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Rohit Sharma: It was only two players from the 2014 squad. It was all about how we executed our plans today, we were in good positions and it was all about being ruthless. The wicket was good and dew was coming down. I back myself to play my shots and have practiced quite a bit. Pretty happy with the performance of my squad. All my shots were good (laughs), can't pick one. I haven't played a lot of cricket in a long time; it didn't come out well in the first innings but glad to have done it tonight. We never knew that the IPL would happen in the UAE so we wanted a pace attack that was strong for the Wankhede. But the ball was seaming around for the first six overs over here as well. We haven't played much with Trent Boult and Pattinson, but it was good that we were on the same page. It takes a lot out of you to play in these conditions. Maybe I was a bit tired in the end and it was a lesson for us that one set batsmen needs to bat till the end. We've seen it in the past and that's what I tried to do.
Player of the Match
MI captain Rohit Sharma is the player of the Match for his 80 off 54 balls.
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Dinesh Karthik: I think we had areas to do well in bat andball, I think it was a pretty rusty today to be honest, I don't want to get too analytical about it but it's ok the boys realise where they could have done better. Couple of the guys - Cummins and Morgan - just finished their quarantine today, it is hard, playing in the heat and getting used to the conditions. Don't want to be too analytical, the boys put in a good effort. I haven't had the conversation about that (regarding tweaking the top order) with Baz, will let you know by the next game.
KKR 146/9 after 20 overs.
Chahar to bowl the last over. Mavi is on strike.
19.1 Dot Ball.
19.2 Short ball and Mavi plays the ball to square leg for a single.
19.3 Dot Ball.
19.4 Full, quick ball and Kuldeep plays the ball down the ground for a single.
19.5 Tossed up delivery and Mavi plays the ball to sweeper cover for 2 runs.
19.6 WICKET! Shivam Mavi st de Kock b Rahul Chahar 9(10)
Mavi goes for a big shot on the last ball of the match but misses the ball. The ball goes to the keeper and de Kock dislodges the bails.
KKR 142/8 after 19 overs.
Pattinson to bowl. Mavi is on strike.
18.1 Slow short ball and Mavi plays the ball to point for a single.
18.2 WIDE! Fuller ball but way outside off.
18.2 WICKET! Pat Cummins c Hardik Pandya b Pattinson 33(12)
Length delivery and Cummins hits the ball to deep mid-wicket but Hardik Pandya takes a good catch.
Kuldeep Yadav is the new batsman. Mavi is on strike.
18.3 Dot ball.
18.4 Dot Ball.
18.5 Dot Ball.
18.6 Slower cutter and Mavi plays the ball for a single.
KKR 139/7 after 18 overs.
Bumrah to bowl. On strike is Cummins.
17.1 SIX! Short ball and Cummins pulls the ball to fine-leg for a maximum.
17.2 Dot ball.
17.3 SIX! Another big shot by Cummins. Bouncer by Bumrah and Cummins hooks the ball to send it over fine-leg for a maximum.
17.4 Yorker and Cummins plays the ball to cover for 2 runs.
17.5 SIX! Good length ball and Cummins hits the ball over long-on for a maximum.
17.5 WIDE! Slower cutter by Bumrah but the ball drits down the leg side.
17. 6 SIX! Low full toss by Bumrah and Cummins hits the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum.
KKR 122/7 after 17 overs.
Boult to bowl. Cummins is on strike.
16.1 Length ball and Cummins plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
16.2 Dot ball.
16.3 WICKET! Nikhil Naik c Hardik Pandya b Boult 1(3)
Boult bangs the ball short. Naik goes for pull. Has not timed the ball well. The ball flies straight into the hands of Hardik Pandya at long-on.
Shivam Mavi is the new batsman. Cummins is on strike.
16.4 FOUR! Good length ball and Cummins smacks the ball over mid-off for a boundary.
16.5 Good yorker and Cummins plays the ball to mid-off for a single.
16.6 FOUR! Good bouncer and Mavi plays the ball to square leg for a boudnary.
KKR 102/6 after 16 overs.
Bumrah to bowl. Russell is on strike.
15.1 WICKET! Andre Russell b Bumrah 11(11)
Great yorker by Bumrah. Russell aiming long-on boundary goes for a mighty swing. The ball goes past Russell and hits the stumps.
Nikhil Naik is the new batsman.
15.2 Fuller ball and Naik plays the ball to off-side for a single.
15.3 Good length ball outside off. Morgan cuts the ball to the keeper.
15.4 WICKET! Eoin Morgan c de Kock b Bumrah 16(20)
Good slower ball by Bumrah. Morgan swings his bat for a big shot. The ball takes the outside edge of the bat and goes straight in de Kock's gloves.
Pat Cummins is the new batsman.
15.5 Fuller ball and Cummins works the ball to leg-side.
15.6 Fuller delivery and Cummins plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.
KKR 100/4 after 15 overs.
Boult to bowl. On strike is Morgan.
14.1 Fuller delivery and Morgan plays the ball down to long-on for a single.
14.2 FOUR! Poor ball by Boult. Full toss outside off and Russell crashes the ball through cover for a boundary.
14.3 Good short ball outside off by Boult. Russell leaves the ball for the keeper.
14.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Russell swings his bat. The ball takes the outside edge of the bat and goes to third-man for a boundary.
14.5 Fuller ball and Russell hits the ball to long-on for a single.
14.6 Good slow ball from Boult. Morgan goes for pull but the ball goes past him.
KKR 90/4 after 14 overs.
Pattinson to bowl. On strike is Pollard.
13.1 Fuller delivery and Pollard plays the ball back to the bowler.
13.2 Short ball outside off. Pollard plays the ball to long-off.
13.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Morgan swings the bat but misses.
13.4 SIX! Fuller delivery and Morgan whacks the ball to send it soaring over deep mid-wicket.
13.5 Fuller delivery and Morgan hits the ball through off-side for a single.
13.6 Good short ball and Russell ducks under the ball.
KKR 82/4 after 13 overs.
Bumrah is back in the attack. Morgan is on strike.
12.1 Short ball and Morgan plays the ball to third man for a single.
12.2 Fuller ball and Russell smacks the ball straight, Bumrah stops the ball in his strides.
12.3 1 Leg Bye. Slower ball down leg. The ball raps on the pads as Russell complets 2 runs.
12.4 Fuller ball and Russell plays the ball down the ground for a single.
12.5 Short ball. Morgan goes for a pull. The ball hits on the gloves and then slowly goes on to hit the stumps. But Morgan is lucky as the bails are not dislodged.
12.6 Another good bouncer and Morgan goes for a pull but the ball flies past him.
KKR 78/4 after 12 overs.
Pollard to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
11.1 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Morgan cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.
11.2 Fuller ball and Morgan swings his bat for a big shot but misses.
11.3 Fuller delivery outside off and Morgan plays the ball to long-on for a single.
11.4 WICKET! Nitish Rana c Hardik Pandya b Pollard 24(18)
Fuller delivery and Rana smashes the ball over cover. Hardik Pandya takes a good running catch in deep.
Andre Russell is the new batsman. Morgan is on strike.
11.5 Fuller ball outside off. Morgan wants to play the ball through off but misse.
11.6 Fuller delivery and Morgan plays the ball to long-off for a single.
KKR 72/3 after 11 overs.
Rahul Chahar to bowl. DK is on strike.
10.1 WICKET! Dinesh Karthik lbw b Rahul Chahar 30(23)
Quick and flat delivery. DK goes for a sweep. DK misses his shot and the ball hits him on the back leg. It is clear LBW. Chahar appeals and the umpire raises his finger to end DK's stay in the middle.
Eoin Morgan is the new batsman.
10.2 Short ball and Morgan plays the ball to the fielder at backward point.
10.3 Quciker ball and the ball goes through the gap between pad and bat.
10.4 Fuller delivery and the ball beats Morgan.
10.5 Good length ball which goes past Morgan's bat.
10.6 Short ball and Morgan plays the ball to long-off for a single.
KKR 71/2 after 10 overs.
Pollard to bowl. On strike is Rana.
9.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Pollard as he goes down the leg-side.
9.1 Short ball outside off. Rana slaps the ball through off-side for a single.
9.2 Fuller delivery and DK pushes the ball down to long-off for a single.
9.3 Good length ball on off stump. Rana punches the ball through cover for a single.
9.4 Good length ball on off. DK works the ball to fine-leg for a single.
9.5 Good length ball on off. Rana hits the ball through cover for a single.
9.6 Short ball and DK pulls the ball to square-leg for a single.
KKR 64/2 after 9 overs.
Bowling change. Krunal Pandya to bowl. DK is on strike.
8.1 Short ball coming back in. DK pushes the ball to cover.
8.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off and DK smashes the ball over point for a boundary.
8.3 Fuller delivery and DK plays the ball through cover for a single.
8.4 FOUR! Fuller ball outside off and Rana hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.
8.5 Fuller ball and Rana hits the ball down the ground for a single.
8.6 Fuller ball fired into the stumps and DK blocks the ball.
KKR 54/2 after 8 overs.
Rahul Chahar continues. DK is on strike.
7.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. DK plays a good inside out shot to clear cover for a boundary.
7.2 Fuller ball and DK plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
7.3 Short ball and Rana drives the ball through cover for a couple of runs.
7.4 FOUR! Good length ball and Rana plays a good reverse sweep shot to send the ball over third-man fielder for a boundary.
7.5 Fuller delivery and Rana reverse sweeps to get a single.
7.6 Short ball and DK pulls the ball to square leg for a single.
KKR 41/2 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Kieron Pollard to bowl. Rana is on strike.
6.1 Short ball and Rana works the ball to leg-side for a single.
6.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off and Karthik cuts the ball wide of the fielder at short third man for a boundary.
6.3 Fuller delivery and DK plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
6.4 Slower ball outside off. Rana goes for a cut shot. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to the keeper.
6.5 Fuller delivery and Rana plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
6.6 Good length ball and DK cuts the ball through cover for a single.
KKR 33/2 after 6 overs.
Time for spin. Rahul Chahar to bowl. DK is on strike.
5.1 Short ball and DK works the ball to leg-side for a single.
5.2 Short ball and Rana plays the ball to leg-side.
5.3 SIX! Fuller delivery and Rana smacks the ball over long-off for a maximum.
5.4 Good length ball and the ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to leg-side.
5.5 Fuller delivery and Rana sweeps the ball to the fielder at fine-leg.
5.6 Short ball and Rana pulls the ball to fine-leg for a single.
KKR 25/2 after 5 overs.
Pattinson to bowl. Narine is on strike.
4.1 Short ball. Narine pulls the ball to leg-side for a single.
4.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Karthik hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.
4.3 Short ball which raps high on DK's pads.
4.4 Good length ball outside off and DK plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
4.5 WICKET! Sunil Narine c de Kock b Pattinson 9(10)
Short ball from Pattinson. Narine swings his bat. The ball takes the thick outside edge and flies to the keeeper. de Kock jumsp and takes a good catch.
Nitish Rana is the new batsman.
4.6 Good length ball and Rana defends.
KKR 19/1 after 4 overs.
Bumrah to bowl. Narine is on strike.
3.1 Fuller delivery which mover away from Narine. The ball flies past the outside edge of the bat.
3.2 Good length delivery which Narine hits to cover.
3.3 Short ball and Narine pulls the ball to leg-side for a single.
3.4 Fuller delivery and Karthik plays the ball to Pollard at mid-on.
3.5 Short ball and Karthik leaves the ball to the keeper.
3.6 Short ball and Karthik gets on the top of the bounce to play the ball to off-side.
KKR 18/1 after 3 overs.
Boult continues. Gill is on strike.
2.1 Good length ball outside off. Gill gets the inside edge and the ball goes to fine-leg as the batsman completes 2 runs.
2.2 Fuller delivery and Gill pushes the ball back to the bowler.
2.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Gill crunches the ball through cover for a boundary.
2.4 WICKET! Shubhman Gill c Pollard b Boult 7(11)
Short ball by Boult. Gill pulls but doesn't times the ball well. The ball flies to mid-wicket. Pollard puts in a good dive and takes a good catch.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.
2.5 Good length ball outside off. Karthik hits the ball to point.
2.6 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Karthik plays a good cover drive for a boundary.
KKR 8/0 after 2 overs.
James Pattinson to bowl from the other end. Narine is on strike.
1.1 Short ball which hits Narine on the arms.
1.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Narine crunches the ball to point but good fielding by Hardik stops a certain boundary.
1.3 Short ball and Narine plays the ball to mid-on.
1.4 Fuller delivery and Gill works the ball to mid-on for a single.
1.5 SIX! Fuller dellivery and Narine flicks the ball over fine-leg for a maximum.
1.6 Short ball and Narine pulls but doesn't get his timing right.
KKR 0/0 after 1 over.
0.1 Fuller delivery and Gill digs the ball out.
0.2 Good length delivery outside off and Gill leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.3 Good length ball outside off. Gill plays the ball to the fielder at backward point.
0.4 Good length ball outside off and Gill gets the inside edge of the bat.
0.5 Fuller ball and Gill drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.
0.6 Good length ball which moves away and goes to the keeper.
Boult starts with a maiden over.
Trent Boult will bowl the first over for MI. Shubman Gill will face the first ball.
KKR's chase is about to get underway. MI players are out on the field. KKR openers Shumban Gill and Sunil Narine emerge from the dugout.
MI 195/5 after 20 overs.
Mavi to bowl the last over. Pollard is on strike.
19.1 Low full toss and Pollard plays the ball to long-off for a single.
19.2 1 Leg Bye. Slower ball which hits on the pads. The ball goes to off-side and the batsman takes a single.
19.2 WIDE! Full delivery way outside off.
19.3 FOUR! Full-toss and Pollard smacks the ball to square-leg for a boundary.
19.4 Short ball and Pollard plays the ball to leg-side and gets 2 runs.
19.5 Fuller delivery and Pollard crunches the ball to mid-off for 2 runs.
19.6 Short ball and Pollard pulls the ball to long-on and takes 2 runs.
MI 182/5 after 19 overs.
Andre Russell to bowl. Pandya is on strike.
18.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Pandya smacks the ball to long-off for a single.
Russell to Pollard
18.2 Good length ball outside off. Pollard plays the ball down to long-off for a single.
18.3 WICKET! Hardik Pandya hit wkt b Russell 18(13)
Fuller ball by Russell. Pandya leave the ball for the keeper. But as he brings down his bat the bat hits the stumps and the bails are disloged.
Krunal Pandya is the new batsman.
18.4 Good short ball by Russell. The ball hits the gloves and goes to off-side. The batsman takes a single.
18. 5 Fuller delivery and Polalrd plays the ball to long-off for a single.
18.6 Good short ball by Russell and the ball flies to the keeper.
MI 178/4 after 18 overs.
Mavi to bowl. Rohit is on strike.
17.1 WIDE! Poor ball ny Mavi as he bowls the ball way outside off.
17.1 Short ball outside off. Rohit hits the ball to long-off and gets a couple of runs.
17.2 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Rohit plays his favourite shot -- the pull shot -- to send the ball to square-leg for a boundary.
17.2 WIDE! Poor ball as Mavi bowls way outside off.
17.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Rohit drives the ball over cover and gets a single.
17.4 Short ball outside off. Pandya hammers the ball to long-off for a single.
17.5 WICKET! Rohit Sharma c Cummins b Shivam Mavi 80(54)
Low full-toss by Mavi. Rohit goes for a big shot. The ball hits low on the bat. The ball flies to long-off and Pat Cummins takes a good catch.
Kieron Pollard is the new batsman. Hardik Pandya is on strike.
17.6 Low full toss and Pandya plays the ball down the ground for a single.
MI 167/3 after 17 overs.
Cummins to bowl. Rohit is on strike.
16.1 WIDE! Short ball going down leg.
16.1 Short ball and Rohit pulls. The ball goes in no man's land. The batsman takes a single.
16.2 Good length ball and Hardik wants to play the ball to leg-side. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to point. The two batsmen take a quick single.
16.2 WDE ! Poor ball as the ball is way too down the leg-side. The keeper fails to collect the ball clearly and the batsman gets a single.
16.3 FOUR! Short ball. Pandya pulls the ball to square-leg for a boundary.
16.4 FOUR! Short ball and Pandya plays a short arm jab for a boundary.
16.5 Cummins bowls a good bouncer and the ball goes to the keeper.
16.6 SIX! Short ball and Pandya pulls the ball to send it over square-leg bounary for a maxiumum.
MI 148/3 after 16 overs.
Narine to bowl. Tiwary is on strike.
15.1 WICKET! Saurabh Tiwary c Cummins b Narine 21(13)
Knuckle ball from Narine. Tiwary wants to clear long-off but he hasn't timed his shot well. The ball goes straight into the hands of Pat Cummins.
Hardik Pandya is the new batsman. Rohit is on strike.
15.2 Short ball and Rohit pulls the ball to square-leg fora single.
15.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Pandya pushes the ball to off-side.
15.4 Short ball which raps on the pads.
15.5 Full and quick ball which hits on the pads.
15.6 Short ball outside off and Pandya pushes the ball to off-side.
MI 147/2 after 15 overs.
Bowling change. Pat Cummins to bowl. On strike is Tiwary.
14.1 FOUR! Good length ball outside off. Tiwary smacks the ball down the ground for a boundary.
14.2 SIX! Great shot by Tiwary. Short ball and Tiwary takes his front away and whacks the ball over long-on for a maximum.
14.3 Short ball and Tiwary plays the ball to cover for a single.
14.4 Fuller delivery and Rohit moves across the stumps to flick the ball to fine-leg for a single.
14.5 Good length ball on leg-stump. Tiwary plays the ball to fine-leg for a couple of runs.
14.6 Good length ball and Tiwary plays it to leg-side for another run.
MI 133/2 after 14 overs.
Kuldeep to bowl. Rohit is on strike.
13.1 SIX! Shot ball and Rohit rocks back in his crease to pull the ball over square-leg boundary for a maximum.
13.2 Fuller delivery and Rohit hits the ball to long-off for a single.
13.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Tiwary cuts the ball to backward point for a single.
13.4 SIX! Kuldeep pitches the ball up. Rohit dances down the track and hits the ball over long-on boundary for a maximum.
13.5 Short ball and Rohit works the ball to short fine for a single.
13.6 WIDE! Poor ball as it is way outisde off.
13.6 Fuller delivery and Tiwary plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
MI 115/2 after 13 overs.
Warrier is back in the attack. Tiwary is on strike.
12.1 Fuller delivery outside off and Tiwary pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
12.2 WIDE! Poor ball by Warrier as bowls the ball way outside off.
12.2 FOUR! Brilliant hit by Rohit. Short ball outside off and Rohit cracks the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
12.3 Fuller delivery which angles in. The ball beats the bat and goes to the keeper.
12.3 WIDE! Poor ball. Short and way outside off.
12.4 Good length ball coming back in. Rohit moves across and plays the ball to the fielder at short fine.
12.5 Short ball. Rohit mistimes his pull and the ball goes to long-on as the batsman takes a single.
12.6 Fuller delivery and Tiwary plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
MI 105/2 after 12 overs.
Kuldeep continues. Rohit is on strike.
11.1 Fuller delivery. Rohit sweeps the ball to short fine and gets a single.
11.2 Short ball and Tiwary punches the ball to long-off for a single.
11.3 Short ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
11.4 Slow ball turning away and Tiwary plays the ball to backward point.
11.5 Short ball and Tiwary plays the ball to backward point for a single.
11.6 Fuller delivery and Rohit sweeps the ball to fine-leg for 2 runs.
Rohit Sharma completes his fifty.
MI 99/2 after 11 overs.
Sunil Narine continues. Suryakumar is on strike.
10.1 Short ball and Suryakumar hits the ball to long-on for a single.
10.2 Short ball which raps on the pads and goes to leg-side.
10.3 Fuller delivery and Rohit sweeps the ball to fine-leg for a single.
10.4 Short ball. Suryakumar pulls the ball to long-on for a single.
10.5 WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav run out (Narine/Morgan) 47(28)
Rohit plays the ball to leg-side. The two batsmen complete the first run quickly. The throw from the deep is good. Eoin Morgan collects the ball and dislodges the bails. Suryakumar is short of his gorund.
Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman. Rohit is on strike.
10.6 Short ball and Rohit plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
MI 94/1 after 10 overs.
Kuldeep to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
9.1 Fuller ball and Suryakumar plays the ball to long-on for a single.
9.2 Fuller delivery and Rohit sweeps the ball to square-leg for a single.
9.3 Good ball by Kuldeep. Arm ball. And the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.
But it is a NO BALL. Kuldeep has overstepped.
FREE HIT ball coming up.
9.3 Fuller ball and Suryakumar plays the ball to leg-side and gets a single.
9.4 Fuller delivery and Rohit sweeps the ball to fine-leg for a single.
9.5 Fuller delivery. Suryakumar comes down the track and smacks the ball to long-off for a single.
9.6 Fuller delivery and Rohit leans into his shot and plays the ball with soft hands to leg-side.
MI 88/1 after 9 overs.
Sunil Narine to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
8.1 Narine tosses the ball up. Suryakumar flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
8.2 Short ball and Rohit punches the ball through cover for a single.
8.3 Short ball outside off. Suryakumar cuts but the ball goes straight to the fielder at point.
8.4 Fuller ball. Suryakumar works the ball to long-on for a single.
8.5 Short ball. Rohit plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
8.6 Short ball and Suryakumar pulls the ball to long-on for a single.
MI 83/1 after 8 overs.
Bowling change. Kuldeep Yadav to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar pushes the ball to long-off for a single.
7.2 Fuller delivery and Rohit pushes the ball to long-off for another single.
7.3 Good length ball and Suryakumar works the ball to leg-side for another run.
7.4 Fuller delivery which spins back in. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to short third. Rohit gets a single.
7.5 SIX! Brilliant shot by Suryakumar. Fuller delivery outside off. Suryakumar comes down the track and smacks the ball over cover for a maximum.
7.6 Kuldeep pulls the length back and Suryakumar plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
MI 72/1 after 7 overs.
Bowling change. Andre Russell to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
6.1 Short ball outside off and Suryakumar works the ball to third man for a single.
6.2 Good length ball which comes back in. Rohit blocks the ball with a straight bat.
6.3 FOUR! Short ball on middle. Rohit pulls the ball to send it fine-leg for a boyundary.
6.4 Short ball outside off and Rohit plays the ball to off-side.
6.5 SIX! Short ball and Rohit punishes the ball by pulling it and sending it outside the ground.
6.6 Russell pitches the ball up. Rohit drives the ball through cover and takes 2 runs.
MI 59/1 after 6 overs.
Bowling chnange. Sunil Narine to bowl. Suryakumar is on strike.
5.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery on middle. Suryakumar takes a step out of his crease and flicks the ball to long-on boundary.
5.2 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar plays the ball to fine-leg for a single.
5.3 Fuller delivery and Rohit pushes the ball to long-on for a single.
5.4 FOUR! Short ball and Suryakumar pulls the ball to leg-side for a boundary.
5.5 Fuller delivery and Suryakumar plays the ball to leg-side for a single.
5.6 Short ball which spins back in. Rohit cuts the ball to the fielder at cover.
MI 48/1 after 5 overs.
Bowling change. Pat Cummins to bowl. On strike is Rohit
4.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Cummins as he bowls down the leg-side.
4.1 SIX! Short of the length ball and Rohit pulls the ball to send it soaring over fine-leg for a maximum.
4.2 Good length ball outside off. Rohit works the ball to mid-on and takes a quick single.
4.3 Back of the length delivery on middle. Suryakumar works the ball behind square on the leg-side for a single.
4.4 Back of the length delivery coming in. Rohit blocks the ball with a dead straight bat.
4.5 SIX! Back of the length ball. Rohit plays a short arm jab and sends the ball over long-on bounadry for a maximum.
4.6 Fuller delivery and Rohit pushes the ball to mid-off.
MI 33/1 after 4 overs.
Mavi continues to bowl. Rohit is on strike.
3.1 Fuller delivery on off. Rohit pushes the ball to off-side and takes 2 runs.
3.2 Good length ball on middle. Rohit plays the ball with soft hands to leg-side.
3.3 Back of the length ball coming in. Rohit punches the all through cover and takes 2 runs.
3.4 Fuller ball and Rohit punches the ball through mid-off. Russell gives the ball the chase and Russell stops the ball but Rohit has completed 3 runs.
3.5 Good length ball outside off. Suryakumar plays the ball to leg-side.
3.6 Good length ball outsdie off. Suryakumar plays the ball through midwicket and the two batsmen complete 3 runs.
MI 24/1 after 3 overs.
Warrier continues.
2.1 FOUR! Back of the length ball and Suryakumar goes for a cut. He almost drags the ball onto his stumps. The ball goes pasty the keeper to the boundary rope.
2.2 Full toss and Suryakumar goes for a big shot but misses.
2.3 Good length ball and Suryakumar plays the ball to the fielder at point.
2.4 FOUR! Warrier strays in his line and bowl a fuller ball going down leg. Suryakumar flicks the ball to leg-side for a boundary.
2.5 FOUR! Fuller ball outside off. Suryakumar crunches the ball through cover for a boundary.
2.6 FOUR! A fuller delivery and Suryakumar flicks the ball over the fielder at short midwicket for a boundary.
MI 8/1 after 2 overs.
Shivam Mavi to bowl. Quion de Kock is on strike.
1.1 Good length ball and de Kock pushes the ball straight back to the bowler.
1.2 WICKET! Quinton de Kock c Nikhil Naik b Shivam Mavi 1(3)
Short ball from Mavi. de Kock goes early into his pull shot. The ball goes high in the air and NIkhil Naik takes an easy catch.
Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman. Rohit is on strike.
1.3 Fuller delivery on the pads. Rohit flicks the ball to leg-side.
1.4 Good length ball outside off and Rohit leaves the ball for the keeper.
1.5 Good length ball outside off. The ball moves in sharply and beats the batsman.
1.6 Good length ball outside off. Rohit plays the ball to the fielder at point.
Wicket maiden by Mavi.
MI 8/0 after 1 over.
Warrier to de Kock.
0.1 Fuller delivery. de Kock pushes the ball to mid-off and takes a single.
0.2 Fuller delivery which moves in. Rohit presents his bat to block the ball but the ball goes past the outside edge.
0.3 Good length ball and Rohit blocks the ball going on the backfoot.
0.4 Good length delivery outside off. Rohit pushes the ball to point.
0.5 Good length ball outside off. Rohit cuts the ball to the fielder at point.
0.6 WIDE! Poor ball as Warrier bowls down the leg-side.
0.6 SIX! Short ball outside off. Rohit cuts and sends the ball flying over backward point for the first maximum of the match.
Sandeep Warrier will open the bowling for KKR. On strike for MI will be Quinton de Kock.
KKR players are out on the field. The two umpires walk to the middle. And out come the two MI openers in Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock.
Live action begins shortly.
Trivia Alert!
KKR have won all their IPL season openers since 2013.
KKR Playing XI
Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi
MI Playing XI
Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Rohit Sharma: What happened in the past it's past. There are some areas where we need to rectify. Hopefully we don't make those mistakes. We are playing with the same XI. Having someone like Pollard in the squad is always nice. He is a massive player for us, hopefully he'll come out and enjoy his game, like he always goes. Malinga like Pollard, has been a massive player for us. It was unfortunate that he couldn't make it due to personal reasons. That gives an opportunity to others.
Dinesh Karthik: We will bowl first. We saw the first game, there was some dew, so we want to make use of it. Really proud to start the tournament today. We got Morgan, Cummins, Russell and Narine. I think they're really looking forward to this.
Toss
KKR captain Dinesh Karthik wins the toss and opts to bowl.
Trivia Alert!
Kieron Pollard will play his 150th match for Mumbai Indians tonight.
Pitch Report
Nice grass covering, so expect some good amount of runs. The boundaries are much bigger.With the wind factor coming into play, you wouldn't expect as many sixes like last night.
Deccan Herald's Dream XI
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Hardik Pandya, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Sandeep Warrier
For the IPL fantasy players the DH team has picked the best playes from the two competing sides and put together the Deccan Herald's Dream XI. Which players have you picked in your IPL fantasy teams?
Head to Head:
Matches played: 25
KKR: 6
MI: 19
Impact player for MI
Jasprit Bumrah: The Indian speedster had a tough outing against CSK, giving away 43 runs for just one wicket. He has been one of the most consistent bowlers for MI. The pacer has picked up 57 wickets in the last three seasons.Once he gets going, his yorkers and slower balls in the death overs are game-changers.
MI Threats: On paper, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard are all-rounders but they did not bowl in the first match. The CSK match was Pandya's first competitive game after back surgery and the first one since September 2019. He doesn't seem fit enough to bowl yet. And Pollard did bowl in the Caribbean Premier League recently. The balance of the team is under threat if at least one of the two don't join the bowling ranks.
MI Opportunities: With just seven fifties in the last three editions, Rohit Sharma hasn't made a mark that stands out in his recent IPL career. For the legendary white-ball cricketer that he is, Rohit needs to set his IPL record straight.
MI Weaknesses: MI remain thin on spin bowling. If Rahul Chahar doesn’t click, the problems will multiply for Rohit Sharma.
MI Strengths: Although Lasith Malinga is absent, the pace troika of Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson bowled well against CSK. The pace attack looks even more potent with wicket-taker Mitchell McClenaghan and the experienced Nathan Coulterr-Nile waiting in the wings
Impact player for KKR
Andre Russell: Andre Russell was difficult to stop last season. The big-hitting Jamaican smashed a league record 52 sixes in IPL 2019 and has the highest strike rate of any batsman in the league. In 64 matches, Russell has an eye-popping strike rate of 186.41. He chips in with occasional wickets as well.
KKR Threats: Kuldeep Yadav was not able to make an impact in IPL 2019. He and Sunil Narine need to step up and grab wickets when the team needs them. Varun Chakravarthy and Chris Green should also play their parts as the pitches get slower.
KKR Opportunities: Shubman Gill can cement his place as KKR opener. This season should give him enough opportunities to play a free brand of cricket and do justice to his talent.
KKR Weaknesses: The four Indian fast bowlers Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna and Sandeep Warrier don't offer much in terms of IPL experience.
KKR Strengths: The middle-order comprising Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell is formidable, flexible and packs a punch. It's probably the best among all the tournament teams.
The SWOT for KKR
Let us get down in anaylising the Strengths, the Weakneese, the Opportunities and the Threats of the two sides.
MI, for their part, will be banking on history to turn the tide, following a five-wicket loss against the Chennai Super Kings in their season opener.
In that match, batting first MI posted a respecatble 162/9 in 20 overs. But their bowling unit did not click and CSK chased down the target with the loss five wickets and four balls to spare.
As KKR begin the quest for their first IPL title since 2014, they might have hoped for an opening clash against another team. The numbers show that the KKR-MI rivalry over the years has become lopsided and KKR have managed just one win in the last five contests between the sides.
MI have Kieron Pollard in their ranks and KKR enjoy the services of Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. All three West Indies players have proven their mettle in the T20 format and can turn the match on its head on their day.
The best of Caribbean talent will on display in the contest between KKR and MI.
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of match 5 of the Indian Premier League. Seven of the eight teams of the league have opened their campaign for 2020 IPL and tonigth the eight team puts up its first show. We will have first glimpse of Kolkata Knight Riders as they take on Mumbai Indians.
The Mumbai Indians lost their first match against the Chennai Super Kings. This is a crucial encounter for MI.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have a difficult opponent in the Mumbai Indians for their first match of the season.
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