MI vs KKR TOSS: Mumbai Indians win the toss and opt to bowl.
MI vs KKR Playing XI:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (W), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (W/C), Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Harry Gurney, Sandeep Warrier and Prasidh Krishna
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Hardik Pandya, Man of the Match:
For sure, getting a Man of the Match for my bowling is really pleasing. To be honest as a batsman, there is nothing better than hitting a ball. People don't expect a lot from my bowling, neither do I, but it feels nice. Krunal was telling me that I generate the power from my hip and core, but I rally don't know where I get my power from. Definitely, Chennai is a different challenge, it will be a cracker of a game. We just hope to get the best out fo that one and go through to the finals. I definitely look at myself as a four-over bowler, I am ready to do whatever my team wants me to do, bowl four, ten or even fifteen overs in a Test match. We have one more bowling option and it helps when somebody has an off day.
Player of the Match
For his spell of 3-0-20-3 Hardik Pandyais adjuged Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma MI Captain:
It was the team effort that pleased me the most. We don't depend on a few individuals to take us through, there are a lot of characters who put their hand up and take us through. Today, the entire bowling attack used the pitch and their variations really well to keep a line up like KKR quiet. It is something we know about the IPL that the business end matters, we always come back well in the second half of this tournament. In all the three trophies that we've won, the boys have picked themselves up in the business end. IPL is a funny tournamant, any team can beat the other on a day and we want to take few tiny steps. My daughter has been coming here every day to watch me play, but I didn't get a lot of runs earlier. It was nice to get some runs today, but she was sleeping!
Dinesh Karthik KKR skipper:
We didn't find momentum after the 6-over mark while batting and the regular wickets didn't help either. We simply didn't get going. When we batted, the wicket wasn't easy for stroke-making. The Mumbai bowlers were good at bowling cutters and they exploited that extremely well. The dew in the second innings made batting easier slightly, but that's not an excuse. There was an opportunity to bat up the order for Andre Russell, but expecting him to deliver every time is unfair and he has been fantastic throughout the tournament for us. It's all about attitude (about his running catch), and the will to win, but sometimes things don't go your way. Not our best season, there are a lot of areas for us to improve on, and I'm sure we will come back stronger next year.
The win takes Mumbai on the top of the table and sets up a mouth watering clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings for the first qualifier.
Mumbai Indians win the match by 9 wickets.
MI 134/1 after 16.1 overs
Andre Russell will bowl. Suryakumar is on strike. SIX! Short ball from Russell and Suryakumar pulls the ball for a maximum.
SIX!
Short ball from Russell and Suryakumar pulls the ball for a maximum.
MI 128/1 after 16 overs
Prasidh is back to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike. Suryakumarplays the first ball to third man for a single. Second ball is a dot delivery. Third ball is again a dot delivery. FOUR! Poor ball from Prasidh and Rohit creams the ball for a boundary. Rohit plays the fifth ball to backward point for a single. Suryakumar plays the last ball for a single. 7 runs off the over.
FOUR!
Poor ball from Prasidh and Rohit creams the ball for a boundary.
FIFTY UP for Rohit Sharma! 50 (44)
MI 121/1 after 15 overs
Gurney is back to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike. Suryakumar plays the first ball to mid-wicket and gets 2 runs. FOUR! Fuller ball from Gurney and Surykumar plays an on drive for a boundary. Surykumar plays the third ball to fine leg for a single. Rohit plays the fourth ball for a single. FOUR! Short ball from Gurney and Suryakumar pulls the ball for a boundary. Suryakumart plays the last ball for a single. 13 runs of the over.
FOUR!
Short ball from Gurney and Suryakumar pulls the ball for a boundary.
FOUR!
Fuller ball from Gurney and Surykumar plays an on drive for a boundary.
MI 108/1 after 14 overs
Narine will bowl. Rohit is on strike. Rohit plays the first ball behind square for a single. SIX! Fuller ball from Narine and Suryakumar hits the ball over long-on for a maximum. Suryakumar plays the third ball to mid wicket for a single. No runs off next two balls. FOUR! Short ball from Narine and Rohit pulls the ball for a boundary. 12 runs off the over.
FOUR
! Short ball from Narine and Rohit pulls the ball for a boundary.
SIX!
Fuller ball from Narine and Suryakumar hits the ball over long-on for a maximum.
MI 96/1 after 13 overs
Warrier is back to bowl his last over. Suryakumar is on strike. No runs off first two balls. Suryakumar plays the third ball through cover and gets a single. Rohit pulls the fourth ball to leg side for a single. Suryakumar punches the fifth ball down the ground for a single. Rohit plays the last ball to long-on for a run. 5 runs off the over.
MI 91/1 after 12 overs
Gurneyis back to bowl. Rohit is on strike. First ball is a dot delivery. Rohit plays the second ball for a single to deep mid-wicket. Suryakumar is on strike. Third ball is a dot delivery. Suryakumar plays the fourth ball to fine leg for a single. Rohit plays the fifth ball behind square for a single. Latst ball is a dot delivery. 3 runs off the over.
MI 88/1 after 11 overs
Narine will continue to bowl. Rohit is on strike. Rohit plays the first ball to fine leg for a run. Suryakumar is on strike. FOUR! Short ball outside off from Narine and Suryakumar flicks the ball through mid-wicket for a boundary. Suryakumar plays the next ball down the ground for a single. Rohit is on strike. FOUR! Short ball outside off from Narine and Rohit creams the ball through off side for a boundary. WIDE! Poor ball from Nairne as he bowls down leg side. Last ball is a dot delivery. 12 runs off the over.
FOUR!
Short ball outside off from Narine and Rohit creams the ball through off side for a boundary.
FOUR!
Short ball outside off from Narine and Suryakumar flicks the ball through mid-wicket for a boundary.
MI 76/1 after 10 overs
Russell will bowl. Rohit is on strike. First ball is dot delivery. Rohit plays the second ball to leg side for a single. Suryakumar plays the third ball to fine leg for another run. FOUR! Short ball from Russell and Rohit pulls the ball for a boundary. Fifth ball is a dot delivery. Rohit plays the last ball through cover for a single. 7 runs off the over.
FOUR!
Short ball from Russell and Rohit pulls the ball for a boundary.
MI 69/1 after 9 overs
Prasidh will bowl. Suryakumar is on strike. The batsman gets an inside on first ball for a single. Second ball is a dot delivery. Rohit dabs the third ball to third man for a run. Fourth ball is a dot delivery. FOUR! Fuller ball outside off from Prasidh and Suryakumar flicks the ball through leg side for a boundary. Last ball is a dot delivery. 6 runs off the over.
FOUR
! Fuller ball outside off from Prasidh and Suryakumar flicks the ball through leg side for a boundary.
MI 63/1 after 8 overs
Narine will continue. Rohit is on strike. First ball is a dot delivery. FOUR! Short ball drifting down leg from Narine and Rohit just helps the ball to fine leg for a boundary. Rohit plays the third ball to square leg for a single. Suryakumar plays the fourth ball to long on for a single. Rohit plays the fifth ball to off side for another run. Suryakumart plays the last ball to backward square leg for a run. 8 runs off the over.
FOUR!
Short ball drifting down leg from Narine and Rohit just helps the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
MI 55/1 after 7 overs
Prasidh Krishna will bowl. de Kock is on strike. CAUGHT! Short ball from Prasidh and de Kock gets the bottom edge of his bat. The ball goes high in the air and Dinesh Karthik takes a great catch running backwards. Rohit is on strike. FOUR! Short ball outside off from Krishna and Rohit creams the ball through off side for a boundary. Rohit plays the third ball to backward point for a single. Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman. Fourth ball is a dot delivery. FOUR! Short ball from Krishna and Suryakumar pulls the ball to fine leg for a boundary. Prasidh closes the over with a dot ball. 9 runs off the over.
FOUR!
Short ball from Krishna and Suryakumar pulls the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
FOUR
! Short ball outside off from Krishna and Rohit creams the ball through off side for a boundary.
WICKET! de Kock c Karthik b Prasidh 30(23)
Short ball from Prasidh and de Kock gets the bottom edge of his bat. The ball goes high in the air and Dinesh Karthik takes a great catch running backwards.
MI 46/0 after 6 overs
Sunil Narine will bowl. de Kock is on strike. First ball is a dot delivery. de Kock defends the second ball. de Kock plays the third ball to the fielder at cover. Fourth ball is again a dot delivery as it beats the outside edge of de Kock’s bat. de Kock reverse sweeps the fifth ball but can’t find gap. de Kock gets a single off the last ball.
MI 45/0 after 5 overs
Warrier will continue. Rohit is on strike. First ball is a dot delivery. Rohit gets a single off the second ball. de Kock is on strike. Third ball is a dot delivery. de Kock plays the fourth ball to mid-off for a run. FOUR! Short ball from Russell and Rohit hits the ball over mid-on for a boundary. Warrier bowls a dot delivery to end the over. 6 runs off the over.
FOUR!
Short ball from Russell and Rohit hits the ball over mid-on for a boundary.
MI 39/0 after 4 overs
Andre Russell will bowl. Rohit is on strike. FOUR! Short ball outside off from Russell and Rohit plays a gentle cut down to third man for a boundary. Rohit dabs the second ball to third man for a single. de Kock is on strike. SIX! Fuller ball outside off from Russell and de Kock flicks the ball over leg side for a maximum. SIX! Russell goes short and de Kock pulls the ball for a maximum over fine leg. FOUR! Back of the length delivery and de Kock pulls the ball for a boundary. Last ball is a dot delivery. 21 runs off the over.
FOUR!
Back of the length delivery and de Kock pulls the ball fora boundary.
SIX!
Russell goes short and de Kock pulls the ball for a maximum over fine leg.
SIX! Fuller ball outside off from Russell and de Kock flicks the ball over leg side for a maximum.
FOUR!
Short ball outside off from Russell and Rohit plays a gentle cut down to third man for a boundary.
MI 18/0 after 3 overs
Warrier will bowl. de Kock is on strike. NO BALL. Warrier starts his spell with a NO BALL as he flicks the bails at non-striker’s end while bowling. FREE HIT ball! de Kock plays the first ball to mid-off for a run. Rohit is on strike. Second ball is a dot delivery. Rohit plays the third ball to sweeper cover for a run. de Kock plays the next ball for another single. Fifth ball is a dot delivery as Rohit plays the ball to the fielder at short third man. Rohit works the last ball to mid-on for a run. 5 runs off the over.
MI 13/0 after 2 overs
Harry Gurney will bowl from the other end. de Kock is on strike. de Kock plays the first ball to leg side for a single. Rohit Shrama is on strike. Rohit plays the second ball to the fielder at point. Rohit defends the third ball. WIDE! Poor ball from Gurney as he bowls way outside off. Rohit plays the fourth ball to the fielder at mid-on. Fifth ball is again a dot ball as Rohit plays the ball to the fielder at point. Rohit pulls the last ball to leg side for a single. 4 runs off the over.
MI 9/0 after first over
Warrier to de Kock. Warriers starts his over with two dot balls. SIX! Short ball from Warrier and de Kock pulls the ball over fine leg for a maximum. de Kock hits the fourth ball through cover and gets 2 runs. Fifth ball beats the outside edge of de Kock’s bat. de Kock plays the last ball to fine leg for a run. 9 runs off the over.
SIX!
Short ball from Warrier and de Kock pulls the ball over fine leg for a maximum.
Sandeep Warrier will open the bowling for KKR. de Kock is on strike for MI.
Right then! MI's chase is about to begin. MI openers Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma have walked out in the middle. KKR players have already taken their positions on the field.
KKR 133/7 after 20 overs
Bumrah will bowl. Rinku is on strike. Rinku gets a single off the first ball. Uthappa is on strike. Second ball is a dot delivery. Uthappa plays the third ball to off side for a run. Rinku plays the fourth ball high in the air and the ball falls in no man’s land as the batsman gets a single. Uthappa is on strike. CAUGHT! Slower ball from Bumrah and Uthappa skies the ball high in the air. Rohit Sharma takes a good catch. Rinku Singh is on strike for the last ball. CAUGHT! Slow low full toss and Rinku plays the ball straight into the hands of Hardik Pandya standing at long-on. 3 runs and 2 wickets off the over.
WICKET! Rinku Singh c Hardik Pandya b Bumrah 4(6)
Slow low full toss and Rinku plays the ball straight into the hands of Hardik Pandya standing at long-on.
WICKET! Uthappa c Rohit b Bumrah 40(47)
Slower ball from Bumrah and Uthappa skies the ball high in the air. Rohit Sharma takes a good catch.
