The Kolkata Knight Riders are going through a very poor phase in the Indian Premier League that may very well end their hopes of making it to the next stage. Having lost six games in a row, the side is woefully short of confidence. While head coach Jaques Kallis has expressed confidence that his team can still win all their remaining games to go through, a game against Mumbai Indians hardly helps. They have lost 18 times to their opposition from the west coast of India in 23 encounters winning just 5 games. Here we take a look at how their last five games ended. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Live Cricket Score 47th T20 Match.

KKR vs MI – May 9 2018 – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – MI won by 102 runs

A massive victory for the Mumbai Indians winning the game by 102 runs after putting 210/6 on board. Ishan Kishan was the star of the show for Mumbai smashing a 21 ball 62 for the Men in Blue. In response, Kolkata was never in the contest folding for 108 in 18 overs with the Pandya brothers picking up 4 wickets. KKR vs MI, IPL 2019 Match 47 Preview: Mumbai Indians Hot Favourites Against Battered Kolkata Knight Riders.

MI vs KKR – May 6 2018 – Wankhede Stadium, Kolkata – MI won by 13 runs

Mumbai openers Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav put up a 91 run opening stand as the hosts finished with a score of 181/4 in their twenty overs. Kolkata chase was steady one with a fifty from Robin Uthappa keeping them in the hunt. But after his dismissal, panic gripped Kolkata as they fell short of 13 runs. IPL 2019 Points Table Updated.

KKR vs MI – May 19 2017 – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Mumbai – MI won by 6 wickets

In a high-pressure qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League 2017, Mumbai Indians led by the bowling of Karn Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah restricted Kolkata to just 107 in 18.5 overs. The pair picked up seven of the ten wickets that fell in Kolkata’s innings to absolutely dismantle their batting. Mumbai had little problems getting to the final with an easy six-wicket win.

KKR vs MI – May 13 2017 -  Eden Gardens, Kolkata – MI won by 9 runs

Yet another victory for the men from Mumbai as they restricted Kolkata to 164/8 who were in pursuit of 174 runs for victory. The fifties from Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu got Mumbai to a decent total but it was their bowling that helped them tighten the screws over Kolkata as they won a close contest by 9 runs.

MI vs KKR – April 9 2017 – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – MI won by 4 wickets

Mumbai Indians chased down the target of 179 runs set by KKR on a flat Wankhede pitch thanks to Nitish Rana’s fifty. Rana who is currently with KKR had a breakaway season back in 2017 for MI and t was here that he announced himself at the big stage. But special mention for Hardik Pandya too who got Mumbai out of trouble when it looked they had made a mess of an easy chase.

Looking at the result of their last five encounters, KKR fans will be really worried if their tournament is coming to an end at home tonight.

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