Talking about the match, the odds are in favour of the high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders as they square off against defending champions Mumbai Indians, who are experiencing a campaign that is oscillating between the high and low.

KKR and MI are the two teams that have clinched the honours alternately in the glamorous T20 league over the last four editions.

With the form shown thus far in the tournament by the two outfits, the match at the Wankhede Stadium promises an engaging battle.

KKR are on a roll with four successive victories in five games.

Interestingly, their lone defeat this season, by six wickets, had come at the Eden Gardens against the Rohit Sharma-inspired Mumbai Indians on April 13.

The Knight Riders have travelled well this season and also been led brilliantly by opener Gautam Gambhir, the fulcrum of their batting who aggregates 237 runs from five games.

Mumbai Indians, at the other end of the spectrum, have had a mixed bag of results so far, victories coming in between losses. They go into the game with confidence restored following a 25-run victory over Kings XI Punjab at Mohali on Monday.

MI have a superb 17-5 all-time win-loss record against KKR, their last loss having come in their opening game of the last season at Eden Gardens before they turned around the fortunes and raced to the title.