Welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2022 match between MI and KKR at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
What a turnaround. KKR needed 35 off 30. Cummins finished it off in just one over! He put on a brutal exhibition of power-hitting to get to his 50 off 14 balls, equalling KL Rahul's record of the fastest IPL fifty. He finished on 56 off 15 balls, four fours and six sixes. Venky Iyer remained unbeaten on 50 off 41 balls. KKR cruise home with five wickets to spare. Mumbai reeling in the points table now with three consecutive defeats. KKR have gone to the top of the table with three wins.
- END OF CHASE -
SIX! Cummins clubs Sams over long-on for six. Cummins slams the next ball between long-on and deep midwicket for four. SIX, SIX! 22 off the first four balls. He is on 44 off 12 balls. Off the fifth ball, Cummins swats one to long-off where Surya pushes the ball back into play and saves a six. But Sams has overstepped and Cummins has run 2. Next ball, Cummins equals the record of the fastest IPL fifty with a four. 50 off just 14. Next ball, he hits another six as Knight Riders win with four overs to spare!
KKR 127/4 in 15 overs: Bumrah back into the attack. Venkatesh Iyer gets to his 50 with a single off an inside edge. Bumrah to Cummins, two dot balls. SIX! Cummins is taking on Bumrah - launches over deep midwicket for six. No half measures. FOUR! Bumrah bowls a wide yorker, Cummins gets it off the outside half of the bat to third man for four. Single to end the over. 12 off the over.
TIME-OUT. Kolkata Knight Riders needs 47 runs in 36 balls.
KKR 115/4 in 14 overs: GONE! Tymal Mills gets his man, Russell holes out. He goes for a 5-ball 11. Is that the game? KKR still have Cummins. SIX ! Have some of that, says Cummins as he times a pitched up ball over fine leg. FOUR! Beautiful batting from Pat as he bisects the gap between short third and backward point for four. 14 from it.
KKR 101/4 in 13 overs: Here's Bumrah vs Russell - the matchup we've been waiting for. Makes room, looking to go over midwicket but the top edge that flies over the keeper's head for four. Gets a single next ball. Venkatesh tonks one to long leg for four. Follows it up with a brace. Expensive over. 12 off it.
KKR 89/4 in 12 overs: Ashwin to Rana, single. OUT! Rana's horrid season with the bat continues - hits one straight to deep midwicket. Andre Russell comes to the crease. SIX! Hammers one down the ground to end the over. Kolkata Knight Riders need 73 runs in 48 balls
KKR 81/3 in 11 overs: Mills to Venkatesh, four first ball. Venkatesh takes two off the next. A single off the third ball gets Rana on strike. He makes room and carves one over third man for six. Nearly holes out off the last ball but he will take a single. 14 off the over.
KKR 67/3 in 10 overs: Ashwin to kickstart things after break. Ashwin to Billings, single run. Venkatesh attempts a reverse sweep. Loud appeal for lbw, not given. Venkatesh takes a quick single and an overthrow at the non-striker's end allows him to rush back for a second. He launches the next ball over deep mid-wicket for six. Next ball, he picks a single. OUT! There's the breakthrough - Billings has hit one straight to Thampi. Nitish Rana joins Venkatesh.
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KKR 57/2 in 9 overs: Thampi replaces Tilak. Thampi to Billings, two dot balls followed by a cracking pull for six. Billings drives the next ball for a single. Couple of dots to finish the over. Just 7 from it.
KKR 50/2 in 8 overs: Murugan Ashwin into the attack. Billings very nearly plays on first ball. SIX! That's more like it from Billings, who skips down the track and launches one over long-on for six. Nine from the over. 50 comes up for KKR.
KKR 41/2 in 7 overs: Tilak Varma comes into the attack. Meanwhile, Billings has joined Venkatesh, who has just played a cracker of a sweep for four. 6 from the over.
KKR 35/2 in 6 overs: Sams is back into the attack. Sams to Venkatesh Iyer, no run. Venkatesh gets a boundary off a top edge - he will take that. SHOT! Venkatesh gets on top of the bounce and plays a gorgeous backfoot punch for four. GONE! Shreyas Iyer has hit one straight to the fielder at deep square. 9 runs and a wicket. End of Powerplay. Need 127 from 84 balls.
KKR 26/1 in 5 overs: Tymal Mills comes into the attack and strikes first ball! The pressure tells as Rahane holes out in the deep trying to clear the ropes. Skipper Shreyas joins Venkatesh. He's off the mark with a boundary, clipped off the pads for four. Shreyas is nearly caught behind. He gets four for it in the end; hit down leg side and Ishan gets his hands to the ball but fails to hang on. 10 off the over.
KKR 16/0 in 4 overs: Bumrah replaces Sams. Bumrah to Venkatesh Iyer, no run. Slip in place for Venkatesh, who drives loosely and misses. Venkatesh gets a single off the third ball. Bumrah to Rahane, two dots and a single. Just two off the fourth.
KKR 14/0 in 3 overs: Thampi to Venkatesh Iyer, dot ball. Off the second ball, Venkatesh moves across his stumps and scoops it through fine leg for four. Thampi beats him with a peach next ball - angled across Venkatesh, lures him into a drive - played and a miss. Three dot balls followed by a single, Venkatesh keeps strike.
KKR 9/0 in 2 overs: Daniel Sams to share the new ball. Sams to Rahane, 1 run. Sams to Venkatesh Iyer, 1 run. Brevis with a brave effort at deep square leg but the ball falls just short of him. Sams to Rahane, two runs. Stifled appeal for lbw off the fourth ball. Not reviewed and rightly so - Rahane got a big inside edge. 2 singles to end the over.
KKR 3/0 in 1 over: Venkatesh and Rahane to begin the chase. Rahane to take strike. Basil Thampi with the new ball. Brings one back into Rahane off the pitch, too high to interest the umpire. Rahane gets KKR off the mark with a single. Venkatesh Iyer is underway with a quick single. Rahane gets a thick edge down to third man for a single. 2 dots to end.
- START OF CHASE -
Cummins to bowl the 20th. Surya swings and misses. Shreyas reviews for caught behind. OUT! Spike on UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat. SKY falls for 52. Pollard on strike. Digs out a wide yorker first ball and takes off for a couple. There's a run out referral; the third umpire is checking if Tilak had his bat down when Cummins dislodged the bails. The verdict is NOT OUT. SIX ! Whoa. What a strike. Pollard has dismissed this slot ball over long on for six. Cummins concedes a wide in trying to keep the ball away from Pollard's hitting arc. Pollard has a swing at a slower ball from Cummins, doesn't quite connect but he will keep strike with a couple. SIX! Pollard takes MI with a maximum over third-man, off a top edge. Carbon copy off the fifth ball as Pollard hits another six and MI clobber 23 off the 20th to finish on 161/4. They were 54/2 at the halfway stage. This will take some chasing. Will be back shortly.
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MI 138/3 in 19 overs: FOUR! SKY brings up his 50 with a boundary off the first ball off Russell's first over. Short ball outside off and Surya cut it over short third man for a four. Tilak gets into the act now - wide and a hit-me length from Russell; Tilak obliges and slaps it over mid-off for four. Nine from the 19th.
MI 129/3 in 18 overs: Narine replaces Cummins. SIX! The sound as the ball made contact with the bat! Uff - what a shot - Surya sweeps handsomely and ferociously over deep midwicket for a monstrous strike. He is mixing power with grace in this over. Off the fifth ball, he cuts and times one perfectly for four. 14 off the over.
MI 115/3 in 17 overs: SIX! Tilak Varma continues to impress: sweeps the first ball over deep midwicket for six. The 100 comes up for MI. Makes room next ball and scythes it over deep extra for four more. 10 off the first 2 balls. Suryakumar makes it Mumbai's over with a last-ball sweep over fine leg for four. 17 from the over.
MI 98/3 in 16 overs: SIX! Tilak innovates, moves away outside off and scoops Cummins over fine leg for six. He then slams the fourth ball down the ground for four. 13 off the 16th over.
MI 85/3 in 15 overs: Narine is back into the attack for his third. Just six from it. A brace and four singles.
MI 79/3 in 14 overs: Rasikh Salam has been brought back into the attack. Tilak on strike with 7 overs to go and Kieron Pollard still to come. SKY looking to up the ante. He sweeps a slower ball to deep backward square leg for four. 8 from the over.
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MI 71/3 in 13 overs: Umesh Yadav to bowl out. Tilak on strike. There has not been a single boundary in more than five overs. That's how good KKR have been so far. Dropped ! Tilak miscues a top edge and it was Billings's catch but Rahane went for it and couldn't latch on! Now, SKY hammers a short ball to deep midwicket for four. The last ball is hoisted over third man for six. 10 off the last 2 balls. SKY getting a move on.
MI 58/3 in 12 overs: Mumbai in a spot of bother. In comes Tilak. Varun into his third. Varun has been economical. Run scoring has not been easy for MI. Meanwhile, Tilak's brace off the third ball is deemed a single. Short run called. Just 3 from the over.
MI 55/3 in 11 overs: Change of bowling. Cummins replaces Narine. SKY on strike. Cummins starts with two back-to-back dots. Make that four in a row before SKY gets a single and gets off strike. Fabulous from Cummins so far. GONE! Cummins strikes. The pressure was building and it has taken its toll on Ishan, who holes out - a soft dismissal.
MI 54/2 in 10 overs: Pressure will be on Ishan to shift gears. He is striking at below 70. Chakaravarthy starts proceedings after the break. Surya and Ishan take MI past 50. KKR running through their overs, keeping both batters quiet. Just five singles from this Varun over.
TIME OUT
MI 49/2 in 9 overs: Suryakumar on strike. Narine continues. Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, two dot balls and a couple. SKY gets a single off the fourth ball. Two dots to finish.
MI 46/2 in 8 overs: SIX! Brevis is lighting up MCA stadium. He greets Varun Chakaravarthy with a massive six over deep mid-wicket, hitting with the turn. What a strike. Good comeback from Varun. Follows it up with three dot balls. Referral for stumping off the fifth ball. Billings feels he has got his man. GONE! Brevis dragged his foot back inside the crease and has to depart. He goes for a 19-ball 29. Surya joins Ishan. One to finish.
MI 39/1 in 7 overs: Sunil Narine into the attack. Slip in place for Ishan, who gets a single to long-off. Brevis cuts one to sweeper cover for one. Ishan plays two dot balls before Ishan nudges one to long-on for another single. Brevis keeps strike with one off the last ball.
MI 35/1 in 6 overs: Cummins replaces Rasikh. Brevis on strike. Cummins starts with a dot. Brevis gets a single next ball. Ishan tries to punch the next ball and is beaten. He gets hold of the fourth ball, slapping it past mid-on for four. He gets a single off the fifth ball. SIX! Brevis gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for six.
MI 23/1 in 5 overs: Umesh into his third. Brevis is beaten first ball - probing length, pitches and zips past the edge. Next ball, Brevis collects a couple before walloping the next ball to long-on for four. Brevis takes a single next ball. He is in the mood to take on the KKR bowlers. A couple and a dot to finish Umesh's third. Nine from it.
MI 14/1 in 4 overs: FOUR! Brevis has tonked the first ball to the long on fence for four. Salam under pressure straightaway. He responds with one that lands and moves away to beat the outside edge of Brevis. Outside edge flies through the vacant slip and Brevis runs a single. Two singles to end the over.
MI 7/1 in 3 overs: Umesh to continue. GONE! Rohit has holed out and Umesh Yadav has struck again! Very well caught by wicketkeeper Sam Billings. This is the fifth time Umesh has removed Rohit in the IPL - short ball, hurries him into the pull and the top edge lands in Billings' gloves. Dewald Brevis is in at 3. He is off the mark with a single.
MI 4/0 in 2 overs: Rasikh Salam to share the new ball. Gets movement in the air first ball, starts with a dot. Rohit is on strike. Two dots in as many balls. Third ball's an in-dipper, Rohit collects a single. Salam swinging the ball both ways. Ishan collects a quick single next ball. Dot and a single to end. Rohit keeps strike.
MI 1/0 in 1 over: Rohit and Ishan to open the innings. Umesh has the new ball in hand. Bowls with an upright seam, just outside the line of the off stump. The second ball has almost been dragged onto the sticks. Dot to finish. Just one off the over.
- START OF FIRST INNINGS -
7:00 PM: SHREYAS IYER HAS WON THE TOSS AND KKR WILL BOWL FIRST.
6:55 pm: 5 minutes away from the toss. Win and bowl first?
Right-arm medium pacer Rasikh Salam will make his debut for the Knight Riders. Dewald Brevis to make his debut for Mumbai Indians.
Pitch report: "It's a fresh pitch. The pace and bounce on this venue is lot quicker compared to the other venues. There is a tinge of green, live grass and it sounds very firm. It's not going to be too different from the last game. This is the only venue where both games have been won by team batting first," says Deep DasGupta.
MATCH PREVIEW
Mumbai Indians has lived up to its reputation of being a slow starter. With time running out, the most successful Indian Premier League side couldn’t have asked for a better opposition than Kolkata Knight Riders to turn the tide.
Despite Knight Riders having won the IPL twice, Mumbai Indians has been its bogey team. It reflects in the fact that MI dominates the head-to-head record, winning 22 of the 29 games.
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Rohit Sharma and Co. will be hoping to open their account on Wednesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association’s International Stadium.
The onus will be on Rohit to come good against his favourite opposition. Rohit has amassed a whopping 1,015 runs - most against any IPL outfit - versus KKR. He will be gunning to lead from the front, and will expect Suryakumar Yadav to be fit for the game.
The rejigged Knight Riders has appeared to be one of the most settled units early on in IPL 2022. Umesh Yadav has been a revelation with the new ball and he will be hoping to continue his streak of early strikes against a batting unit that’s heavily reliant on openers Rohit and Ishan Kishan.
Besides, mystery spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine; powerhitter Andre Russell; and the two Mumbaikars - captain Shreyas Iyer and opener Ajinkya Rahane - having found their mojo, the Knight Riders will fancy its chances to earn a second successive win against MI.
Predicted 11
Mumbai Indians Predicted 11: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav/Anmolpreet Singh, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Daniel Sams/Fabian Allen, M Ashwin, Tymal Mills, Jaydev Unadkat/Basil Thampi, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted 11: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson/Shivam Mavi, Tim Southee/Sam Billings, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
KKR unavailable player: Aaron Finch
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