MI vs KKR Match 12 IPL 2025 Live Coverage: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Timeline, Analysis, Cricket Tips and Ball by Ball Prediction

10:25 PM: MI registers an eight-wicket win
 

Mumbai Indians opened their account on the points table with an emphatic victory by eight wickets over the Knight Riders. 

10:17 PM: Russell gets his second
 

Mumbai Indians are at 97/2 after 11 overs. Need 20 runs in 60 balls. Rickelton: 59* (37), Suryakumar: 6* (2)
 

Russell has been the sole performer for the Knight Riders across both innings. The Jamaican all-rounder picked up two wickets with the ball in an otherwise poor outing for the defending champions.

10:12 PM: How quickly can MI get this chase done?
 

Mumbai Indians are at 89/1 after 10 overs. Need 28 runs in 60 balls. Rickelton: 58* (36), Jacks: 15* (14)

Ryan Rickelton struck two sixes in the 10th over against Sunil Narine to bring up his first half-century in the Indian Premier League. With only 28 runs required to win, Rickelton and Jacks would fancy themselves to seal the win quickly. 

10:02 PM: On-field umpire saves Jacks
 

Mumbai Indians are at 70/1 after 8 overs. Need 47 runs in 72 balls. Rickelton: 43* (28), Jacks: 11* (10)
 

Sunil Narine bowling his first over had outfoxed Will Jacks to trap him in front of the stumps. However, the on-field umpire gave it not out and the ball-tracking showed it clipping the stumps saving the English batter.

9:52 PM: Another failure for Rohit
 

Mumbai Indians are at 55/1 after 6 overs. Need 62 runs in 84 balls. Rickelton: 31* (23)
 

It has been a really long time since Rohit Sharma has given any impactful performance with the bat in hand in the Indian Premier League. He recorded yet another failure even while chasing a low total of 117 runs against the Knight Riders. Andre Russell bowling his first over of the season dismissed MI’s former skipper.

9:42 PM: Ryan Rickelton finds the middle of his bat
 

Mumbai Indians are at 42/0 after 4 overs. Need 75 runs in 16 overs. Rohit: 12* (7), Rickelton: 28* (18)
 

After he struggled against the left-arm pace of Spencer Johnson, Rickelton has finally come to the party against Harshit Rana. He struck a four down the ground on a fuller-pitched delivery. It was a short-pitched delivery aimed at his body from Rana which was dispatched for a six with a pull shot. Rickelton ended the over with another four down the ground as Harshit once again missed his mark and sent a full toss to be struck pretty easily. 

9:36 PM: Rickelton edges to collect boundaries
 

Mumbai Indians are at 28/0 after 3 overs. Need 89 runs in 17 overs. Rohit: 12* (7), Rickelton: 14* (12)

Mumbai Indians have gotten the required runs to double-digits. Chasing a meager score of only 117 runs, they have started their innings on a great note. However, the hosts have had luck going in their way. Rickelton would count his lucky stars for not edging one behind to the keeper in the first over. In the third over, when he finally edged three deliveries on the trot, he collected 12 runs thanks to a four and a six. 

9:31 PM: Rohit gets going
 

Mumbai Indians are at 15/0 after 2 overs. Need 102 runs in 18 overs. Rohit: 12* (7), Rickelton: 1* (6)
 

After a one-run over from Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana followed it beautifully for a short period. The right-arm pacer had Rohit in trouble early in the over thanks to some movement in the air. However, he bowled a no-ball and bowled a full toss to Rohit and was smashed for a six down the ground.  

9:24 PM: Spencer finds some movement in the air

Mumbai Indians are at 1/0 after 1 over. Need 116 runs in 19 overs. Rohit: 1* (1), Rickelton: 0* (5)
 

Spencer Johnson has got the ball hooping around in the first over. The left-arm pacer has consecutively beaten Ryan Rickelton’s bat and is pretty unlucky to not get a wicket. 

9:00 PM: MI needs 117 runs to win their first match

Defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders have been bowled out for an embarrassing total of 116 runs. MI will be eyeing their first victory of the season. 

8:52 PM: Ninth wicket falls for KKR
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 102/9 after 15 overs. Ramandeep: 7* (5), Spencer: 2* (2)

Number nine goes down for the visitors. The defending champions have fallen like pins against the five-time champions. Kolkata Knight Riders’ ship has nowhere in the first 15 overs of the first innings. How many runs will they fetch for the last wicket could decide how soon this match ends. 

8:40 PM: Russell gone! Ashwani gets his fourth
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 90/8 after 13 overs. Ramandeep: 0* (0), Harshit: 1* (3)
 

There haven’t been more impressive debuts than what Ashwani Kumar is producing at the Wankhede Stadium. In the city that never sleeps, Ashwani is making his dreams come true by being awake. The debutant has picked up the biggest wicket getting rid of Andre Russell. He has picked up four for MI can he complete his fifer?

8:28 PM: Ashwani picks up his third wicket
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 80/7 after 11 overs. Russell: 1* (1)

Debutant Ashwani Kumar continues to shine. The left-arm pacer has now taken a wicket in the powerplay with the new and two in the middle overs with the old ball. It was Rinku Singh who fell against the young pacer after making only 17 runs. In the same over, Ashwani dismissed Manish Pandey to pick up his 3rd wicket of the night.

8:22 PM: KKR need to rebuild their innings

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 69/5 after 10 overs. Rinku: 13* (12), Pandey: 14* (11)
 

Kolkata Knight Riders find themselves in troubled waters after 10 overs. The pair of Rinku Singh and Manish Pandey need to rebuild their innings. 

8:16 PM: KKR use their impact sub in the first innings

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 65/5 after 9 overs. Rinku: 11* (9), Pandey: 12* (8)
 

Deja vu for Manish Pandey at the Wankhede Stadium. At the same venue last year, Manish Pandey had come as an impact player in the first innings itself. Fast forward to 2025, it is the situation, Pandey finds himself in with KKR needing a rebuilding innings from him.
 

He scored 40 runs last year to win the crucial match for KKR. Can he do it again?

8:10 PM: Half the side blown away for KKR
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 59/5 after 8 overs. Rinku: 10* (8), Pandey: 7* (3)
 

Half the Knight Riders are back in the pavilion. The MI fast bowlers have feasted on the helpful conditions at the Wankhede Stadium at their home. 

8:00 PM: MI ends the powerplay on a high

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 41/4 after 6 overs. Raghuvanshi: 25* (13), Rinku: 0* (2)

Venkatesh Iyer coming into this fixture had the best record for a KKR batter against Mumbai Indians. However, when the Knight Riders needed him the most, the left-handed batter failed miserably. In the final over of the powerplay, KKR vice-captain was dismissed after scoring three runs in nine balls by Deepak Chahar.

7:51 PM: Ashwani shines on his debut
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 33/3 after 4 overs. Raghuvanshi: 19* (10), Venkatesh: 1* (2)
 

Ashwani Kumar making his debut for Mumbai Indians has continued the trend of this season shining on their debut. The pacer had taken a great catch to dismiss Quinton de Kock in the second over. He replaced Chahar in the attack and struck on his first ball dismissing Ajinkya Rahane. 

7:45 PM: Rahane gets going with a sixer
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 25/2 after 3 overs. Rahane: 11* (6), Raghuvanshi: 12* (7)
 

Ajinkya Rahane returning to his home ground, Mumbai has started on a flier. The Indian batter struck a straight drive in the second over and followed it with a pull for a six in the third over against Boult. 

7:41 PM: Two in two for Mumbai Indians
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 15/2 after 2 overs. Rahane: 4* (4), Raghuvanshi: 9* (3)

Deepak Chahar follows Trent Boult with a spectacular over. The right-arm pacer accounted for Quinton de Kock. The visitors are in deep trouble with two openers already back in the hut. Angkrish Raghuvanshi announced his arrival to the crease by smashing two glorious fours on the trot against Chahar. 

7:35 PM: Boult strikes, Narine goes for a duck
 

Kolkata Knight Riders are at 1/1 after 1 over. De Kock: 1* (2), Rahane: 0* (2)

Trent Boult returned to form and struck with his fourth ball in his first game for the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. He bowled with great control and only gave away one run in the over.

7:01 PM: MI vs KKR Toss Update

MI won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

Mumbai Indians Playing XI

Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy

MI vs KKR Predicted Playing XIIs
 

Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders have some of the best players in their ranks. The two teams are filled with match-winners who have a great track record in the Indian Premier League. The Knight Riders won their previous game against Rajasthan Royals in spite of missing Sunil Narine in their team. Moeen Ali replaced the West Indian, it will be interesting to see their combination if Narine is fit to play.

For Mumbai Indians, there could be a few changes thanks to the nature of the pitch at Wankhede Stadium and the conditions there. One of the spinners could make way for an extra seam option. Mujeeb ur Rahman, who played the previous game could be replaced by English pacer, Reece Topley.

MI Predicted Playing XII
 

Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (C), Robin Minz, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Reece Topley, Satyanarayna Raju

KKR Predicted Playing XII
 

Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy