Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders host Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens. Both this teams have faced each other 14 times, with Mumbai Indians winning 10 times.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Aaaron Finch, Ambati Rayudu, Aditya Tare, Corey Anderson, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Vinay Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Pragyan Ojha.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Morne Morkel.
Official Live Streams: Link 1
Pre-match reactions :
Let’s start from where we left off! Tonight’s match against Mumbai Indians is gonna be a great one! Tune in! #Go4More pic.twitter.com/Q39fr4nupK
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 8, 2015
In my city now….Kolkata. I love it here & hope all of u are the there at the Eden…wish us luck. pic.twitter.com/7oC9XPSpx5
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 8, 2015
Taking so many kids for the KKR match….it’s like I am a class teacher Incharge of Nursery to Higher Secondary…
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 8, 2015
#MI‘s domination at the Eden Gardens Matches played: 7 Matches won: 6 #ApunKaSuperstar pic.twitter.com/le1x4KAlU7
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 8, 2015
Waiting 4 babyrhodes in Mumbai as setting sun indicates start of IPL8 go @mipaltan good luck in Kolkata pic.twitter.com/maemUEWWRX
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) April 8, 2015