MI have given debuts to Afghan spinner Allah Ghazanfar and West Indian batter Sherfane Rutherford. Meanwhile, skipper Ajinkya Rahane picked Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Sunil Narine and Blessing Muzarabani as the four foreigners for KKR.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani.
Last year, the Hardik Pandya-led side finished third after losing to runners-up Punjab Kings in the Qualifier 2 but Mumbai Indians will feel they have all bases covered to have a crack at what would be a record-extending sixth title win this year.
A new-look Rohit Sharma will be keen to be back among runs while Mumbai Indians’ all-round strength makes them a side to beat in the tournament once again. It includes a heavy chunk of India’s T20 World Cup winning squad in skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Pandya, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah.
(With PTI inputs)
First Published: Mar 29, 2026 7:27 PM IST