Bowler | Rovman Powell ✈️ | Batter |
| Mayank Markande | Bowler | Sarthak Ranjan | Batter |
| Quinton de Kock ✈️ | Batter | Saurabh Dubey | Bowler |
| Danish Malewar | Batter | Tejasvi Dahiya | Batter |
| Mohammed Izhar | Bowler | Tim Seifert (WK) ✈️ | Batter |
| Atharva Ankolekar | All-Rounder | Umran Malik | Bowler |
| Mayank Rawat | All-Rounder |
MI vs KKR – Predicted Playing 11
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | Role | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Batter | Sunil Narine ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| Quinton de Kock ✈️ (WK) | WK-Batter | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | Ajinkya Rahane (C) | Batter |
| Tilak Varma | Batter | Rinku Singh | Batter |
| Hardik Pandya (C) | All-Rounder | Finn Allen ✈️ | Batter |
| Tim David ✈️ | Batter | Cameron Green ✈️ | All-Rounder |
| Mitchell Santner ✈️ | All-Rounder | Tim Seifert (WK) ✈️ | Batter |
| Naman Dhir | All-Rounder | Varun Chakaravarthy | Bowler |
| Deepak Chahar | Bowler | Saurabh Dubey | Bowler |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | Umran Malik | Bowler |
| Trent Boult ✈️ | Bowler | Vaibhav Arora | Bowler |
Impact Players
If Batting First
MI: Deepak Chahar
KKR: Varun Chakaravarthy
If Bowling First
MI: Rohit Sharma
KKR: Finn Allen
FAQs
The match will be played on March 29, 2026, at 7:30 PM.
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