IPL 10 Qualifier 2 MI vs KKR: Mumbai wins toss; Kolkata to bat

Bengaluru: Winning the toss, Mumbai Indians (MI) invited Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to bat first in Qualifier 2 of Indian Premier League (IPL) season 10 at the M Chinnaswamy ground here on Friday.

At upbeat KKR has recalled Ankit Rajpoot for Yusuf Pathan, who has been out of form this season.

Mumbai Indians, which topped the points table in the league stage, suffered a jolt when their prominent paceman Mitchell McClenaghan was ruled out due to an injury. Mitchell Johnson has been given a chance in his place.

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It may be recalled that KKR won the Eliminator against defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), while MI lost to Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in the first Qualifier.

Here are the two teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):

Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Ishank Jaggi, Suryakumar Yadav, Colin de Grandhomme, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav and Ankit Rajpoot

Mumbai Indians (MI):

Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Johnson, Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga