Player of the Match
Rahul Chahar wins the Player of the Match award for his spell of 4/27. His spell was instrumental in tunning the fate of the match on its head and help MI win the match.
Rahul Chahar: There was pressure when they started well and a spinner had to pull it back. My strength is to turn it at a good pace. I enjoyed Rahul Tripathi's wicket a lot. I deliberately tried to bowl a flipper to Rana knowing it's my last ball of the spell. Rohit gives me a lot of confidence and the management too is very supportive.
Rohit Sharma, MI Captain: This was a great fightback, and an excellent fightback by each one of them. You don't see a game like this often. Lots of confidence from this game and we move forward. KKR batted brilliantly in the powerplay. Rahul came and got us crucial wickets in the middle. Krunal bowling those overs at the end was vital as well. It was a complete team effort and credit to all the bowlers. As a batsman, you need to carry on. The trend in Chennai is you can't hit from ball one. You have to plan before you go into bat. We were 15-20 runs short. Should have batted well at the fag end. We need to understand how we need to bat at the death but I don't want to take anything away from the boys. Siryakumar has carried his form well. He plays fearless and it's a positive sign for us in the first few overs. We need a guy there to do that. We have done the finishing part well as a team, just that we need to understand the surfaces here and adapt.
Eoin Morgan, KKR captain: "It is disappointing to lose. Played some really good cricket for most parts of the game, we looked comfortable in the chase, but they are a strong team, came back well, and sad that it didn't work out for us. Made a few mistakes, will need to sort it out. A perfect game needs to be bold, it came to cost us in the last 10 overs of the game. It is not being bold enough to finish off the chase. We needed to bat around and complete the chase - not quite sure what happened (speaking if the pitch tended to go slow in the second innings), in the games that have been played so far, barring AB de Villiers in the chase, that seems to be telling a tale of teams struggling in the run-chase. We put ourselves in a good position to win today, but then not to win, that's something we need to take care of."
KKR 142/7 after 20 overs.
Boult to bowl the last over. KKR need 15 runs to win.
19.1Boult to Russell, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Russell gets an inside edge and the ball goes to the leg side, Russell takes a single.
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19.2Boult to Karthik, 1 run, slow bouncer, Karthik plays a reverse hit but the ball rolls to the man at short third as Karthik takes a single
19.3Boult to Russell, WICKET! Slow yoker, Russell closes the face of his bat early and the ball lobs back to Boult who makes no mistake.
Pat Cummins walks out to bat.
19.4Boult to Cummins, WICKET! BOWLED! FULL AND FAST YORKER ON OFF STUMP. Cummins goes for a wild swing but misses and the ball hits the stumps.
Harbhajan Singh walks out to bat.
19.5 Boult to Harbhajan, 2 runs, full ball wide of off stump, Harbhajan lifts the ball over cover for a couple.
19.6Boult to Harbhajan, dot, full ball wide of off stump, Harbhajan cannot connect and the ball goes to the keeper.
KKR 138/5 after 19 overs.
Bumrah to bowl.
18.1Bumrah to Karthik, 1 run, full delivery wide of off stump, Karthik drives the ball through cover for a single.
18.2Bumrah to Russell, 1 run, full delivery on middle and leg, Russell hammers the ball down to long-on for a single.
18.3Bumrah to Karthik, 1 run, full length delivery wide of off stump, Karthik drives the ball through cover for a single.
18.4Bumrah to Russell, 1 run, slow good length delivery on off stump, Russell swings and sends the ball down to long-on for a single.
18.5Bumrah to Karthik, dot, fast yorker wide of off stump, Karthik steps out to hit the ball through cover bit misses.
18.6Bumrah to Karthik, dot, slow yorker, Karthik looks to hit the ball to the leg side but fails to connect.
KKR 134/5 after 18 overs.
Krunal to bowl.
17.1Krunal to Karthik, 1 run, full length delivery on middle and leg stump, Karhik guides the ball to the leg side for a single.
17.2Krunal to Russell, dot, full delivery on off stump, Russell blocks the ball.
17.3Krunal to Russell, DROPPED! Full delivery, Russell swings and the ball goes miles high in the air, Bumrah in deep drops a difficult chance. Russell takes a single.
17.4Krunal to Karthik, 1 run, fuller delivery on off-side, Karthik drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
17.5Krunal to Russell, dot, good length delivery which spins sharply, Russell goes for a sweep but misses.
17.6Krunal to Russell, dot, good length delivery on middle and leg stump, the ball raps on the pads and goes around the corner.
KKR 131/5 after 17 overs.
Bumrah to bowl.
16.1Bumrah to Karthik, dot, full delivery on off stump, Karthik blocks the ball.
16.2Bumrah to Karthik, 1 run, short ball, Karthik pulls and sends the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
16.3Bumrah to Russell, dot, slow full length delivery on off stump, Russell goes on his back ward and blocks the ball.
16.4Bumrah to Russell, BEATEN! Slow good length delivery on off stump, the ball nips back in and goes past the edge of the bat. Oh no. It is a NO BALL!
16.4 Bumrah to Russell, FREE HIT! FOUR! Full length delivery on off and middle, Russell smokes the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
16.5Bumrah to Russell, 1 run, slow full length delivery on middle stump, Russell guides the ball to the leg side for a single.
16.6Bumrah to Karthik, 1 run, fuller delivery on off-stump, Karthik drives the ball through cover for a single.
KKR 123/5 after 16 overs
Krunal Pandya to bowl.
15.1Krunal to Shakib, dot, full ball, Shakib pushes the ball to the off-side.
15.2Krunal Shakib, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full delivery on off stump, Shakib mistimes his slog and sends the ball straight down the throat of Suryakumar at backward square-leg.
Andre Russell walks out to bat.
15.3 Krunal to Karthik, 1 run, full delivery on middle and leg stump, Karthik drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
15.4Krunal to Russell, no run, full delivery on off stump, Russell hits the ball to backward point,
15.5Krunal Russell, DROPPED! Full ball and Russell drives the ball straight, Krunal puts in a dive and almost plucks the ball out of thin air but he cannot hold on to the ball.
15.6Krunal to Rusell, dot, full delivery on off stump, Russell pushes the ball to the off side.
KKR 113/3 after 14 overs.
Rohit Sharma to bowl.
13.1Rohit Sharma to Shakib, FOUR! Short ball, the ball takes thick inside edge and runs down to third-man,
13.2Rohit Sharma to Shakib, 1 run, fuller delivery on off stump, Shakib drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
13.3Rohit Sharma to Rana, 1 run, fuller ball, Rana drills the ball down to long-on for a single.
13.4Rohit Sharma to Shakib,1 run, back of the length ball, Shakib tucks the ball to the leg side for a single.
13.5Rohit Sharma to Rana, 1 run, fuller delivery wide of off stump, Rana drives the ball through cover for a single.
13.6Rohit Sharma to Shakib, 1 run, fuller delivery, Shakib drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
Rohit Sharma came in to bowl. But he twisted his ankle the moment he ran in to bowl his first ball. He is looking in some trouble.
KKR 104/3 after 13 overs.
Chahar to bowl.
12.1Chahar to Rana, FOUR! Short ball down the leg side, Rana sweeps and sends the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.
12.2Chahar to Rana, dot, slow delivery on off side., Rana leans and blocks the ball.
12.3Chahar to Rana, 1 run, full-length delivery on off side, Rana chips the ball over cover and takes a couple and get to his FIFTY!!!!!
12.4Chahar to Rana, 1 run, slow short ball which turns back in sharply, Rana hits the ball to the off side for a single.
12.5Chahar to Morgan, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full length delivery wide of off stump, Morgan slogs and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket where Marco Jansen takes a simple catch.
Shakib Al Hasanwalks out to bat.
12.6Chahar to Rana, dot, full delivery on middle and leg stump, Rana goes for a sweep, the ball hits the pads and goes to short fine.
KKR 97/2 after 12 overs.
Burmah to bowl.
11.1Bumarh to Morgan, 1 run, good length delivery wide of off stump, Morgan makes room and cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
11.2Bumarh to Rana, 4 Leg Byes! fuller delivery drifting down the leg side, the ball brushes the pads and rolls down to fine-leg.
11.3Bumarh to Rana, 1 Leg Bye, full delivery on leg stump, the ball hits the boots and goes to the leg side as Rana takes a single.
11.4Bumarh to Morgan, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Morgan makes room and lifts the ball to send it down to third-man.
11.5Bumarh to Morgan, 1 run, good length delivery on off stump, Morgan hits the ball through point for a single.
11.6Bumarh to Rana, 1 run, yorker on leg stump, Rana hits the ball to the leg side for a single.
KKR 84/2 after 11 overs.
Chahar to bowl.
10.1Chahar to Rana, 1 run, good length delivery on middle and leg stump, Rana tucks the ball to the leg side for a single.
10.2Chahar to Tripathi, 2 runs, fuller delivery on off stump, Tripathi paddle scoops the ball down to fine-leg for a couple.
10.3Chahar to Tripathi, WICKET! CAUGHT! Good length delivery on middle stump, the ball spins away, Tripathi makes room to push the ball to cover, the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes straight into de Kock's gloves.
Eoin Morgan walks out to bat.
10.4Chahar to Morgan, no run, short ball on middle and leg stump, the ball brushes the thigh pads and goes to the man at leg slip.
10.5Chahar to Morgan, dot, full ball on middle stump, the ball raps on the pads.
10.6Chahar to Morgan, 1 run, short ball, Morgan pulls and sends the ball down to long-on for a single.
KKR 81/1 after 10 overs.
Boult to bowl.
9.1Boult to Tripathi, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Tripathi runs the ball down to third-man for a single.
9.2Boult to Rana, 1 run, full delivery on off stump, Rana drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
9.3Boult to Tripathi, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Tripathi pulls and sends the ball to backward square-leg for a single.
9.4Boult to Rana, FOUR! Back of the length ball on off stump, Rana rocks back and pulls to send the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
9.5Boult to Rana, dot, full length delivery wide of off stump, Rana hits the ball to point.
9.6Boult to Rana, 1 run, full length delivery on off stump, Rana works the ball to long-on for a run.
KKR 73/1 after 9 overs.
Rahul Chahar to bowl.
8.1Chahar to Gill, FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg, Gill goes deep in his crease to pull and send the ball to backward square-leg.
8.2Chahar to Gill, dot, full ball on middle and leg, Gill plays the ball to the leg side.
8.3Chahar to Gill, dot, short ball wide of off stump, Gill hits the ball to cover.
8.4Chahar to Gill, SIX! Full ball on middle stump, Gill hammers the ball over long-on for a maximum!!!!!
8.5Chahar to Gill, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full ball on middle stump, Gill swings his bat once again but this time the ball doesn't have distance as Pollard at long-off takes a simple catch.
Rahul Tripathi walks out to bat.
8.6Chahar to Tripathi, 1 run, fuller delivery wide of off stump, Tripathi sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
KKR 62/ 0 after 8 overs.
Kieron Pollard to bowl.
7.1Pollard to Rana, dot, slow delivery on off stump, Rana changes his stance to try a reverse hit but the ball goes to the keeper.
7.2Pollard to Rana, dot, good length delivery wide of off stump, Rana hits the ball to cover.
7.3Pollard to Rana, SIX! Slow full delivery wide of off stump, Rana slogs the ball and sends it over deep mid-wicket fence.
7.4Pollard to Rana, FOUR! Slow full ball wide of off stump, Rana makes room and hammers the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
7.5Pollard to Rana, 1 run, slow full ball on leg stump, Ranan drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
7.6Pollard to Gill, 1 run, slow good length delivery on off stump, Gill works the ball down to deep mid wicket for a single.
KKR 45/0 after 6 overs.
Jansen to bowl.
5.1Jansen to Rana, 1 run, slow good length ball on middle stump, Rana blocks the ball, Rana takes a quick single.
5.2Jansen to Gill, dot, good length ball on off stump, Gill drives the ball to cover.
5.3Jansen to Gill, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Gill whacks the ball over in the in field to send it down to deep mid-wicket.
5.4Jansen to Gill, FOUR! Short ball, Gill goes back in his crease and smashes the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.
5.5Jansen to Gill, dot, Short ball wide outside the off stump, Gill leaves the ball for the keeper.
5.5Jansen to Gill, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Gill slaps the ball down the ground for a boundary.
5.6
KKR 32/0 after 5 overs.
Krunal Panday to bowl.
4.1 Krunal to Rana, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Ranan hits the ball to the leg side for a single.
4.2 Krunal to Gill, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Gill steps out and plays the ball to the leg side for a single.
4.3 Krunal to Rana, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rana hits the ball to cover for a single.
4.4 Krunal to Gill, dot, full ball on middle stump, Gill punches the ball back to Krunal.
4.5 Krunal to Gill, dot, back of the length ball on off stump, Gill pushes the ball to cover.
4.6 Krunal to Gill, dot, full ball on middle and leg, Gill plays the ball to the leg side.
KKR 28/0 after 4 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl.
3.1Bumrah to Rana, dot, good length delivery on off stump, Rana hits the ball to the off side,
3.2Bumrah to Rana, FOUR! Good length delivery on middle and leg, Rana carves the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.
3.3Bumrah to Rana, dot, length ball on middle and leg, Rana plays the ball to the leg side.
3.4Bumrah to Rana, dot, slow full ball on middle stump, Rana looks to play the ball to the leg side, the ball hits the pads and goes to the off side.
3.5Bumrah to Rana,1 run, slow length ball on off stump, Rana whips the ball to fine-leg for a single.
3.6Bumrah to Gill, FOUR! Fuller delivery on off stump, Gill drives the ball wide of the fielder at mid-off for a boundary.
KKR 19/0 after 3 overs.
Boult to bowl.
2.1Boult to Rana, SIX! length ball wide of off stump, Rana steps out and thumps the ball over extra cover.
2.2Boult to Rana, dot, good length delivery on off stump, Rana drives the ball to cover.
2.3Boult to Rana, FOUR! Length ball on middle stump, Rana swings his bat and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
2.4Boult to Rana, dot, slow back of the length ball wide of off stump, Rana makes room and hits the ball to the o off side.
2.5Boult to Rana, dot, bouncer wide of off stump, Rana makes room to cut the ball but the ball beats the edge of the bat.
2.6Boult to Rana, 1 run, slow bouncer, Rana hammers the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
KKR 8/0 after 2 overs.
Marco Jansen to bowl.
1.1Jansen to Gill, 2runs, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Gill works the ball through mid-wicket for a couple.
1.2Jansen to Gill, dot, good length delivery wide of off stump, Gill gets an inside edge as the ball rolls around the corner.
1.3Jansen to Gill, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Gill hits the ball to cover.
1.4Jansen to Gill, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Gill drives the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
1.5Jansen to Rana, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Rana is early in his pull, the ball takes inside edge and goes around the corner, Rana takes a single.
1.6Jansen to to Gill, dot, slow fuller ball wide of off stump, Gill guides the ball to point.
KKR 4/0 after 1 over.
Trent Boult to bowl the first over.
0.1Boult to Rana, FOUR! Fuller ball wide of off stump, Rana drives the ball through point for a boundary.
0.2Boult to Rana, dot, fuller ball on off stump, Rana plays the ball with soft hands to slip cordon.
0.3Boult to Rana, BEATEN! good length delivery on off stump, Rana goes for a drive but the ball goes past the edge of the bat.
0.4Boult to Rana, dot, short ball, Rana ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.5Boult to Rana, dot, fuller delivery wide of off stump, Rana leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.6Boult to Rana, dot, fuller delivery on off stump, Rana works the ball to the leg side.
Back live for the chase. MI players are back on the field.Nitish Rana and Shubhman Gill have walked out to open the inning for KKR.
MI 152 all-out
Russell to bowl the last over.
19.1 Russell to Krunal, FOUR, full delivery, Krunak whips the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
19.2Russell to Krunal, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Krunal cuts and the ball goes wide of the man at short third-man for a boundary.
19.3Russell to Krunal, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow bouncer on the leg stump, Krunal pulls and holes an easy catch to Prasidh Krishna at short fine.
Jasprit Bumarh walks out to bat.
19.4Russell to Bumarh, WICKET! CAUGHT! Short ball, Bumrah swings and the ball in caught by Shakib at deep midwicket.
Trent Boult walks out bat.
19.5 Russell to Boult, 2runs, short ball, Chahar hits the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
19.6 Russell to Boult, FIVE FOR RUSSELL! Slow good length ball on off stump, Gill at deep mid-wicket takes an easy catch.
MI 142/7 after 19 overs.
Prasidh to bowl.
18.1 Prasidh to Chahar, 2 runs, full balll, Chahar hits the ball through bcakward point for a couple.
18.2 Prasidh to Chahar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Chahar punches the ball through cover for a single.
18.3 Prasidh to Krunal, FOUR LEG BYES! Short ball on pads, the ball raps on the pads and runs down to fine-leg
18.4 Prasidh to Krunal, FOUR! Prasidh bangs the ball short, Krunal goes for pull, the ball takes the top edge of the bat and runs over Dinesh Karthik for a boundary.
18.5 Prasidh to Krunal, 1 run, full ball wide of off stump, Krunal slaps the ball through cover for a single.
18.6Prasidh to Chahar, no run, full-toss wide of off-stump, Chahar hits the ball straight to the man at backward point.
MI 130/7 after 18 overs
Andre Russell to bowl.
17.1Russell to Pollard, dot, slow good length ball on off stump, Pollard looks to cut but misses.
17.2Russell to Pollard, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball on off stump, Pollard swings his bat, the ball kisses the thick edge of Pollard's blade and goes straight into Karthik's gloves.
Marco Jansen walks out to bat.
17.2 Russell to Jansen, WIDE! Short ball fired down the leg side.
17.3 Russell to Jansen, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball wide of off stump, Jansen swings his bat and sends the ball straight into the hands of Pat Cummins at deep point.
Rahul CHahar walks out to bat.
17.4 Russell to Krunal, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Krunal drives the ball through extra-cover for a single.
17.5 Russell to Chahar, 2 runs, slow full delivery wide of off stump, Chahar runs the ball down to third man for a single.
17.6 Russell to Chahar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Chahar drives the ball through cover for a single.
MI 125/5 after 17 overs
Prasidh to bowl.
16.1Prasidh to Hardik, FOUR! Short and wide ball, Hardik cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.
16.2Prasidh to Hardik, WICKET!CAUGHT! Slow full ball on off stump, Hardik swings his bat but he has not timed his shot well. The ball lobs in the air and Russell at mid-off takes a simple catch.
walks out to bat.
16.3Prasidh to Krunal, BEATEN! Slow good length ball on off stump, the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.
16.4 Prasidh to Krunal, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Krunal runs the ball down to third-man for a single.
16.5Prasidh to Pollard, dot, good length ball on off stump, Pollard comes on his front foot and hits the ball into the pitch.
16.6Prasidh to Pollard, 1 run, slow good length delivery on off stump, Pollard whips the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
MI 119/4 after 16 overs
Cumminsto bowl.
15.1Cumminsto Hardik, 1 run, Cummins bangs the ball short, Hardik makes room and cuts the ball to cover fora single.
15.2Cumminsto Rohit, WICKET! BOWLED! Off-cutter on off stump, Rohit cuts but chops the ball back onto the stumps.
Kieron Pollard walks out to bat.
15.3Cumminsto Pollard, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Pollard turns the ball to the leg side.
15.4Cumminsto Pollard, BEATEN! Good length ball on off stump, the ball nips back in and goes through the gap between the pads and the bat.
15.5Cumminsto Pollard, EDGE and FOUR! Back of the length ball on off stump, Pollard gets a thick inside edge and the ball runs down to fine-leg for a boundary.
15.6Cumminsto Pollard, dot, slow good length ball wide of off stump, Pollard lifts his bat and leaves the ball for the keeper.
MI 114/3 after 15 overs
Chakravarty to bowl.
14.1 Chakravarty to Rohit, no run, short ball on off stump, Rohit paddle-scoops the ball to the man at short fine.
14.2Chakravarty to Rohit, 1 run, short ball, Rohit punches the ball to long-off for a single.
14.3Chakravarty to Hardik, short ball on middle and leg stump, Hardik plays the ball to the leg side.
14.4Chakravarty to Hardik, 1 run, fuller delivery on off stump, Hardik drives the ball through cover for a single.
14.5Chakravarty to Rohit, FOUR! good-length delivery on of stump, Rohit plays a deft late cut to run the ball down to third-man for a boundary.
14.6Chakravarty to Rohit, 2 runs, short ball, Rohit guides the ball down to backward square-leg for a couple.
MI 106/3 after 14 overs.
Prasidh to bowl.
13.1Prasidh to Hardik, no run, fuller ball, Hardik hits the ball to the leg side.
13.2Prasidh to Hardik, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Hardik cuts the ball to backward point,
13.3Prasidh to Hardik, FOUR! Fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Hardik clears his front leg and flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket.
13.4Prasidh to Hardik, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Hardik pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
13.5Prasidh to Rohit, SIX, bouncer, Rohit hooks and sends the ball flying over deep mid-wicket fence.
13.6Prasidh to Rohit, 1 run, back of the length ball on off stump, the ball takes a thick edge and runs down to third-man for a single.
MI 94/3 after 13 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl.
12.1Chakravarthy to Hardik, no run, fuller ball on off stump, Hardik looks to drive the ball through cover but is beaten.
12.2Chakravarthy to Hardik, 1 run, fuller ball, Hardik drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
12.3Chakravarthy to Rohit, no run, short ball on off stump, the ball takes thick edge and goes to backward point.
12.4Chakravarthy to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball, Rohit hits the ball through cover for a single.
12.5Chakravarthy to Hardik, no run, full ball, Hardik hits the ball to cover.
12.6Chakravarthy to Hardik, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Hardik smacks the ball down to long-off for a single.
MI 91/3 after 13 overs.
Cummins to bowl.
11.1 Cummins to Kishan, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fast bouncer on middle and leg, Kishan pulls and holes the ball straight to Prasidh Krishan placed at deep backward square-leg.
Hardik Pandya walks out to bat.
11.2 Cummins to Hardik, no run, good-length ball just wide of off-stump, Hardik leaves the ball for the keeper.
11.3Cummins to Hardik, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off stump, Hardik cuts the ball through backward point for a single.
11.4Cummins to Rohit, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Rohit runs the ball down to third-man for a single.
11.5Cummins to Hardik, no run, short ball on off-stump, Hardik cuts the ball to point.
11.6Cummins to Hardik, 1 run, short ball, Hardik pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.
MI 88/2 after 11 overs.
Shakib to bowl.
10.1Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Rohit hits the ball through cover for a single.
10.2Shakib to Suryakumar, FOUR! Short ball wide of off-stump, Suryakumar plays a late cut to run the ball down to third-man for a bounadry.
10.3Shakib to Suryakumar, WICKET! CAUGHT! Full ball on off and middle stump, Suryakumar hits the ball high in the air and Shubhman Gill at long-off takes an easy catch.
Ishan Kishan walks out to bat.
10.4Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball, Rohit drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
10.5Shakib to Kishan, no run, full ball on middle stump, Kishan drives the ball to cover.
10.6Shakib to Kishan, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, KIshan drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
MI 81/1 after 10 overs.
Prasidh to bowl.
9.1Prasidh to Rohit, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Rohit runs the ball down to third-man for a single.
9.2Prasidh to Suryakumar, BEATEN! good-length ball on off stump, the ball moves back in and goes past the outside edge of the bat.
9.3Prasidh to Suryakumar, 1 Leg Bye! Back of the length ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to backward point as the batsman takes a single.
9.4Prasidh to Rohit, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Rohit hits the ball down to third-man for a single.
9.5Prasidh to Suryakumar, SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Full and fast ball on off-stump, Suryakumar flicks the ball over backward square-leg and get to his FIFTY too.
9.6Prasidh to Suryakumar, 2 run, back of the lenght bal, Suryakumar plays the ball to backward square-leg for a couple.
MI 70/1 after 9 overs.
Shakib to bowl.
8.1Shakib to Suryakumar, 1 run, good-length delivery on middle and leg stump, Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
8.2Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Rohit drives the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
8.3Shakib to Suryakumar, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Suryakumar hits the ball to sweeper-cover for a single.
8.4Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Rohit drives the ball down to long-off for anther single.
8.5Shakib to Suryakumar, 1 run, back of the length ball, Suryakumar drives the ball through extra-cover for a single.
8.6Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Rohit steps out and hits the ball down to long-on for a single.
MI 64/1 after 8 overs.
Prasidh Krishna to bowl.
7.1Prasidh to Rohit, 1 run, back of the length ball on off-stump, Rohit hits the ball through cover for a single.
7.2Prasidh to Suryakumar, no run, fuller ball in off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to mid-off.
7.3Prasidh to Suryakumar, SIX! Fuller ball on off-stump, Suryakumar flicks the ball over deep mid-wicket fence.
7.4Prasidh to Suryakumar, FOUR! Prasidh bowls full on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball through extra-cover for a boundary.
7.5Prasidh to Suryakumar, FOUR! Good-length delivery on off-stump, Suryakumar opens the face of his bat at the last second to work the ball down to third-man.
7.6Prasidh to Suryakumar, 1 run, good-length ball on off-stump, Suryakumar again plays the ball down to third-man but time only gets a single.
MI 48/1 after 7 overs.
Shakibto bowl.
6.1Shakibto Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller delivery on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to long-off for a single.
6.2Shakibto Rohit, 1 run, good-length ball on off-stump, Rohit hits the ball to cover for a single.
6.3Shakibto Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
6.4Shakibto Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball drifting down leg, Rohit helps the ball in the direction of the man at short fine for a single.
6.5Shakibto Suryakumar, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Suryakumar hits the ball through cover for a single.
6.6Shakibto Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on middle stump, Rohit drives the ball down to long-on for yet another single.
MI 42/1 after 6 overs.
Pat Cummins to bowl.
5.1Cummins to Suryakumar, no run, short ball on off-stump, Suryakumar cuts the ball to backward point.
5.2Cummins to Suryakumar, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, the ball takes the inside edge and hits the pads
5.3Cummins to Suryakumar, no run, slow good-length ball on off-stump, Suryakumar hits the ball to cover.
5.4Cummins to Suryakumar, FOUR! Full ball wide of off-stump, Suryakumar hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.
5.5Cummins to Suryakumar, no run, good-length delivery on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to the man at mid-off.
5.6Cummins to Suryakumar, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to the man at sweeper-cover for a single.
MI 37/1 after 5 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl.
4.1Chakravarthy to Rohit, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Rohit tucks the ball to short fine for a quick single.
4.2Chakravarthy to Suryakumar, no run, fuller ball on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to cover.
4.3Chakravarthy to Suryakumar, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-on for a single.
4.4Chakravarthy to Rohit, 1run, fast back of the length ball on off-stump, Rohit cuts the ball to backward point for a single.
4.4Chakravarthy to Suryakumary, WIDE, Fuller ball fired down the leg side.
4.5Chakravarthy to Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball to mid-off for a single.
4.6Chakravarthy to Rohit, FOUR! Fuller ball on off-stump, Rohit sweeps the ball to send it down to backward square-leg for a boundary.
MI 28/1 after 4 overs.
Shakib Al Hasan to bowl.
3.1Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller delivery on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
3.2Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit, 1 run, knee high full-toss, Rohit works the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
3.3Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar, no run, short ball on off-stump, Suryakumar cuts the ball to cover.
3.4Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller ball, Suryakumar drives the ball down to long-off for a single.
3.5Shakib Al Hasan to Rohit, 1run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Rohit drives the ball to cover for a single.
3.6Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar, no run, good-length ball on off-stump, the ball takes thick inside edge and goes to fine-leg.
MI 24/1 after 3 overs.
Harbhajan to bowl.
2.1Harbhajan to Suryakjumar, no run, fuller ball, Suryakumar drives the ball to mid-off.
2.2Harbhajan to Suryakumar, FOUR! Fuller delivery wide of off-stump, Suryakumar sweeps the ball to backward square-leg for a boundary.
2.2Harbhajan to Suryakumar, WIDE! Short ball fired down the leg side.
2.3Harbhajan to Suryakumar, FOUR! Fuller delivery on off and middle stump. Suryakumar flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket.
2.4Harbhajan to Suryakumar, no run, short ball wide of off-stump, Suryakumar hits the ball to cover.
2.5Harbhajan to Suryakumar, FOUR! Fuller delivery on off-stump, Suryakumar drives the ball wide of the man at mid-off for a boundary.
2.6Harbhajan to Suryakumar, 1 run, fuller ball, Suryakumar flicks the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
MI 10/1 after 2 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy to bowl.
1.1Chakravarthy to Rohit, no run, fuller delivery on off-stump, Rohit drives the ball to backward point.
1.2Chakravarthy to Rohit, FOUR! Short ball on middle stump, Rohit whacks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
1.3Chakravarthy to Rohit, 2 runs, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Rohit guides the ball to the lef-side for a couple.
1.4Chakravarthy to Rohit, no run, fuller delivery on off-stump, Rohit drives the ball to cover.
1.5Chakravarthy to Rohit, 1 run, fuller delivery on middle stump, Rohit drives the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
1.6Chakravarthy to de Kock, WICKET! CAUGHT! Chakravarthy tosses the ball up, de Kock is early in his shot and skies the ball high in the air. Rahul Tripathi running in from deep takes a safe catch.
MI 3/0 after 1 over.
Harbhajan Singh to bowl the first over.
0.1 Harbhajan to Rohit, 1 run, fuller delivery on middle and leg stump, Rohit tucks the ball to the leg side for a single.
0.2Harbhajan to de Kock, no run, fuller delivery wide of off-stump, de Kock cuts the ball to point.
0.3Harbhajan to de kock, 2 run, good-length delivery on middle and leg stump, de Kock drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
0.4Harbhajan to de Kock, no run, back of the length ball on middle and leg, de Kock tucks the ball behind square on the leg side and wants a single but Rohit turns down the offer.
0.5Harbhajan to de Kock, no run, fuller delivery on middle stump, de Kock pushes the ball back to Harbhajan.
0.6Harbhajan to de Kock, no run, fuller delivery on off-stump, de Kock hits the ball to cover.
Right then, the players and the two umpires have taken the field. Rohit Sharma has re-united with his regular MI opener, Quinton de Kock.
Stick around the live-action is just about to begin!
Teams
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Rohit Sharma, MI captain:We would have fielded first as well. There was some dew in the first game against RCB, but the ball was turning. Last game we were 20 runs short, so we need to bat well. Of course, you want to win every game, but we didn't play to our potential in the first game. We need to understand our mistake and learn from it. Just one change. Lynn misses out in place of de Kock.
Eoin Morgan, KKR captain:We are going to bowl first. Looks similar to the last one, not sure if the dew will come in. We are delighted, we are trying to play an aggressive brand of cricket. It's a challenge to continue in that manner. No changes in the playing XI.
Toss
KKR win the toss and opt to bowl.
Pitch Report
Another good track to bat on. The team winning the toss would prefer to bowl first.
Deccan Herald's Dream XI
Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Eoin Morgan (captain), Kieron Pollard, Shakib Al Hasan, Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player for MI
Jasprit Bumrah: He started his season well with two wickets and is expected to deliver again against KKR. Last season, Bumrah got three wickets in MI’s two matches against Kolkata. He twice made big-hitting Andre Russell his victim in those matches. He will be again used to nullify the Russell threat.
Impact Player for KKR
Prasidh Krishna:Sending David Warner back to the dugout in the second over of an innings is no mean feat but this pacer was able to do just that against Hyderabad. The lanky fast bowler can bowl at a good pace and from a height. After a pretty good series against England, his confidence is up. This could be his breakthrough season.
Form Guide (Last five matches)
Mumbai Indians: L-W-W-L-W
Kolkata Knight Riders: W-W-L-L-W
Head to Head record
Matches Played: 27
MI wins: 21
KKR wins: 6
Team News
Quinton de Kock is expected to return forMI, Quinton de Kock is expected to return in this fixture. KKR have no injury worries as of this writing.
MI captain Rohit Sharma has scored 939 runs against KKR. Will Rohit play a match-winning knock tonight?
MI Threats: The slow and spin-friendly Chepauk deck could again lead to MI’s undoing. The likes of Surya Kumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard prefer pace on the ball and can get tied down on slow decks. MI are also a bit lean in the spin department in their first XI. Rahul Chahar can be inconsistent and Krunal Pandya is not a genuine wicket-taking spinner. Including backup, Piyush Chawla could upset the balance of a settled XI.
MI Opportunities: Marco Jansen impressed on his MI debut. If this continues, he could be the find of IPL 2021.
MI Weaknesses: Rohit Sharma’s IPL form doesn’t inspire much confidence. He has not averaged more than 30 in the last four seasons and has hit only 10 fifties in that span. Against RCB, Rohit played a slow knock of 19 before being dismissed in the fourth over. With Rohit’s slump, MI will have to count on Quinton de Kock's return to make the difference at the top. Chris Lynn, in his first opportunity, also showed that he could steer the innings and accelerate when needed.
MI Strengths: They have again put together a formidable pace trio. The experienced duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult now have a young companion in Marco Jansen. The 20-year-old bowls fast and was impressive while picking up the wickets of Glenn Maxwell and Shahbaz Ahmed. It is still early days for Jansen but he will get better as he gets used to bowling on Indian decks. The trio of Bumrah-Boult-Jansen could soon wreak havoc in opposition batting line-ups.
THE SWOT ANALYSIS FOR MI
KKR Threats: The KKR-MI rivalry is one of the most lopsided ones in the league. The Kolkata team has managed to beat Mumbai only six times in IPL history. Such has been MI's dominance that KKR got only two wins in the last six years. KKR need to find a way to crack the MI puzzle and Bangalore showed that it can be done.
KKROpportunities: Nitish Rana may have finally sealed his place as a KKR opener with a match-winning knock of 80 from 56 balls against Hyderabad. Rana provided what was missing from KKR’s campaign last season - aggressive intent while batting. Rana’s bravado up top meant that the middle-order was relieved of pressure. This could be the season that Rana finally delivers on his potential.
KKR Weaknesses: The form of Shubman Gill is a concern. Gill's last six IPL scores read 15, 36, 26, 57, 9, and 1. He crossed fifty just once and averages just 24 across these innings. He has fallen to spinners and pace bowlers an equal number of times and seems to find it difficult to be aggressive in the powerplay.
KKR Strengths: KKR’s fast bowling resources look good. Prasidh Krishna and Pat Cummins combined to get three wickets against Hyderabad. Andre Russell filled the third pacer role perfectly and used his medium pace to good effect. KKR still have Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi waiting in the wings.
THE SWOT ANALYSIS FOR KKR
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