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[caption id="attachment_11733" align="alignnone" width="580"] Mumbai Indian cricketers sweat it out at Eden Gardens . Image Source: Xtra Time[/caption] Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue their winning momentum as they take on Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League encounter at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. The Knights who had a convincing start to the season defeating Delhi Daredevils by 9 wickets will be bolstered with the availability of mystery spinner Sunil Narine. Defending champions Mumbai Indians were shocked at home by debutants Rising Pune Supergiants. The Supergiants comprehensively defeated Mumbai by 9 wickets. Narine, who had left for the Caribbean after his father's demise is back in Kolkata and with clearance from the ICC will be back in action for the two time champion. Narine with 74 IPL scalps from four seasons has been instrumental in Gautam Gambhir leading the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise to titles in 2012 and 2014. It will be a selection dilemma for Gambhir if Narine gets picked as both Hogg and Hastings had a decent outing against Daredevils. Aussie veteran Brad Hogg was the pick of their bowler against Daredevils picking 3 wickets for 19 runs. In Hogg is picked then Gambhir may have to dump John Hastings, who also bowled well in his first match for the Knight Riders.  But what might go against the burly Aussie pacer was that he went for plenty against the Indians in the recent encounters particularly Rohit Sharma. The other option is to play a batsman less to induct Narine and in that case Colin Munro may be made to sit out. That apart, KKR has the perfect winning combination in place even if that would mean a heartbreak for Bangaldeshi star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who could not make the XI despite his fine performance in the World Twenty20, where he took 10 wickets from seven matches. This will be KKR's last match at the Eden this month as they will hit the road for six successive away matches with West Bengal in the middle of the Assembly polls as Gambhir's men cannot afford to let go the crucial two points at home.