The 47th match of the 12th season of IPL will be between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians today. This match will begin from 08:00 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Fans have great hopes from the Kolkata team playing in their home ground today. At the same time, Mumbai Indians will do their best to win the battle. It will be interesting to see Kolkata breaking the monotony of its defeat today.
Weather of Kolkata during the match
During the match today, Kolkata's weather is expected to be very hot and humid. There is a possibility of 75 to 80% moisture in the weather. Also the temperature is likely to remain between 30℃ and 31℃.
Apart from this, winds will continue to blow at a speed of 15 to 20 kmph. Due to these winds, the players and the audience will get a slight relief from the heat.
IPL statistics
Both the teams have played 23 matches against each other in IPL so far, 18 won by Mumbai Indians while 5 by Knight Riders. Of these 9 matches were played in Mumbai, 7 of them won by Mumbai and 2 matches by Kolkata. Out of 9 matches played in Kolkata, Mumbai got victory over 8 matches, while Kolkata managed to register only 1 victory.
In the beginning of this season, Kolkata had performed well. However, they had to face defeat in the last 5 matches.
The Kolkata team has managed to register victory over just 4 out of 11 matches played in this season. The team stands at the seventh position on the points table.
The scenario is completely opposite for Mumbai Indians. The team has won 7 out of 11 matches this season, standing second on points table.
It will be interesting to see if Kolkata Knight Riders wins over Mumbai Indians today.
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