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Updated : May 12, 2024, 12:44 AM IST
Kolkata Knight Riders are poised to secure an early playoff qualification as they face off against the Mumbai Indians in the 60th match of the IPL 2024 at Eden Gardens. A victory against the already-eliminated Mumbai Indians will guarantee Kolkata a spot in the playoffs.
In their previous game, Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata team achieved a resounding 98-run victory while defending a total of 235 against the Lucknow Super Giants. This win propelled them to the top of the points table with eight wins in eleven matches. Kolkata had also emerged victorious against Mumbai in their earlier encounter at Wankhede Stadium this season, making them the clear favorites to claim two points in the upcoming clash.
Despite a commendable win against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match, the Mumbai Indians have been eliminated from playoff contention due to results from other teams. Mumbai currently sits in eighth place in the points table with four wins in 12 matches. They have only managed to secure one victory in their last five meetings against Kolkata.
Mumbai Indians require 22 runs to secure victory. Naman Dhir is currently at the crease, facing Harshit Rana's delivery. The ball is pitched at a good length, but unfortunately, Naman fails to make solid contact, resulting in a high shot that is safely caught by Rinku. The new batsman, Kamboj, manages to score a single off the first ball. Harshit delivers a wide ball, causing Tilak to edge it to the wicketkeeper.
KKR 157/7 (16)
MI 139/8 (16)
In the second over bowled by Vaibhav Arora, the ball slipped out of his hand, landing outside the pitch and resulting in a boundary. This mistake led to a no-ball being called, giving the batsman a free hit. Vaibhav followed this up with another wide delivery.
Venkatesh skillfully lofts the ball over to deep square, evading the fielder and scoring a boundary. He follows it up with a quick single. Rana expertly cuts an outside off delivery for another boundary. Rana smashes a six on the next ball, lofting it over deep mid wicket for a massive hit.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara
Hardik Pandya: We are going to bowl. Just want to see how the pitch behaves. It has been under covers for two days. We all are aware of the stats, but you got to turn up and play good cricket on the day. Same team.
Shreyas Iyer: I tried it another time (toss), still it came down as heads (smiles at his record on losing tosses). It's part and parcel but it such games it's crucial. Not going to take those excuses though. We want the Q next to our team. Nitish comes in for Angkrish.
Despite being limited to 153 runs, the Delhi Capitals were unable to defend their total as the Knight Riders successfully chased it down in just 16.3 overs. This season in Kolkata has been characterized by high-scoring matches. Early on, the Sunrisers Hyderabad came close to the Knight Riders' total of 208, the Rajasthan Royals successfully chased down a target of 224, the Royal Challengers Bangalore fell just one run short of the Knight Riders' 222, and the Punjab Kings managed to chase down a target of 262 in 18.4 overs. Another high-scoring game is anticipated. Despite the rainy weather in Kolkata causing disruptions to the Knight Riders' arrival in the city, the forecast for the match time looks promising.
The top three batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders have collectively scored 1160 runs this season, which is the second highest after Royal Challengers Bangalore. Their combined strike rate of 176.02 is also the second highest after Sunrisers Hyderabad, and they have recorded the second most number of fifty-plus scores (10) after RCB. In contrast, Mumbai Indians' top three batsmen have scored the least runs (833) and have the joint lowest number of fifty-plus scores (4) along with Punjab Kings.
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Luke Wood, Harvik Desai, Gerald Coetzee, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Srikar Bharat, Sherfane Rutherford, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Sakib Hussain, Suyash Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar