Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians are going to face each other on Monday night encounter which is going to be an exciting encounter between these two teams, though Mumbai may have the advantage over KKR their recent form has a big question mark where they have failed twice and being exposed. Hardik Pandya as Gujarat captain was way too different from today's Mumbai Indians captain. 

Even when the match was in Gujarat people booed him for betraying them. Kolkata is on a roller coaster ride with new captain Ajinkya Rahane who is experienced enough to handle a few teams and has been roped in to lead them. Kolkata lost their first match against RCB but gave a tough fight in their second game which was against RR. Their next encounter is with Mumbai Indians who are way ahead of them. In this important match, we are going to keep our keen focus on the top 3 players from both sides who can change the game on their own. 
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1. Surya Kumar Yadav
 The current Indian T20 captain Surya Kumar Yadav is considered the soul of the team he has delivered so many performances and won so many matches for Mumbai on his own, which is why he is been a key member of the team, though he may have been got that many chances in his early career but he has never given up. Whenever MI was in danger he used to deliver it, the unorthodox style of batting was attracted by many. 

He is been good in blue colours too where his bat skyrocketed and in a few of his innings and won the World Cup after 17 long years. He will be a key player for Mumbai in this match as they are required to win the game. 
2. Andre Russell
 Andre Russell is a dynamic middle-order batsman who has won a lot of matches for KKR single-handedly. Russel played a huge role in the 2014 KKR trophy win, not only that he has given some firey finishes that have been beyond some imagination. He is been through this long and expectations of him still rely on him, this game would be the best chance for him to shine. 
3. Trent Boult
 The New Zealand pace bowler has been quite a sensation for Mumbai Indians where his wicket-taking ability  has been spot on, mostly in powerplay he is very effective and with the old ball his economy too has been spot on which derives the strength for Mumbai