Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir will lead KKR's batting division against Mumbai Indians Getty

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Kolkata Knight Riders take on Mumbai Indians in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday, 13 April.

Where to watch live

Match starts at 3:30pm BST/8pm IST. Live coverage is on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 1 HD in the UK. Set Max, Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD will telecast it in India. Click here for the live streaming link.

Overview

Defending champions Mumbai Indians suffered a defeat at the hands of newcomers Rising Pune Supergiants. Kolkata Knight Riders went on to seal a victory over Delhi Daredevils in their first match.

Rohit Sharma's side had a disappointing start against the Supergiants. After losing quick wickets at the top, Harbhajan Singh's unbeaten 45 helped them post a decent total of 121. The Pune-based franchise sealed a nine-wicket victory with over 30 balls to spare.

Kolkata Knight Riders also registered a nine-wicket victory with 35 balls to spare. Andre Russell and Brad Hogg picked up six wickets between them as the Dare Devils were bowled out for 98.

Both teams have had a mixed start to the ninth edition of the domestic Twenty20 tournament in India. Gautam Gambhir will be hoping to continue his side's winning streak when they face the Mumbai Indians.

Prediction

Mumbai Indians to win

Betting Odds (betfair)

  • Kolkata Knight Riders to win: 3/4
  • Mumbai Indians to win: 1

Team News

Kolkata Knight Riders

Squad: Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Colin Munro, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, John Hastings, Brad Hogg, Umesh Yadav

Mumbai Indians

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Lendl Simmons, Hardik Pandya, Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler (wk), Kieron Pollard, Shreyas Gopal, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah

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