IPL Schedule 2016: Fixtures, Live Stream, TV Info for Indian Premier League

The first four matches of the 2016 Indian Premier League have all been fairly one-sided affairs. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore laid down a significant marker in their opening match on Tuesday as they posted a huge total of 227 and thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 45 runs.

Some tighter affairs are sure to be in the offing, but Kolkata Knight Riders will be confident of beating Mumbai Indians in Wednesday's clash after they triumphed over Delhi Daredevils by nine wickets in their opener.

Read on for a closer examination of the clash in Kolkata, as well as a schedule for the upcoming fixtures, full live streaming and television information. 

Date	Time (BST/IST)	Fixture	Venue
April 13	3:30 p.m/8 p.m.	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	Kolkata
April 14	3:30 p.m/8 p.m.	Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiants	Rajkot
April 15	3:30 p.m/8 p.m.	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab	Delhi
April 16	11:30 a.m/4 p.m.	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Kolkata Knight Riders	Deccan
April 16	3:30 p.m/8 p.m.	Mumbai Indians vs. Gujarat Lions	Mumbai
April 17	11:30 a.m/4 p.m.	Kings XI Punjab vs. Rising Pune Supergiants	Mohali
April 17	3:30 p.m/8 p.m.	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Delhi Daredevils	Bangalore
April 18	3:30 p.m/8 p.m.	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
April 19	3:30 p.m/8 p.m.	Kings XI Punjab vs. Kolkata Knight Riders	Mohali

Click here for the full tournament schedule. Watch all matches live on Sky Sports and live stream via Sky Go (UK only).

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Mumbai Indians

While KKR made a fantastic start to their IPL 9 campaign, defending champions Mumbai had less success.

In fact, they were thrashed by nine wickets by new franchise Rising Pune Supergiants, Harbhajan Singh top-scoring with 45 as the likes of Lendl Simmons, Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler all failed with the bat.

They will need to be vastly improved at Eden Gardens—the venue of their two IPL triumphs in 2013 and 2015—on Wednesday as their hosts looked very good in their clash with Delhi.

And KKR are also set to welcome back mystery spinner Sunil Narine after his bowling action was cleared by the ICC, per ESPN Cricinfo.

As noted by former Indian opener Aakash Chopra, the return of the West Indian will only make Kolkata's bowling attack more threatening:

KKR's bowling depth is matched in the batting department also.

Per cricket statistician Mohandas Menon, openers Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir are two of the most experienced and effective IPL players around, and both contributed against Delhi as they chased down a meagre target of 99 in 14.1 overs:

Manish Pandey, Colin Munro and Suryakumar Yadav are also more than capable of producing match-winning contributions, and Mumbai's bowlers will have to be at the top of their game to restrict their opponents on Wednesday.

Skipper Rohit admitted that Mumbai are missing the injured Lasith Malinga, but he backed young Jasprit Bumrah to take his opportunity in the Sri Lankan's absence, per Mumbai Indians:

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It is a fantastic opportunity for Bumrah but Malinga won't be available for the next few weeks. His fitness is a concern but we are keeping a track of him. He has evolved terrifically in the last few months. He has matured and knows what is expected of him. A lot of expectations but we don’t want to pressurize him as he's still young in international cricket.

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The bowling unit will, of course, need to be backed up by Mumbai's batting lineup, and the pressure is on Simmons and Rohit to put together a decent opening partnership in Kolkata, something they didn't do in the tournament opener.

A good opening stand will ease the pressure on those who follow and should allow Hardik Pandya, Buttler and Kieron Pollard to bat with more freedom.

There is immense quality on both sides, but there is little doubt which team goes into Wednesday's match with more momentum.

But Kolkata were not properly tested against Delhi and could be caught out if Mumbai show their intent from the off.

The reigning champions cannot afford back-to-back defeats at the start of the 2016 tournament, but the team performance needs to improve dramatically if they are to claim a win against KKR.