MI beat KKR by 102 runs | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Highlights And Cricket Score 41th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 09, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Hosts Kolkata Knight Riders run the risk of slipping away when they face resurgent defending champions and 'nemesis' Mumbai Indians in an IPL clash. KKR have an onerous task at hand as they need to defy history against Mumbai Indians, who have won 17 of the 21 matches against the hosts across 11 seasons -- the most wins for an IPL team against any opponent.
Their 13-run defeat at the Wankhede on May 6 stretched their losing streak to seven matches and 1125 days -- KKR's last win over Mumbai Indians was way back on April 8, 2015.
While KKR are fast running of time, the most successful IPL franchise, MI, are peaking at the right time, a revival that's quite akin to their triumphant campaign in 2015 when the Rohit Sharma-led side won seven of their last eight matches en route the title. Both teams have four matches left in the round-robin league, but KKR have won five matches one more than MI as a loss for any of the two sides may complicate their play-off aspirations.
For KKR to overcome the past, Sunil Narine once again will have to play a crucial role both with the bat and ball.
A dehydrated Narine had to bat lower down the order in their previous clash and it did not help their 182-run chase. Narine will look to be back at the top and set them up with a fiery start.
Sharma is a vital cog in MI's batting as Narine will be KKR's answer with his exploits against the opponent skipper who has been dismissed six times by the Trinidadian. But Narine will need more backing from the other bowlers especially their pacers who have been a big let down this season.
Be it veteran Mitchell Johnson or Tom Curran, both have been expensive, while all-rounder Andre Russell seems to be underbowling to preserve his troubled hamstring.
Shivam Mavi was forced to sit out with a finger injury and in his absence Prasidh Krishna did a reasonable job as it remains to be seen whether the U19 World Cup winning pacer would be back in action.
With 71 required from 48 balls and a well-set Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana in the middle, KKR's chase looked under control before they were done in by a barrage of short balls. Both Rana and Russell got out to short balls and were dismissed with addition of just 19 runs after Uthappa's fall to derail their chase which seemed achievable.
Hardik Pandya, who has 14 wickets from nine matches, will be a threat with both his smart bowling and aggressive batting.
Ben Cutting was expensive with the ball with Uthappa easily smashing him for four boundaries in a row as a specialist bowler in Mustafizur Rahman may seem to be a better choice.
Uthappa's first half-century (54) after 10 matches may seem to have given their fragile middle-order some relief as captain Dinesh Karthik will hope to get their act together.
Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, R. Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Mitchell McLenaghan, Mustafizur Rahaman, Jasprit Bumrah, Akila Dananjaya, Ben Cutting, JP Duminy, Rahul Chahar, Sharad Lumba, Adam Milne, Siddhesh Lad, Md Nidheesh, Mohsin Khan, Anukul Roy, Pradeep Sangwan, Tajinder Singh, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary.
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights And Cricket Score 41th Match - T20 Summary
We're done with this game. A one-sided affair where Mumbai steamrolled Kolkata and their fortunes appear to be changing as we are approaching the business end of the tournament. The action now moves to Feroz Shah Kotla where Delhi will play host to Hyderabad on 10th May at 2000 IST (1430 GMT). Do join us for all the action. Cheers!
Ishan Kishan is the unanimous choice for the Man of the Match award. He batted with a strike rate close to 300 and provided the real impetus to Mumbai's innings. An award well deserved.
It was a dominating batting show by Mumbai to post a gigantic total on the board. In reply, Kolkata needed a big start but it never came. In pursuit of quick runs, they kept throwing their wickets away and failed to plan their chase properly. Credit to Mumbai's bowlers and fielders for applying pressure and it was a complete team effort which saw them jump into the top 4 of the points table.
A commanding win for Mumbai! They continue to thrive under immense pressure. This is their third win in a row and finally, they appear to get things back on track. They have registered their second biggest win of the Indian T20 League in terms of runs and extend their winning streak to eight over Kolkata. The hosts slump to their biggest loss (in terms of runs) and are failing to decode the Mumbai challenge.
Krunal Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav. OUT! That's hitting the leg stump! A flighted ball landing around middle, Kuldeep brings out the reverse sweep but fails to make any connection with the bat. It hits him in front of the stumps, they appeal and the finger goes up. Yadav takes the referral but the replays find that the impact is in line and it's hitting leg. All over for Kolkata. MUMBAI WIN BY A MASSIVE MARGIN OF 102 RUNS!
Mayank Markande to Prasidh Krishna. Big spin away from the batsman, Krishna leaves it.
Mayank Markande to Prasidh Krishna. Googly this time, outside off, Prasidh this time keeps it out off the inner half of the bat.
Mayank Markande to Prasidh Krishna. Spinning away from the batsman, Krishna pushes at it and misses.
Mayank Markande to Prasidh Krishna. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Mayank Markande to Kuldeep Yadav. Tossed up ball on middle and leg, swept to fine leg for a run.
Mayank Markande to Prasidh Krishna. A googly landing full around off, Krishna tries to defend but gets an inside edge. It rolls towards mid-wicket and they cross.
Krunal Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav. Tossed up ball on off, defended back to end the over.
Krunal Pandya to Tom Curran. OUT! Number 9 goes down! Curran tries to go big as he targets the long on fence. Jumps out of the crease but fails to middle his shot properly. A simple catch for Duminy at long on who runs forward a few steps to grab it. End is nigh for Kolkata.
Krunal Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav. Full floated on off, Yadav inside edges his drive down to short fine leg and scoots to the other end. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end.
Krunal Pandya to Tom Curran. Fires this one in on middle, 100.8 kph, Tom turns it through mid-wicket to take a run.
Krunal Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav. Goes down on one knee and sweeps it in front of square leg for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav. Arm ball outside off, skidding away, Kuldeep tries to guide it down to third man but misses.