Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders begin their IPL 2026 campaigns with a blockbuster clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. New season means there are a lot of new faces with 3 debutants for Mumbai Indians, and as many as 4 for KKR. Among those, AM Ghazanfar and Finn Allen will be playing their first ever games in IPL history.

Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders begin their IPL 2026 campaigns with a blockbuster clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. New season mean there are a lot of new faces with 3 debutants for Mumbai Indians, and as many as 4 for KKR. Among those, AM Ghazanfar and Finn Allen will be playing their first ever games in IPL history.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani

AM Ghazanfar