13/05Result
54th match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, May 13 2017
MI won by 9 runs
Player of the Match
Ambati Rayudu
Ambati RayuduMumbai Indians
13/05Result
54th match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, May 13 2017
MI won by 9 runs
Player of the Match
Ambati Rayudu
Ambati RayuduMumbai Indians

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs | KKR: 164/8 (10 runs required, RR: 8.20)

  • Trent Boult5 (8b)
  • Umesh Yadav4 (4b)
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-22-2
  • Tim Southee4-1-39-2

What's certain now is Knight Riders can't finish in the top two. They'll travel to Bengaluru to play the eliminator. They were this close to playing Mumbai in Mumbai and earn a second chance at qualification. Should they lose out, they'll look back at the batting brain fade today. Anyway, tomorrow will decide if RPS or Sunrisers join Mumbai in the top two. A win for Pune would mean Sunrisers play Knight Riders in the eliminator. Exciting action. Hope to see you early on a Super Sunday. Cheers

Ambati Rayudu is the Player of the Match for his 37-ball 63. "It was tough wait after the injury. The team was doing well, so I had to sit out. The wicket was sticky today, we knew if we get close to 180 we can win the game. It's really tough to keep after four years. Honestly I don't enjoy it but I'm happy to do the job with the team."

Rohit Sharma: We spoke of finishing on a high. We wanted to play the brand of cricket we spoke about. Very happy. Today proved we have a great bench strength. It can be frustrating to sit out, but all of them have been proven match winners. This was the perfect example of playing a perfect game. They were going at 10 an over but we kept picking wickets. We were sticking to our plans,we didn't panic. When the batsmen go after the bowlers like that, it can be hard to keep calm but everyone executed well. It's a little tournament we have to play now, the playoffs.

Gautam Gambhir: With the kind of wicket this was, this was chaseable. Had one of the batsmen batted till the end, we would've got there. Just irresponsible shots, batsmen were trying to throw their bats at everything. I thought to restrict them to 174 was an unbelievable effort. I thought we were trying to chase this down on 10-12 overs. We were a batsman short. We need to pull up our socks. If we bat like this it doesn't matter if we're in the Playoffs or not. Got to bat better."

12.05am Knight Riders will wonder just how they lost the plot. 25 needed off three with Manish Pandey at the crease and you would've thought they'd ace this. But strange are the ways of this game. Mumbai made six changes today. Tested their bench strength, and yet managed to dig in to pull off a super win. Rayudu-Tiwary rolled back the clock to 2010 in a crucial stand upfront with the bat. Hardik and Johnson then took over to deliver at vital times with the ball.

19.6
1
HH Pandya to Boult, 1 run, skews a slog on the bounce to Rohit at mid-off. Stunning win from Mumbai. Didn't have this in the pocket going into the last five despite all those wickets they took upfront, but how they've hung on. Say hello to Mumbai Indians - league toppers of IPL 2017

Game, set and match

19.5
0
HH Pandya to Boult, no run, swing and a miss. Delivers a cutter at length around the fifth stump, Boult tries for a wild swipe but played too early.
19.4
0
HH Pandya to Boult, no run, excellent bouncer outside off. Once again Boult swings early and connects with the humid Kolkata air
19.3
0
HH Pandya to Boult, no run, excellent delivery. Sees the batsman backing away and floats this full and out of his reach. So far across he backed away that Boult couldn't even reach the delivery as he tried to squeeze it away

wonder if they made a mistake by taking the second. Umesh clearly the more accomplished hitter

19.2
2
HH Pandya to Boult, 2 runs, fetches a wild slog from outside off towards long-on
19.1
1
HH Pandya to Yadav, 1 run, skiddy bouncer into the body, Umesh looks to pull, mistimes it to square leg. Short fine comes haring in to keep it to a single

Hardik to defend 14 off the final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 160/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.42, RRR: 14.00)

  • Trent Boult2 (3b)
  • Umesh Yadav3 (3b)
  • Tim Southee4-1-39-2
  • Hardik Pandya3-0-18-2
18.6
0
Southee to Boult, no run, sashays down the track, nearly yorks himself as the ball shaves past the inside edge. Big appeal, authoritative decision from the umpire
18.5
0
Southee to Boult, no run, slower outside off, he looks to clear the front leg and swing that over cover but is beaten
18.4
2
Southee to Boult, 2 runs, walks across the stumps and flicks it past short fine leg
18.3
W
Southee to Kuldeep Yadav, OUT, backs away to squeeze this behind point but the ball takes a thin edge through to Rayudu. Or did it take the edge? The decision wasn't straightforward for A Nanda Kishore because the bat's inside edge grazed the ground as it went past. Kuldeep didn't look disappointed though. Snicko showed no spike.

Kuldeep Yadav c †Rayudu b Southee 16 (24m 15b 2x4 0x6) SR: 106.66

18.2
4
Southee to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR, adventurous. Walks across the stumps, exposes all three sticks, but ensures he somehow manages to flick the low full toss to fine leg where Johsnon makes a right royal mess. Didn't bend low enough.
18.1
1
Southee to Yadav, 1 run, waist-high full toss mistimed to mid-off, one bounce to the fielder

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 153/7 (21 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.50, RRR: 10.50)

  • Umesh Yadav2 (2b)
  • Kuldeep Yadav12 (13b)
  • Hardik Pandya3-0-18-2
  • Tim Southee3-1-32-1
17.6
1
HH Pandya to Yadav, 1 run, straightens from length on middle, pushed to the man coming in from point
17.5
1
HH Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run, thick edge down to third man. Looked to steer it behind point again but was cramped for room
17.4
1
HH Pandya to Yadav, 1 run, angles a length ball into the body, nudged to short fine as they scamper a quick single
17.3
1
HH Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run, this time, makes room again and puts bat to ball. Eased to square third man
17.2
0
HH Pandya to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, play and miss. Gets this to angle across Kuldeep, who tries to steer it behind point
17.1
W
HH Pandya to Pandey, OUT, missed the catch in the previous over, makes no mistake this time. Pandey is cramped for room as he plays the short-arm jab, skewed straight to deep midwicket.

MK Pandey c sub (J Suchith) b HH Pandya 33 (58m 33b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | KKR: 149/6 (25 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.76, RRR: 8.33)

  • Manish Pandey33 (32b)
  • Kuldeep Yadav10 (10b)
  • Tim Southee3-1-32-1
  • Mitchell Johnson4-0-30-1
16.6
1
Southee to Pandey, 1 run, mistimes his cut to cover
16.5
1
Southee to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run, low full toss on middle, backs away and squeezes it to deep cover
16.5
2nb
Southee to Pandey, (no ball) 1 run, slaps a short ball straight to deep point. No-ball because there were only three fielders inside the ring. Credit to the umpires where due. This one called by Nanda Kishore from square leg. Free-hit coming up
16.4
1
Southee to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run, squeezes a yorker-length ball to cover, took off for a run that wasn't perhaps on. A direct hit on the underarm flick by Karn at the bowler's end and Kuldeep would've been walking back. run-out missed
16.3
4
Southee to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR, length delivery outside off, uses the pace to steer this into the third man boundary. Deft touch. Excellent match awareness. Showing the smarts when his team needs it the most
16.2
1
Southee to Pandey, 1 run, Suchith has put down a tough chance at deep midwicket. Costly miss. Slower ball at length, Pandey flat-bats the pull, he came running in from the ropes and was on the move as he tried to bend low.
16.1
4
Southee to Pandey, FOUR, whipped into the deep backward square leg boundary. Hustled him for pace with a length ball but the direction was on middle and leg. Superb wrist work to beat short fine leg, the pace helped him

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Number of consecutive successful chases for KKR at Eden Gardens. They last lost in a chase in Kolkata in 2012, to MI

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