And MI clinch a thriller here!
Amazing bowling by Kieron Pollard in the final over which saw them edge past KKR and stay alive for a place in the play-off stages.
Too bad Yusuf Pathan's superb 52 went in vain for KKR as probably nerves got the better of them in the final overs.
Even Lasith Malinga was superb for MI with an array of slower balls which left KKR dumbfounded.
So on march MI for their final hurdle which they also have to win whereas KKR still have a chance of qualifying despite this loss.
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Over 20
KKR - 166 for 7 lose 5 runs
Chawla can only swing and miss for the umpteenth time this night....thrilling finish for MI.
AND MI WIN!
Last ball.
What will happen?
AGAIN! Chawla is beaten by a slower one again....6 from 1 needed!
6 from 2 needed.
Swing and Miss...Pollard beats Chawla with a slower one.
Chawla is on strike.
WIDE! 6 from 3 needed.
Umesh is the batsman in.
CLIFF HANGER.
7 from 3 needed.
Single.
FOUR! Horrible misfield by Malinga...8 from 4 needed.
KKR - 160 for 8
He goes after a fine 52.
Pathan's top-edge falls into the keeper's hands...BIG WICKET.
WICKET! And has MI won this match!
What will transpire here?
12 from 6 needed.
Pollard is the bowler...huge surprise!
Over 19
KKR - 160 for 6
SUPERB BALL! Malinga ends the over with another slower one to Chawla.
Classy bowling malinga! Classy ... #MIvsKKR
— Royal bhawna (@bhawnakohli5) May 14, 2015
12 from 7 needed.
Single.
13 from 8 needed.
SIX! Pathan sends that over deep-mid wicket...fifty for him...superb knock!
19 from 9 needed.
Single...Chawla misses again...but a run is taken here.
20 from 10 needed.
GOOD BALL AGAIN! The slower one comes into effect again...Chawla could not connect to that one.
20 in 11 needed.
GOOD YORKER..Malinga lets that one rip...Single.
Over 18
KKR - 151 for 6
GOOD STOP! A certai boundary saved in the deep.
22 from 13 needed.
Single.
23 from 14 needed...thriller on cards.
Single.
24 from 15 needed.
FOUR! Cut away oto third-man by Pathan.
Dot ball.
KKR - 144 for 6
GONE! And Surya goes...easy catch to Rayadu at fine-leg.
And McClenaghan is the bowler.
Over 17
KKR - 145 for 5
Single to end the over.
Its touch & go for #MI in #MIvsKKR right now but boy o boy entire Wankhade cheering them on & how! Come on @mipaltan lets give it all we got
— Harlina Sodhi (@HarlinaSodhi) May 14, 2015
28 from 19 needed.
Single.
29 from 20 needed.
FOUR! That one flew over the fielder at point...it is all happening here!
33 from 21 needed.
FOUR! Bad ball...Surya just kept bat to ball and it flew behind to third-man.
This match is almost going down to the wire.
Single.
Vinay is tense here.
38 from 23 needed.
FOUR! And blasted away through covers by Pathan.
Over 16
KKR - 130 for 5
Two to end the over.
That was one hell of a slower delivery to dismiss Russell.
New batsman in is Suryakumar Yadav.
Malinga has delivered when it matters the most!
KKR - 128 for 6
MI have stormed back.
Swings and edges it behind to the keeper.
GONE! Malinga strikes...dangerman Russell is out!
44 from 26 needed.
50 needed from 30 ball #MIvsKKR
— Mahabub Rahman (@Mahabub999) May 14, 2015
GOOD BALL..Malinga respons with a terrific bouncer.
FOUR! Hammered down the track by Pathan...Malinga had no answer to that one!
Over 15
MI - 122 for 2
End of Over.
Single...Russell ran like superman to complete that run.
Can MI clinch this one?
51 from 32 needed...amazing yorker by Vinay!
Russell is the new batsman...can he fire KKR home tonight?
KKR - 118 for 4
Pandya takes a running catch from deep-mid wicket..Vinay gets the breakthrough.
GONE! And big wicket for MI...Shakib is out.
Over 14
KKR - 116 for 3
10 off the over.
FOUR! Blasted away to deep-square leg by Shakib...KKR need more of that from now on.
Another great delivery which Shakib can only leave alone to the keeper.
Shakib Al Hasan has a strike rate of 139 in #IPL #MIvsKKR
— IPLShan (@IPLShan) May 14, 2015
Shakib almost lost his stumps and balance with that one.
GOOD BALL.
McClenaghan is the bowler.
66 from 42 needed...close enough for both sides to win this one.
Over 13
KKR - 106 for 3
10 off it.
Pandya to bowl this over.
Over 12
KKR - 96 for 3
7 off the over.
78 from 50 needed...the game is still in balance.
Shakib is the new man in to bat.
Harbhajan is the bowler.
Over 11
KKR - 88 for 3
Good yorker to uproot his leg-stump.
WICKET! But Gambhir's luck runs out as he is castled for 38.
DROPPED! And a sitter is let off at deep-mid wicket by Pandya.
Suchit is getting the treatement here.
FOUR! Gambhir swots that over mid-wicket with disdain...amazing shot.
SIX! Slammed by Pathan over wide-long off...hammered!
Over 10
KKR - 74 for 2
7 off the over.
Pollard would have definitely caught it if he was ready on time(was drinking water) #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/QTZy4qziJD
— Hitman Cricket (@HitmanCricket) May 14, 2015
Harbhajan is the bowler.
FOUR! Cut away through point by Gambhir...good shot.
Over 9
KKR - 67 for 2
9 off the over.
FOUR! Pathan makes room and hammers that over deep-extra cover...Pollard had no chance stopping that at the ropes.
Suchit is the new bowler.
Over 8
KKR - 58 for 2
4 off Harbhajan's over.
Over 7
KKR - 54 for 2
4 off it.
Vinay to bowl this over.
Over 6
KKR - 50 for 2
FOUR! And new man Pathan ends the over with a cut to third-man.
KKR - 46 for 2
GONE! Pandey is dismissed...Simmons' direct-hit runs him out.
KKR - 46 for 1
Malinga snaps up that catch at backward-square leg...Uthappa's flick hit went awry.
WICKET! And Uthappa is gone...big wicket for MI.
ROBIN ON FIRE.
SIX! Harbhajan's first ball is swept over deep-mid wicket by Uthappa.
Over 5
KKR - 38 for 0
Single to end the over...8 off it.
McClenaghan gets a welcome here.
FOUR! Slapped over deep-mid wicket by Uthappa.
Over 4
KKR - 29 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
GAUTI AND ROBIN!
FOUR! Amazing hook by Uthappa which flies over deep-square leg.
Vinay is the bowler.
That smile #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/H172c4PxXz
— Pikuuu (@xDeepikaSrkx) May 14, 2015
Over 3
KKR - 20 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
Malinga is the bowler.
FOUR! Yorker which is flicked away by Gambhir through extra-cover...great shot cap!
RV Uthappa has a strike rate of 128 in #IPL #MIvsKKR
— IPLShan (@IPLShan) May 14, 2015
Over 2
MI - 12 for 0
5 off McClenaghan's over.
FOUR! Punched away through point by Gambhir...great shot.
Over 1
KKR - 7 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
Good shot.
FOUR! Flicked away beautifully by Uthappa to deep-fine leg.
Malinga to bowl the first over.
Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa have walked in to bat for KKR.
News - Alex Hales to replace Corey Anderson for rest of MI's matches in IPL 8.
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And MI have reached a great total thanks to Hardik Pandya's fiery 61 which has left KKR with a mountain to climb now.
Pandya banished off nightmares of his mauling against RCB with a superb knock and was ably supported by fine knocks by Rohit Sharma (30) and Kieron Pollard (33*).
As for KKR, apart from Shakib's two-wicket haul, they could not prevent a run-flood in the latter half of the match.
Over to the KKR run-chase now!
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Over 20
MI - 171 for 4
Pandya is unbeaten after a heroic 61 and Pollard finishes on 33.
Single to end the innings.
Single...last ball now.
Asked Ponting about Pandya. This is what he said. Full Interview here. http://t.co/ChbSWJ4wk1 #MIvsKKR #IPL pic.twitter.com/XzlGpP2IxI
— Shirin Sadikot (@ShirinSadikot) May 14, 2015
Single.
Pandya is on 60...three to go now.
Two runs..quick running between the wickets.
NO BALL AGAIN! This time Umesh has overstepped.
50! Marvelous hitting from Pandya as he reaches his half- century in 25 balls. #MI 158 for 4 #IPL8 #MIvsKKR
— Nickhil (@nikhil_gangwar) May 14, 2015
NO BALL!
FOUR! Bad full-toss by Umesh..Pandya carts that tthough the off-side.
Over 19
MI - 158 for 4
Single to end the over.
MI are beyond 150 now.
That one flew into a sea of blue at mid-wicket.
SIX! Fifty for Pandya...well played!
Was this the same player who was carted all around this very same stadium by De Villiers?
FOUR AND FOUR! Pandya is firing big time...Russell is getting battered.
NO BALL!
Russell is the bowler.
Enjoying brilliant batting of Parthiv Patel from China #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/flocws3e4R
— Chotu Lal (@Chootu_Lal) May 14, 2015
Over 18
MI - 141 for 4
End of Over.
CLOSE! And Pandya survives a stumping appeal.
SIX! Hammered over wide-long on by Pandya...looks like he has banished the battering he got from De Villiers earlier for good!
Narine is the bowler.
Over 17
MI - 130 for 4
Single to end the over.
Fifty partnership is up.
FOUR AGAIN! Four in a row by Pandya...cut away to third-man.
Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma ... Ball Of The Tournament !! #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/Tz6snmaPK9
— Funnily Serious (@notionalview) May 14, 2015
FOUR AND FOUR! Pandya is having a good time...three consecutive boundaries off Umesh.
Raced away despite two fielders in hot pursuit.
FOUR! Hooked away with elegance to deep-square leg by Pandya.
Can MI go all out from here on?
Umesh back in the attack.
Over 16
MI - 112 for 4
Single to end the over.
Narine is the bowler.
MI cross 100-run mark.
SWEET! Pollard slams that into the deep-mid wicket cordon...nice footwork against a good length delivery.
Over 15
MI - 99 for 4
8 off Russell's over.
KA Pollard has a strike rate of 100 against SP Narine in #IPL so far #MIvsKKR
— IPLShan (@IPLShan) May 14, 2015
Over 14
MI - 91 for 4
5 off the over.
Shakib is the bowler.
Over 13
MI - 86 for 4
Single to end the over.
Russell to bowl this over.
Pandya is the new batsman.
Over 12
MI - 80 for 4
Leg-bye off the last ball.
MI - 79 for 4
Rohit departs for 30.
WICKET! Narine castles Rohit...big blow for MI here....the off-stump shattered with a nice delivery.
FOUR! Cut away to point by Rohit..great shot...the fielder makes a hash of it near the boundary.
Rohit is on 26.
Over 11
MI - 73 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
FOUR! Smashed over mid-wicket by Pollard..amazing shot!
When was the last time #pollard took 10 balls to get off the mark in a #T20 match @mohanstatsman #MIvsKKR
— Witticism (@AapkiRai) May 14, 2015
Russell is the bowler.
Over 10
MI - 67 for 3
8 off the over.
FOUR! Driven through covers by Rohit...nice timing.
Narine to bowl this over.
Over 9
MI - 59 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
The Legendary Power in one frame. @SrBachchan @sachin_rt #IPL #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/T1STqqfOeb
— Siddhant Satoskar (@siddsatoskar) May 14, 2015
FOUR AND FOUR! Rohit is going after Chawla...two consecutive boundaries.
#MIvsKKR still ban for @iamsrk at wanted. Not fair MCA's judicial system stronger than India's judicial system. #IPL #KKRvsMI #IPL2015
— Tejas Niturkar (@Mee_Tejas) May 14, 2015
Over 8
MI - 50 for 3
Two off Morkel's over.
They need to conserve wickets.
MI reach 50 here.
OMG .. Two Gods .. Amitabh Bachchan & Sachin Tendulkar together #MIvsKKR
— Funnily Serious (@notionalview) May 14, 2015
Will KKR deliver a 'BIG' performance tonight?
And it is none other than Mr Amitabh Bachhan watching the action from near the ropes!
Over 7
MI - 48 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
Kieron Pollard is the new batsman.
MI - 47 for 3
MI are in real trouble now!
WICKET! Rayadu goes...sitter for Russell at deep-extra cover...Shakib is the bowler.
Over 6
MI - 46 for 2
Two to end the over.
MI - 42 for 2
WICKET! Simmons perishes...easy catch for Pandey at short-third man.
SIX! And Simmons slams that over wide-long on off the ensuing free-hit.
NO BALL! Morkel oversteps.
Over 5
MI - 34 for 1
End of Over.
Single.
FOUR! Cut away through the off-side by Rohit...he welcomes Shakib with a bang.
MI - 29 for 1
Patel goes for 21.
WICKET! Shakib laps up Patel...Pandey takes an easy catch at deep-mid wicket.
FOUR! Rocketed down the track by Patel...flies away to long-on.
Over 4
MI - 25 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
CLOSE! Patel's hook is spilled by the fielder near backward-short leg.
Stump chance miss by Uthappa.. Simmons was a goner.. #MI #KKR #MIvsKKR
— Shruti #OrangeArmy (@iamshruti7) May 14, 2015
Morkel is the bowler.
FOUR! Patel whacks that through covers..superb timing!
Over 3
MI - 16 for 0
FOUR! Simmons ends the over with a drive through point and cover.
Lendl Simmons' IPL career. 18 matches 12 thirties 1 hundred One the best player IPL has ever seen #MIvsKKR
— दूसरा DK (@DiwakarKothari_) May 14, 2015
Shakib is the new bowler.
Over 2
MI - 10 for 0
4 off the over.
Morkel is the bowler.
Over 1
MI - 6 for 0
Single to end the over.
FOUR! Patel finely glances tat towards deep-fine leg...good shot.
DROPPED! The fielder at cover-point spills a straight forward chance from Simmons.
Dot ball...good start from Umesh as his outswinger beats Simmons for pace.
Simmons and Parthiv to open for MI.
Umesh Yadav to bowl the first over.
Starting XI -
MI - LMP Simmons, PA Patel†, RG Sharma*, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, HH Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, J Suchith, MJ McClenaghan, R Vinay Kumar, SL Malinga
KKR - RV Uthappa†, G Gambhir*, MK Pandey, YK Pathan, AD Russell, SA Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, PP Chawla, UT Yadav, M Morkel, SP Narine
TOSS TIME - Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and KKR are bowling first...a good toss to lose for Rohit Sharma?
Meanwhile..Sachin Tendulkar is right out there in the middle!
There's Sachin right there :D #MIvsKKR pic.twitter.com/le7PkdE6gt"
— Sai Saie Saiee (@sai143619) May 14, 2015
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 51 of IPL 8 at Mumbai which has Mumbai Indians facing Kolkata Knight Riders.
Here is the Match Preview of the game which will begin on 20:00 IST.
This is a do-or-die match for MI as they have to win both their remaining games for qualification to the play-off stages.
KKR will go into the game without as much pressure as MI thanks to their recent winning run and it will not be a surprise if the Gautam Gambhir led team topple the Men-in-Blue.
MI are still reeling after AB De Villiers smashed the living day lights out of their attack in the game against RCB at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mind you, despite KKR not having a player of the calibre of De Villiers still the Men-in-Gold will be gung-ho about beating MI tonight.
Big hitters like Yusuf Pathan will be waiting in anticipation to hammer MI's beleagured bowling unit and it will be interesting to see whether the home team can keep KKR's batsmen at bay.
MI head coach Ricky Ponting has upped the ante by urging his players to go for it and a mouth watering contest is definitely on cards for tonight!
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