IPL 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders qualify for play-offs despite losing to Mumbai Indians

KKR falls short by 9 runs. Fantastic death bowling by Pandya. Just 4 runs of the last over.

KKR- 164/8 

This is the first defeat while chasing at the Eden Gardens for KKR, since 2013. MI move to 20 points and remain on top of the table. KKR will keep an eye on the virtual qualifier tomorrow between RPS and KXIP. It was my pleasure bringing to you the live match proceedings. Good Night!!

A boundary followed by a wicket!! Kuldeep Yadav goes back. Did it take a edge? NO!! Again a wrong decision!! Poor decision!

Trent Boult comes in. 

Just 7 of the over. Overs- 19

KKR- 160/8 

Manis Pandey goes. Looking to take off the pressure right at the start. gets caught at deep. Can't get past the fielder in the deep. What a waste of a lifeline!! He goes for 33 of 33 balls. Criminal offense in T20.

Now they are knocking around with singles.

Just four of it and wicket.

KKR- 153/7 Overs- 18

A boundary on the first ball and then a drop catch!! Manish pandey dropped! Might have just dropped the match as well.

Two boundaries hit, which makes 14 of the over.

KKR- 148/6 Overs- 17

The boundaries have dried up and they are dealing in singles.

Johnson is pulling all the right strings. Not giving any room, bowling the odd bouncer. 

Just 4 runs of the over.

KKR- 135/6 Overs- 16

OUT!! GrandHomme goes. An inside edge onto the stumps. MI is back into it. He goes for 29 of just 16 balls.

Fantastic over once again. Hardik is bowling in the right areas and not giving any room.

3 of the over. KKR- 130/6 Overs- 15

Pandey got a edge to it. He knows it. Rayadu was shouting his lungs out. Only Johnson and the umpire thinks otherwise.

Excellent over till now. Just a single from the first four overs. 

Just two runs of the over.

KKR- 128/5 Overs- 14

A massive six!! 20 yards into the crowd. WHAT A CATCH!! The Bengali baba has pulled off a stunner in the crowd. Give him the 1 lakh rupee cheque right now.

Another massive over! 11 runs coming of it.

KKR- 126/5 Overs- 13

Two singles in the first two balls and then a boundary through the same region. Point and Backward Point gap. 

5 singles and a boundary. A perfect over for KKR.

KKR- 114/5 Overs- 12

A first ball boundary relieves much of the pressure. A little bit of room and dispatched through point.

FOUR!! Another one. This time finer. Third Man can't get to it.

FOUR!!! GrandHomme finds the gap once again. Through point and backward point.

KKR- 106/5 Overs-11

Krunal Pandey into the attack. 

Fantastic bowling from Krunal. Not giving any room. Colin GrandHomme is taking his time to settle.

KKR in bit of a puddle. 

KKR- 92/5 Overs- 10

Two wides already in the over. Vinay Kumar struggling with his length. 

Still a tidy over. 

OUT!!! Pathan gone. Needless shot. He is looking to hit every shot for a six, and hence gets caught at long on. Hardik takes a simple catch. He goes for 20 from 7 balls.

KKR- 87/5 Overs- 9

Smack that one for four, Manish Pandey. Karn Sharma throws in a half-tracker and slapped over mid-wicket!

SIX!!! Yusuf comes in and says, let me handle this.  Packs one over deep mid-wicket into the stands.

SIX more!!! This time over the bowler's head. POWER!!!

17 runs of the over!! KKR- 80/4 Overs- 8

Time out!

A distraous start for KKR! All the big guns have gone home and two new batsmen on the crease! Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan on crease!! 

Lynn goes for 26 and Narine has gone in the first over itself!! 

KKR tottering at 63/4 after 7 overs.

Two dots to start with! Pollard thinks that should have been wide.

A terrific effort from Manish Pandey. Saves two runs for his team. 

OUT!!! Pollard gone. He skies that up, looking to go big, Pathan takes an easy catch. He goes for 13 of 11 balls.

Fantastic over from Trent Boult to finish things off. Just 4 runs conceded. 

MI finish with 173/5 on the board. A decent score for Mumbai. They can put up a fight with this and some early wickets will definitely put pressure on KKR. If Narine and Lynn is sent back home early, then MI can grab it up quite well.

Rayadu is turning it on. 

A four and a six of Kuldeep Yadav.

OUT!!! Kuldeep Yadav has the last laugh. Bolwed the googly, short and wide. Rayadu misses it and Uthappa stumps him.

MI- 168/4 Overs- 19

SIX!! Fantastic innings from Rayadu. 50 up for him. What a way to get that!!

SIX!!! Pollard joins the party. Hits a top edge of the bat and so much power that it goes beyond the fence.

18 from the over!! MI race to 157/3 with two to go.

No luck tonight for Narine. Conceded a boundary on the first ball. A little dab from Rayadu past short third.

His last ball was magic. Rayadu almost played it down to his stumps. Misses by a whisker.

MI- 139/3 Overs- 17

Big over till now for Mumbai. They have hit a six and a boundary. 

Wicket!! Run Out!!  Saurabh Tiwary gone. Umesh picks it up and himself breaks the wicket with his hand. A solid innings comes to an end. He goes for 52. Pollard is the new man.

 MI- 130/3 Overs-16

Beautifully placed!! Narine has been hit right from the middle of the bat. 

Another FOUR!!! This time over the bowler's head. Goes high, goes big. One bounce to the fence.

13 runs of the over.

MI- 118/2 Overs- 15

Boundary of the first ball of Umesh Yadav. Slapped past point by Tiwary.

Yadav has pulled back well with three dots. Conceding six runs.

MI- 105/2 Overs- 14

Rajpoot into his third over. 

MI is looking impatient!! The boundary has been cut off this over. Two dots on top of it.

Just four runs of the over. 

MI- 99/2 Overs- 13

Narine into the attack.

He has been bowling clean but MI is picking up a boundary every over. They have managed to get 7-8 runs every over, which is good enough for the middle overs to accelerate at the end.

MI- 94/2 Overs- 12

Another clean over from Ankit Rajpoot. Just seven runs of the over. Kuldeep and Ankit are bringing back KKR into the game.

MI- 86/2 Over- 11

A clean over from Kuldeep Yadav. Both Kuldeep and Ankit have managed to get check the flow of runs. 

MI dealing with singles right now.

MI- 79/2 Overs- 10

WICKET!!! Rohit Sharma departs!! Another bowling change and this time Ankit Rajpoot strikes. Excellent decision from the umpire to give the LBW. Rohit goes for 27 of 21 balls.

MI- 69/2 Overs- 8.2 

Kuldeep Yadav into the attack.

Again a boundary on the first ball. Sharma sweps through deep backward square.

Another boundary. This one kisses his thigh pads and races away.

MI- 68/1 Overs- 8.0 

A decent over from GrandHomme.

Conceded a boundary on the first ball, but pulled back the reins instantly. 

Just six runs of the over. 

MI- 57/1 Overs- 7

Umesh is getting hit all over the park!!

Gets hit for 12 runs. A six and a boundary into it. Rohit Sharma nad Eden Gardens, a better love story than Twilight!!

MI- 51/1 Overs- 6

Sunil Narine into the attack!!

Two dots and Sharma decides to go after Narine. Smacked that one for FOUR!!

MI- 39/1 Overs- 5

Umesh Yadav comes in. 

Uthappa gets a glove to it but can't hold on. Races away for four leg byes.

Flicked to mid-wicket for another FOUR!! Fantastic stuff from Rohit Sharma.

FOUR!! Third boundary of the over. Played on the up and that runs through mid-wicket.

MI-32/1 Overs-4

OUT!! Simmons has to depart. Big blow to MI. Boult gets the first of the night. Narine takes a dolly at long-on. He goes for a duck after facing 5 deliveries.

Nasty bounce for Rohit Sharma. Just checked his shot at the last moment. 

FOUR!! Saurabh Tiwary has had a fantastic start. Chops that one over covers.

MI- 18/1 Overs- 3.0

Colin GrandHomme into the attack.

First boundary for MI. Yusuf Pathan dives but a sloppy one from him. The ball races to the boundary.

The lateral movement continues and this wicket has got some bounce. 

Another boundary!! Given room and he tops it over third man!

Second wide of the over. Must bring in some discipline.

10 of the over.

MI- 12/0 Overs- 2.0

Trent Boult has the new ball and some good shape from the pacer. The ball just moving away from the left-hander Saurabh Tiwary. 

A single gives strike to Lendl Simmons, who has been hitting the ball cleanly.

BIG SHOUT!! The ball is swinging and hawk-eye shows that it would have hit leg stumps.

MI- 2/0 Overs-1

Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and they will bowl first.

Chris Woakes sits out with a niggle, and Trent Boult replaces him.

Mumbai Indians have decided for a complete overhaul and have gone for five changes in their playing XI.