Before the game against the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the tallest building in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa was lit up in the colors of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The tallest building in the world exhibited an impressive LED screen and honored KKR by lighting up with its colors (purple and gold). “Before tomorrow’s fireworks, here’s the curtain! We won’t stop, on our way to the top with the up arrow up. Thank you @BurjKhalifa for lighting up with the #KKR colors. What a welcome to the United Arab Emirates tonight”. KKR tweeted.
Before tomorrow’s fireworks, here’s the curtain! We will not stop on the way to
Thank you @Burj Khalifa to illuminate in #KKR colors.
What a welcome to the UAE tonight! #KKRHaiTaiyaar # IPL2020 # Dream11IPL #Burj khalifa pic.twitter.com/LgUe9hNdW1
– KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 22, 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians will meet today at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking of taking on the Mumbai Indians, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik had said that it is good for his team that they face the team led by Rohit Sharma so early in the tournament.
“They (the Mumbai Indians) have a team of world class players, they are a solid lineup and the number of IPL titles they have shows it. It’s good that we are playing in Mumbai at the beginning of the tournament, every year is a year. different, I’m sure tomorrow will be a great match, Karthik had said during a virtual press conference.
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Kolkata has a poor head-to-head record against Mumbai. The two teams have played 25 matches against each other, of which 19 have been won by Mumbai, led by Rohit Sharma.
KKR has strengthened its line-up with the addition of England captain Eoin Morgan, Australian runner Pat Cummins, American runner Ali Khan and Australian runner Chris Green. The team finished fifth in the 2019 IPL and would now be looking to go all the way.
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