IPL 2017 KKR vs MI, Highlights, Match 54 in Kolkata: Second-string MI humble KKR and end their top-two dreams

Mumbai Indians end Kolkata Knight Riders dreams of finishing in the top-two. That means MI finsh as table-toppers and Sunrisers Hyderabad finish two

23:59 IST: Two runs. 11 off 4 required. 11 off 3 balls. 11 off 1 ball. KKR lose by 9 runs.

23:53 IST: Umesh picks a single. FOUR, Johnson misfields allows runs. Another one bites the dust. OUT. Dot ball. KKR 160/8

23:47 IST: Manish Pandey OUT, is it the last nail in the coffin? Dot ball. It seems game over for KKR. Can KKR show fight? Single taken. Umesh picks a single. Single again. KKR 151/7

23:40 IST: FOUR for Pandey. On the legs, he picks it off. Pandey picks two runs, catch dropped. Kuldeep Yadav glides it for FOUR. 29 OFF 20 REQUIRED. Single for Pandey, but it is a no-ball. Kuldeep picks a single. 26 off 19 balls. 25 off 18 balls needed.

23:35 IST: Pandey picks a single. Kuldeep Yadav is countering an attacking field. No run. 40 off 26 balls. Single of a bouncer by Pandey. Kuldeep Yadav falls down. KKR 135/6

23:29 IST: Pandya picks Grandhomme first ball in his return. OUT Dot ball. Pandey picks a single. Another single. Single for Kuldeep. KKR 131/6

23:25 IST: Deafening noise, umpire says no. Two dot balls. Dot ball again. Single finally. Single of the last ball. KKR 128/5

23:19 IST: Pandey picks two, quick. Pandey picks another single. Colin looks to run it down, becomes too cute, no run. SIX for Pandey. KKR 125/5

23:17 IST: Single for both the batsman. They need be smart here. Grandhomme gets FOUR. Single again. Pandey picks another single, 9 runs of the over. KKR 114/5

23:12 IST: FOUR Grandhomme cuts finds the gap. FOUR Grandhomme needs to show sense. Single for Grandhomme. Single for Pandey, this is all they need. Cuts finds the fielder. Used the pace found the gap, FOUR. KKR 106/5

23:01 IST: Can KKR continue the rampage as this looks to be the last recognised pair? Pandey picks a single. It is a jam-packed stadium. WIDE and an extra of a run. Pandey knocks it for another single. WIDE. Vinay bowling extras. Pathan picks a single of an outside edge. Crunched from Pandey for a single. Pathan OUT, off the toe-end of the bat. Grandhomme last hope. Gets off the mark straightaway. Pandey, the lone warrior now. Two runs picked. Single picked by Pandey. Grandhoome nearly finds the fielder. Grandhomme picks a single.

22:57 IST: Dot ball, it is Sharma. KKR need calmness. There is an huge appeal, umpire turns it down. Half tracker put away for FOUR. Single for Pandey. SIX for Pathan, he is on a counter-attack. SIX again for Pathan. KKR 80/4

22:50 IST: Vinay Kumar finally gets a game and now has the ball. He has had a good domestic record. Starts with a dot ball. Lynn OUT, he looks to put a short for for a six, fails finds the fielder in the deep. SIX of the first ball. Pathan hits a six first ball, picks a single second ball. Dot ball. Pandey picks a single. KKR 63/4

22:45 IST: Uthappa has a big responsibility. He faces Karn Sharma. Off-the mark of the first ball. Lynn works it legside picks a single. Robin gets a single. Another single for Lynn. No run for Robin. Robin OUT. KKR 53/3

22:40 IST: Gambhir gets stuck into Johnson, its a SIX. Dot ball, full right up there. Gambhir departs, Karn Sharma takes a skier, what a catch. OUT. The ball bounces on Lynn, no run. Good pace and bounce. FOUR, Lynn pulls with disdain. FOUR. KKR 49/2

22:37 IST: Spin come in the form of Karn Sharma. He bowls a dot ball. Too close for a cut, no run. Three dot balls. Just over cover, inside-out FOUR. Just four off the over, can Gambhir spoil it? No he will only pick a single. KKR 35/1


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22:31 IST: Lynn hits it for a SIX. Right in the slot for Lynn. It was HUGE, HUMUNGOUS. He picks  a single of a leg bye. WIDE. WIDE again. There is a deep backward point where Gambhir picks a single. SIX for Lynn in the cow-corner. It was a back-of-the-hand slower delivery. On the legside FOUR. KKR have made up for the early loss.

22:26 IST: Gambhir comes in, Johnson steams in, dot ball. First run for KKR of the bat of their captain. WIDE. Single of Lynn but a leg bye. Spanked along the ground by Gambhir for FOUR. Well kept by Rayadu who is in for Parthiv. FOUR more for Gambhir. KKR 11/1

22:25 IST: Southee to Narine, three dot balls. Narine OUT. Worst possible start for the host team. Lynn plays a dot ball. No runs on the board. Wicket-maiden to start. KKR 0/1

22:22 IST: 2nd Innings begins! Tim Southee to bowl while Sunil Marine and Chris Lynn come to open for KKR

22:02 IST: Boult bowls full outside the off stump, Pollard misses the ball. Pollard looks to lap, wide not given. Pandey saves two runs. Pathan finally contributes, he takes a catch of Pollard. OUT. Single of a nasty full ball. A run of the last ball. KKR need 174.

21:57 IST: Pollard looking for a WIDE, not given. Pollard picks a single. It could be risky bringing a spinner in the penultimate over. One-bounce FOUR. This time it is a SIX. Rayadu is putting on a show. It’s a WIDE, but Rayadu STUMPED!!! MI 168/4

Two overs to go with Pollard there nothing is impossible.

21:52 IST: Rayadu hits another FOUR. Boundaries coming thick and fast. SIX for him, 50 up for him. Dot ball did not give him room to free his arms. Rayadu picks a single. They look promising to breach 180. Pollard hits a SIX. He is turning it on and spoiling Boult’s figures. Single for Pollard. MI 157/3

21:48 IST: Rayadu gets a FOUR, being cheeky. Single of the next ball. Pollard is here, he is in good form. Rayadu picks a couple. Pollard picks a single down the ground. Rayadu sweeps he picks a single, very close to the stumps. MI 139/3

21:43 IST: Umesh Yadav in the attack, 50 partnership up, with the single. Tiwary hits it straight back but Umesh comes in the way just a single. With provided to Ambati he smacks it for a FOUR. and then he hits a SIX. He tries a repeat misses it completely. Tiwary RUNOUT, awful mix up, Tiwary was ball watching.

21:39 IST: Narine brought in for a wicket. But Rayadu picks up a welcome FOUR. No run, as Rayadu looks to sweep. He sweeps but will only get a single. Tiwary picks the length quickly and pulls it for FOUR. Another FOUR. MI 118/2

21:35 IST: Slashes it for FOUR. Cramped for room, no runs for Tiwary. Rayadu picks a single to third man. Six runs of the over, good comeback by Umesh. MI 105/2

21:28 IST: Rajpoot in the attack, he has been economical. No run of the first ball. Single of the second by Tiwary. Rajpoot is hitting the right areas. Dot ball again. Rayadu hits down the ground will get two runs. 5 off the over. MI 99/2

21:24 IST: Narine picked for a single by Rayadu. Single of a misfield for Tiwary. It was close but alls safe. Rayadu sweeps to get FOUR. Rayadu works it legside for a single. MI 93/2

21:19 IST: Rajpoot continues, Ambati gets a single, the madness has doused off it seems. Tiwary breaks the monotony, hits a FOUR. Tiwary getting a move-on. Tiwary picks a single. Rayadu gets a single. Shahrukh in the house. MI 86/2

21:16 IST: Ambati drives Kuldeep for a single. Kuldeep Yadav misfields allowing Tiwary a single. Rayadu happy to pick a single. Tiwary picks another single. Another single to end the over. MI 79/2

21:08 IST: Rajpoot in the attack, Tiwary picks a single. Rohit OUT, it was one of those 50-50 decision, but replay shows it was a good decision. This is a big wicket for KKR. Rayadu comes in. Rayadu off the mark with a single. Tiwary picks a single. Rayadu cuts gets a single, four runs of the over. MI 72/2

21:04 IST: Kuldeep is here, Tiwary picks a single down the ground. Rohit sweeps picks his spot, one-bounce FOUR. Good comeback, no run. FOUR of leg bye, Rohit was foxed. Rohit plays it quietly for a single. There is dew on the ground. Tiwary works it legside picks a run. MI 68/1

21:00 IST: Grandhomme has a change of ends. Rohit uses the pace to pick another FOUR. No run of the next ball as it cramps him. This time he opens his arms cuts for a single. No run for Tiwary as he plays it to point. Then he picks a run. Good comeback only six runs of the over after getting hit for a FOUR of the first ball. MI 57/1

20:56 IST: Tiwary guides it to third man for FOUR. It raced to the fence. Looks to cut again, misses. Rohit is getting his gloves changed, it is sweating because of humidity. Eden is jam-packed. Tiwary sneaks a quick single. Rohit hits it big, right out of the middle of the bat SIX. MONSTROUS!!!! Rohit picks up a single rotates the strike after the big six, good cricket. 12 of the over. MI 50/1

20:52 IST: Narine bowling the powerplay. Can Narine get Rohit, the big fish. Two dot balls. Rohit sweeps for FOUR. WIDE and an extra run, two of one ball. Tiwary picks a single. MI 38/1

20:46 IST: Tiwary hits it straight to the fielder at covers. Tiwary guides it to third man for a single. FOUR of the legs. FOUR of the legs by Rohit, that is timing all the way, grace written all over it. Tiwary drives it straight FOUR. MI 32/1

20:41 IST: Boult resumes, no runs for Simmons. Simmons looks to go aerial, does not time it well, OUT. Rohit comes in gets a snorter first up. Rohit Sharma off the mark. Tiwary times it well, FOUR. MI 12/1

20:36 IST: Granhomme from the other end, they misfield and that is the first FOUR. Tiwary advances down the track, wild swing, misses it by a mile. Tiwary cramped for room no runs, KKR bowling tight lines. WIDE. He cuts, FOUR. There is no third man. WIDE. Tiwary cuts straight to the fielder. MI 11/0

20:31 IST: WIDE to start. The ball is moving around. Tiwary looks for a single, not there. Boult has got back to bowling a good line, that is all he has to do. Single taken by Tiwary they are underway. Sliding down the leg side, Simmons survives a scare. Good first over from Boult, just two of it. MI 2/0

20:30 IST: Boult may start for KKR. Sauimmons open. Saurabh Tiwary-Lendl Simmons.

20:28 IST: Jayawardena rings the bell. Umpires make way along with the players. Gautam Gambhir leading the side into the ground.

20:22 IST: Kuldeep Yadav is expected to play a big role. Sunil Gavaskar feels 180 is par score today. MI want to test their bench strength.

20:11 IST: Match starts at 8:30. Chris Woakes is out with a niggle Boult comes in. MI have made 5 changes, as Rohit said at the toss that he is looking to experiment.

20:10 IST: KKR win toss will bowl first.

20:10 IST: The pitch has no grass, hence a batting pitch. There is a shine on the pitch indicating the ball will come to the bat properly.

20:08 IST: Toss any moment now as the umpires are waiting for the captains to come out.

20:02 IST: Toss to take place at 8:10pm.

19:59 IST: Half the covers are taken off, umpires will now give the confirmation when the toss will take place.

19:49 IST: KKR will be desperate to win this and finish top-two to give themselves a second chance in the playoffs. Will Gautam Gambhir open as one feels he is mentally not adapting to no. 3.

19:44 IST: Inner covers are being removed and the stumps are being put there.

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19:35 IST Toss has been delayed due to rain! The ground staffs are working hard and fast so that the game starts without any more delay. But knowing Eden Gardens historically, we know once the rain stops the match will get underway in 15-20 minutes.

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19:32 IST Well, well, well! It seems like a good news now. The rain god has spared today’s game and the rain has stopped for a while. the ground staff are taking off the covers. We have to wait for the final call from the umpires.

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19:25 IST Oh Gosh… It’s drizzling. Yes, It’s raining now. We might have to wait for the toss.

19:22 IST 5 minutes to go for the toss! Fingers crossed. This match is going to be the craziest one. After all it’s KKR at its home ground!

19:20 IST So another news from the middle. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has won the game and defeated Gujarat lions and by 8 wickets. Thus SRH are at the 2nd position now and KKR slips to 3rd. Hence, it’s a must-win rubber for KKR.

19:15 IST Get ready for the live action directly from Eden gardens Kolkata where KKR is all set to play MI at their home. Another good news for those in the house, KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan will also be present at Edens to witness his team’s battle against Mumbai. The information was confirmed earlier by the KKR team CEO, Venky Mysore.

19:10 IST KKR will be playing at their home. So, home support fro te crowd with the chant Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo is pretty obvious. Meanwhile, the home time is losing sweats on the nets as they don’t want to miss any bit of it. After all, practice makes a team, ‘Perfect’.

Welcome to inUth’s digital coverage of Match No. 54 of Indian Premier League (IPL) between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This is the last chance for Gautam Gambhir & Co. to clinch the top position in the points table and beat Rohit Sharma led MI who have qualified for the playoffs long back. KKR will not only be fighting for pride but to enter the qualifiers like a boss.

Kolkata failed to win its last game against the Kings XI Punjab by 14 runs thereby giving a hope to Punjab to stay alive in this tournament. After losing the game, skipper Gautam Gambhir revealed that he would come at the opening slot with Chris Lynn instead of Sunil Narine so that Robin Uthappa could play in his way at number 3. However, Kolkata are still at the second position as they have one of the best net run rates among all the teams except Mumbai.

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On the other hand, Mumbai had also lost their last game against KXIP but this loss didn’t affect their standings as they were already in the qualifiers. However, MI needs to be back in this tournament and win this rubber just to improve their net run rate and retain their first position. Currently, MI has 18 points in their account with 9 wins.

 Also Read:  Nathan Coulter-Nile ruled out, Surya Kumar Yadav injured ahead of KKR’s last game against MI

Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir(c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa(wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Woakes, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Trent Boult, Shakib Al Hasan, Umesh Yadav, Sheldon Jackson, Ankit Rajpoot, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Darren Bravo, Rishi Dhawan, Rovman Powell, Ishank Jaggi, Sayan Ghosh, Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav, Colin de Grandhomme

Mumbai Indians: Parthiv Patel(wk), Jos Buttler, Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Rana, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, Vinay Kumar, Siddhesh Lad, Jagadeesha Suchith, Jitesh Sharma, Deepak Punia, Saurabh Tiwary, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Johnson, Karn Sharma, Asela Gunaratne, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kulwant Khejroliya, Ambati Rayudu

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