KKR vs MI, IPL Highlights: KKR Double Over MI Earns Qualification to Playoffs

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs to qualify for the playoffs!

KKR become the first side to seal qualification to the playoffs as the side from Kolkata made 157 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 16 overs before limiting Mumbai to 139 runs for eight wickets in 16 overs.

Mumbai seemed to be cruising at one point before the spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy choked the flow of runs and scaped wickets in regular intervals to destabilize the visitors.

KKR (157/7 in 16 overs) beat MI (139/8 in 16 overs)

Tilak Varma is SENT BACK by Harshit Rana!

KKR are inches away from qualification to the playoffs here as Varma is caught behind by Phil Salt!

MI 137/8 in 15.3 overs!

Naman Dhir is SCALPED by Harshit Rana!

Naman, who has been striking the ball well mistimes Harshit Rana’s delivery and the ball goes up in the air.

It has some height on it, but not the distance required as Rinku Singh collects the ball calmly!

MI 136/7 in 15.1 overs!

Naman Dhir is the new man in and gets off the mark with a SIX on the first ball he faces off Russell as he plays a brilliant pick up shot off a low full toss to send the ball into the stands for a maximum!

The Mumbai batter replicates the feat in the alternate delivery too as he powers the ball past the ropes for another SIX over the cow corner.

The penultimate delivery of the over goes for FOUR as Naman pierces the gap on the off side to pick up FOUR runs.

MI 135/6 in 14.5 overs!

Nehal Wadhera is RUN OUT!

KKR moving in on another win here as Mitchell Starc’s throw from the deep to the keeper’s end sends Nehal Wadhera back to the hut.

KKR closing in on a historic double over the Mumbai Indians here.

MI 117/6 in 14 overs!

Tilak Varma comes up with a clever shot as he lobs the ball over the fielders going down on one leg for a pick up shot off a delivery outside off stump. He gets FOUR runs for his effort, which gives him confidence to pull the ball for yet another FOUR in the very next ball.

The southpaw comes up with a reverse sweep to pick the gap in the field behind the stumps and picks up another FOUR.

MI 115/5 in 13.4 overs!

Mumbai get a boundary after a prolonged wait as Tilak Varma’s slog sweep drops jus short of the diving Ramandeep, who slightly mistimes his jump and the ball bounces under him and trickles away to the ropes for a FOUR.

MI 98/5 in 12.3 overs!

Andre Russell SCALPS Tim David!

The wheels are coming off here for MI after a bright start! Russell gets his second wicket of the night as David can;t get enough on his shot which floats into the hands of KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer, who makes no mistake in hanging onto it.

MI 92/5 in 12.1 overs!

Varun Chakravarthy DISMISSES Hardik Pandya!

The spinner is tossed the ball for his final over and he delivers for his side as he sends the MI skipper back to the hut for just 2 runs off 4 balls.

The momentum well and truly with KKR now.

MI 91/4 in 11.4 overs!

Andre Russell SCALPS Suryakumar Yadav!

Russell delivery with the ball as he dismisees the dangerous SKY.

The ball outside off is pulled on to the leg side by the MI batter, but he doesn;t have enough power on the shot to get it past the line and the ball finds the safest hands on the field at the moment as Ramandeep picks up an easy catch.

MI 87/3 in 10.5 overs!

Another incredible over from the spinner Varun Chakravarthy as he continues to clamp down on MI’s flow of runs.

Just a double and three singles from that over of his as he keeps his economy rate under 5.

MI 81/2 in 10 overs!

Suryakumar Yadav picks up a boundary off Narine as he bides his time waiting at his crease before dispatching the ball to the ropes beyond backward point.

He gets FOUR runs for the shot as he brings up his first boundary of the night.

MI 75/2 in 8.3 overs!

Varun Chakravarthy SCALPS Rohit Sharma!

The Indian skipper is dismissed by the spinner as the anxious innings of Rohit comes to an end.

The MI batter look to sweep the ball to the boundary, but edges it into the hands of Sunil Narine at short leg and has to walk back to the hut.

New man Tilak Varma gets off the mark on his first delivery as he opts for a reverse sweep and pulls it off as he bags FOUR runs for the same.

MI 71/2 in 8 overs!

Sunil Narine DISMISSES Ishan Kishan!

The spinner gives KKR their first breakthrough of the evening as Kishan goes for the big one around the cow corner region, but does not get enough purchase on it to clear the fence as Rinku Singh collects the ball with comfort.

MI 65/1 in 6.5 overs!

Varun Chakravarthy with a brilliant over as he limits the MI batters to just 3 runs off his opening over of the day!

No boundaries off that over and nearly a wicket as Chakravarthy deceives Rohit with one of his turners which beat the batter’s willow and hits the pads. KKR call for a DRS but the ball trajectory seems to be missing the stumps in terms of the height.

MI 62/0 in 6 overs!

Sunil Narine is brought into the attack but even the magical Windies spinner isn’t spared as Kishan comes up with a brilliant reserve sweep to find the boundary rope on the leg side with a FOUR.

The boundary also takes MI past the 50-run mark in the fifth over, and the southpaw adds more runs with a pull down the leg side for a SIX.

MI 59/0 in 5 overs!

Harshit Rana is introduced to the attack but MI show no signs of stopping their scoring rate as Ishan Kishan takes the seamer for consecutive FOURS in the second and third deliveries of the over, before closing out the over with yet another FOUR on the leg side with a majestic flick over the inner circle.

MI 46/0 in 4 overs

Vaibhav Arora with a horrendous delivery as he bowls the ball well outside the pitch.

It beats the batter and ofcourse the keeper and paces away for a FOUR behind the wickets and it is also declared a no-ball.

The seamer does not do himself any favours as he continues with a wide before Rohit Sharma banishes the legal delivery into the stands for a huge SIX!

MI 22/0 in 2.1 overs

Ishan Kishan cuts a short ball outside off stump from Mitchell Starc off to the boundary with an authoritative shot.

FOUR more runs for the southpaw.

MI 17/0 in 2 overs

Rohit Sharma gets his first boundary of the game as the Indian skipper flicks the ball aimed at his pads by Mitchell Starc off to the boundary line with guile and poise as the ball speeds away for FOUR runs.

MI 10/0 in 1.2 overs