Triumph Knights Mumbai North East vs Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals, MTL, Today Match Prediction

TKMNE vs MSCMR Match Prediction & Analysis

With the 2025 Indian Premier League enduring a suspension and finally finishing a week later than originally scheduled, there has been a shorter build-up to this year's Mumbai T20 League!

In some cases, this would be a bad thing and deprive a league of the attention and hype that it deserves but the Mumbai T20 League has attracted such stellar names that there is no danger of any of the excitement disappearing ahead of this game on Friday.

Triumph Knights MNE look very strong and in Suryakumar Yadav have a player who can win an IPL or T20I single-handedly so many will consider this game to be over before it even starts.

But equally, Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals have some players who would stand out on the highest stage. It promises to be an excellent contest at the Wankhede!

RECENT PERFORMANCE

TKMNE

L

ETS

181/5 in 19.2 9.36

MTL

Eagle Thane Strikers beat Triumph Knights Mumbai North East by 5 wickets 04 Jun 2025

TKMNE

179/7 in 20.0 8.95

MSCMR

W

ATMWS

88/5 in 9.0 9.78

MTL

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals beat Aakash Tigers MWS by 8 runs 04 Jun 2025

MSCMR

96/4 in 9.0 10.67

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East Preview

There can be no denying who the main attraction and draw will be to fans of Triumph Knights MNE and other neutrals ahead of this game as Suryakumar Yadav is not only one of the greatest T20 batters of all time but also arrives into the Mumbai T20 League after hitting 717 runs at an average of 65.18 in this year's Indian Premier League!

Although he is the biggest name in the side, and arguably in the tournament, there are other recognisable players in the Triumph Knights MNE side who will be keen to make their mark and steal some of the spotlight.

Makarand Patil is a consistent bowler and along with Bharat Sudam Patil will target keeping batters on strike and building pressure rather than delivering an unplayable ball every delivery.

Also look out for Jay Jain who has an excellent domestic T20 record.

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East Predicted Playing XI:

Suryakumar Yadav, Ayush Mhatre, Sidhaant Aadhhathrao, Suryansh Shegde, Parikshit Valsangkar, Jay Jain, Hrishikesh Gore, Akash Pawar, Shreyas Gurav, Bharat Sudam Patil, Makarand Patil

Triumph Knights Mumbai North East Actual Playing XI:

Hitesh G Kadam, Jay Jain, Suryakumar Yadav, Hrishikesh Gore, Bharat Patil, Jigar Rana, Makarand Patil, Siddhant Aadhhathrao, Minad Manjrekar, Parikshit Valsangkar, Yash Chava, Karan More

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals Preview

Taking on the great Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals will have their work cut out and will look to the likes of Tushar Deshpande, Yash Gadia and Arman Jaffar to keep the score down with the ball!

Maxwell Swaminathan is another bowler to keep an eye on as he has the pace and height to make the most of the speed and bounce on offer at the Wankhede Stadium.

Maybe the best option for Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals will be to focus on their own big hitting at the Wankhede!

With the bat, we expect Siddhesh Lad, Varun Rao and Sahil Jadhav to be the main threats to the bowling attack of Triumph Knights MNE.

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals Predicted Playing XI:

Sachin Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Sahil Jadhav, Naman Jhawar, Arman Jaffar, Tushar Deshpande, Yash Gadia, Awais Khan, Maxwell Swaminathan, Varun Rao, Rohan Ghag, Shashwat Jagtap

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals Actual Playing XI:

khan Awais Naushad, Chinmay Sutar, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Dhumal, Maxwell Swaminathan, Vaibhav Mali, Sachin Yadav, Ajay Janu, Irfan Umair, Parag Khanapurkar, Saksham Swayam Parashar , Rohan Raje

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

On a day when there could be some rain interruptions or even a cancellation, this fixture is scheduled to be last on. In the evening, dry conditions with the temperature up at 31 degrees are forecast.

TKMNE vs MSCMR Pitch Report

The Wankhede Stadium is not only a ground where many dreams have been made across the decades but also one where batters love to play! A par score will be over 200 in this match.

Toss: To Bat

We expect to see a surface which is very helpful for batters at this game and posting a big total to intimidate the opposition is likely to be the approach. Therefore, we predict that both captains will look to bat first.