Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders will both be looking to get their campaigns off to a winning start when they meet at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 29.
The single meeting between this pair last year ended in a comfortable victory for Mumbai Indians, with Ashwani Kumar claiming four wickets to shoot KKR out for 116 before Ryan Rickelton smashed an unbeaten 62 to lead MI to a comfortable eight-wicket win.
Ahead of the Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 match, here are some important statistics to know:
MI vs KKR head-to-head record:
Matches played: 35
Mumbai Indians wins: 24
Kolkata Knight Riders wins: 11
MOST RUNS IN MI VS KKR IPL MATCHES
| Player | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | HS |
| Rohit Sharma | 967 | 40.29 | 127.74 | 109* |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 617 | 41.13 | 153.10 | 59 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 365 | 60.83 | 160.08 | 104 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 349 | 23.26 | 115.94 | 64 |
| Manish Pandey | 346 | 38.44 | 135.15 | 81* |
MOST WICKETS IN MI VS KKR MATCHES
| Player | Wickets | Average | Economy rate | BBI |
| Sunil Narine | 26 | 24.57 | 6.93 | 4/15 |
| jasprit bumrah | 25 | 20.68 | 7.73 | 5/10 |
| Lasith Malinga | 20 | 22.85 | 7.01 | 4/23 |
| Andre Russell | 19 | 24.00 | 9.60 | 5/15 |
| Hardik Pandya | 14 | 17.50 | 7.65 | 2/16 |
Published on Mar 29, 2026
