| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the final league game of this edition. We are onto the last league game and we still don't know who will be the fourth team to get into the Playoffs. It is a crucial game for both the teams for different reasons. The hosts would want to win this and not only avenge for the loss against Kolkata but also finish on top of the table. The equation is straight for Dinesh Karthik and his troops, win here and they book their place in the playoffs. Will Mumbai finish top of the table |
| Toss - Rohit Sharma flips the coin, Dinesh Karthik calls Tails but it comes as Heads. Mumbai win the toss and opt to bowl first. |
| Mumbai skipper, Rohit Sharma says that the opposition they are playing are the reason they are chasing. The decision has been dependent on the opposition they face in the previous games they have played here. Says it is important to finish top but he is just looking to enjoy the game and play good cricket. Rohit further adds that it is important to focus on the present. On his team today, Rohit informs that there are two changes in his side, Mitchell McClenaghan and Ishan Kishan come in place o |
| Kolkata skipper, Dinesh Karthik says everyone is calm as much as they can be. On his team changes, Karthik informs Prasidh Krishna comes in place of Piyush Chawla. On Shubman Gill and Chris Lynn, Karthik says he has enjoyed their performance and both are quality players and he expects them to deliver tonight as well. |
| Kolkata (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK/C), Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Harry Gurney, Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh Krishna (IN for Piyush Chawla). |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan (IN for Evin Lewis), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mitchell McClenaghan (IN for Barinder Sran), Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga. |
| We are all set to begin. The umpires are out in the middle. Shubman Gill and Chris Lynn are the openers for Kolkata. Mitchell McClenaghan to start the proceedings for Mumbai. |
| 0.1 : M McClenaghan to S Gill, We are up and running. Full length ball on off, Gill strokes it towards mid off and takes a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 0.2 : M McClenaghan to C Lynn, Huge appeal but turned down by the umpire. Full length ball on middle and leg, Lynn looks to play it straight but gets an inside edge onto the pads. McClenaghan goes up in appeal but the umpire turns it down. |
| 0.3 : M McClenaghan to C Lynn, Full outside off, Lynn strokes it wide of cover and gets a single. |
| 0.4 : M McClenaghan to S Gill, On the pads, Gill flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : M McClenaghan to S Gill, Length ball outside off, Gill cuts it wide of point. The fielder there dives to his right and stops the ball. Saves runs for his side. |
| 0.6 : M McClenaghan to S Gill, Single to end the over. 3 runs off the first. Good start for McClenaghan. Length ball on off, Gill tucks it to mid on and keeps the strike. |
| Krunal Pandya to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : K Pandya to S Gill, Floated on off, Gill pushes it gently to the man at cover. |
| 1.2 : K Pandya to S Gill, Flatter on middle, Gill strokes it through mid off and gets a single. |
| 1.3 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Tossed up on middle and leg, Lynn taps it back to the bowler. |
| 1.4 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Shorter on middle and leg, Lynn hits it straight to the man at cover. |
| 1.5 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Smart bowling this. Full and straight outside off, Lynn moves to his leg stump and then looks to get his bat to play but misses. |
| 1.6 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Good ball to finish the over, 2 runs off it. Short and on the body, Lynn taps it to long off and retains strike. |
| 2.1 : M McClenaghan to C Lynn, Very full on middle and leg, Lynn pushes it wide of mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 2.2 : M McClenaghan to S Gill, Good length ball on off, Gill glances it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : M McClenaghan to S Gill, Full outside off, Gill whips it wide of deep square leg and gets a single. |
| 2.4 : M McClenaghan to C Lynn, Full outside leg, Lynn looks to clear his front leg and heave it over the bowler but he misses and the ball goes towards point off his pad. They steal a leg bye. |
| 2.5 : M McClenaghan to S Gill, Shorter delivery on off, Gill pulls it wide of square leg but only gets a run. |
| 2.6 : M McClenaghan to C Lynn, SIX! First maximum of the game and it comes off the bat of Chris Lynn. Full length delivery from McClenaghan, Lynn picks the length early and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 10 runs off the over. |
| Lasith Malinga to steam in now... |
| 3.1 : L Malinga to S Gill, Malinga starts with a good length ball on the pads, Gill flicks it wide of deep square leg and gets a couple. |
| 3.2 : L Malinga to S Gill, Full on middle and leg, Gill strokes it through mid on for a single. |
| 3.3 : L Malinga to C Lynn, FOUR! Slapped and slapped hard. Slower delivery on a length outside off, Lynn smacks it uppishly through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : L Malinga to C Lynn, Comes around the wicket and bowls a bouncer on off, Lynn sways away from it and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 3.5 : L Malinga to C Lynn, SIX! One trick too many from Malinga. Short once again from Malinga, this time Lynn picks the length early and pulls it over the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 3.6 : L Malinga to C Lynn, Slower delivery to end the over. It is full on off, Lynn plays it to point. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is introduced into the attack. |
| 4.1 : J Bumrah to S Gill, Bumrah starts with a good length ball on off, Gill taps it wide of cover and looks for a quick single. He stops for a moment but Lynn keeps on running. Gill continues. Rohit gets to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 4.2 : J Bumrah to C Lynn, Full toss on leg, Lynn hits it between cover and mid off. He does not time it well. Pollard runs in and stops the ball from going to the fence. He slips and is agonizingly close to the ropes but it is safe. The batsman take two. |
| 4.3 : J Bumrah to C Lynn, FOUR! No ball as well for the height. Slower one gone wrong. Bumrah serves it a full toss over the waist height. Lynn smokes it over covers and gets a boundary. Free Hit to follow. |
| J Bumrah to C Lynn, Cannot make the most of it. Length ball outside off, Lynn hits it hard to mid off. Pollard misfields allowing them to take a single. |
| 4.4 : J Bumrah to S Gill, The ball has been square driven by the batsman |
| 4.5 : J Bumrah to S Gill, Good length ball on off, Gill blocks it. |
| 4.6 : J Bumrah to S Gill, Length ball on off, Gill drives it straight to mid off. |
| Time for Rahul Chahar. |
| 5.1 : R Chahar to C Lynn, Shorter on off, Lynn cuts it to the man at point. |
| 5.2 : R Chahar to C Lynn, SIX! Lynn looks in the mood. Tossed up on middle and leg, Lynn tonks it over the bowler's head for a mammoth six. |
| 5.3 : R Chahar to C Lynn, Tossed up on off, Lynn hits it hard but straight to the bowler. |
| 5.4 : R Chahar to C Lynn, SIX! Flighted on middle and leg, Gill is going after the leggie and smashes it over long off for another maximum. |
| 5.5 : R Chahar to C Lynn, Shorter on off, Lynn cuts it to the man at point. |
| 5.6 : R Chahar to C Lynn, On the pads, Lynn flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. 12 runs off the leggie's first. Not the start he would have wanted. Kolkata are 49/0 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| Strategic break. A rollicking start from Kolkata. Chris Lynn, in particular, is once again looking in fine form and has raced to 38 in no time. The pitch appears to be a batting paradise and Mumbai will have to bowl really well in the middle overs to pull things back. Hardik Pandya to bowl after the break... |
| 6.1 : H Pandya to S Gill, OUT! The bowling change works and Hardik strikes on his very first ball. Slower delivery on off. Hardik rolls his fingers on it like an off spinner. Gill looks to play it across the line but misses. He gets hit on the back pad, right in front of the stumps. Hardik and the crowd goes up in appeal. The umpire agrees with him and raises his finger. Gill discuss with his partner about the review but decides not to take it. It was a good decision not to review because Hawk-Ey |
| 0.0 : Robin Uthappa is the new batsman. |
| 6.2 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Good length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to cut it but misses. |
| 6.3 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Uthappa is off the mark. Good length ball outside off, Robin runs it down to third man and gets a single. |
| 6.4 : H Pandya to C Lynn, Oh! Almost chopped on. Length ball outside off, Lynn looks to cut it but it is too close to him. He gets an inside edge and luckily for him, it goes wide of the stumps towards fine leg. |
| 6.5 : H Pandya to C Lynn, This time he is able to flat-bat it. Length ball around off, Lynn hits it to deep cover for a single. |
| 6.6 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Good length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to cut but misses. Excellent start for Hardik. Just 2 runs and a wicket off his first. |
| Krunal Pandya is back on. |
| 7.1 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Hits the yorker mark first up, Lynn can't do much and just digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 7.2 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Flatter delivery, full and on off, Lynn stays leg side to this one and carves it through covers for one. |
| 7.3 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Fine delivery. An arm ball on middle, skidding through, Uthappa goes deep inside the crease and plays it out at the last moment through cover-point for one. |
| 7.4 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Flighted one outside off, Chris shapes up for a big slog sweep across the line but mistimes it down towards long on for a run. |
| 7.5 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Skidding down the leg side, Uthappa tries to play the paddle scoop but it takes his gloves and goes wide of short fine leg. One run added to the total. |
| 7.6 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Quicker one fired in on middle, helped to mid-wicket. 4 from the over, a tidy one from Krunal to follow up his younger brother's 2-run last over. |
| 8.1 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Slower delivery outside off. It is on a length, Uthappa cuts it to deep point and gets to the other end. |
| 8.2 : H Pandya to C Lynn, OUT! Caught! Second wicket for Hardik. You just cannot keep this man out of the game. Wide off cutter from Hardik, it is away from Lynn. He stretches out and reaches it. He looks to flat-bat it straight but gets a top edge which flies towards the fine leg region. Quinton de Kock runs for it gets there to take an easy catch. The dangerous Lynn is out of here and the crowd here is going wild. |
| Dinesh Karthik is in next. |
| 8.3 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Good length ball on off, Uthappa blocks it. |
| 8.4 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Outside off, Robin dabs it down to third man and gets to the other end. |
| 8.5 : H Pandya to D Karthik, Peach of a delivery. Good length just outside off. It moves away slightly after pitching. Dinesh Karthik looks to run it down to third man but misses and the ball just about misses the outside edge. |
| 8.6 : H Pandya to D Karthik, Length ball outside off, Karthik defends it towards point and shouts a loud no. Another excellent over from Hardik. 2 runs and a wicket off this one as well. |
| 9.1 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Flatter on middle and leg, Uthappa tucks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 9.2 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Floated on the pads, Uthappa flicks it fine down the leg side for a single. |
| 9.3 : K Pandya to D Karthik, WIDE! Krunal misses his line and sprays it down the leg side. DK looks to flick it but misses. Wide signalled. |
| K Pandya to D Karthik, Tossed up on off, Karthik strokes it to mid off. |
| 9.4 : K Pandya to D Karthik, On middle and leg, Karthik flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 9.5 : K Pandya to D Karthik, Flighted on off, Dinesh gets off the mark with a single to long off. |
| 9.6 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Flatter outside off, Uthappa guides it to third man and keeps the strike. Another tight over, the Pandya brothers have pulled things back here for Mumbai. 61/2 at the halfway mark. |
| Mitchell McClenaghan is back on. |
| 10.1 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Slower delivery outside off, Uthappa looks to dab it down to third man but misses. |
| 10.2 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Takes pace off the ball once again. Uthappa comes down the track and looks to hit it over the bowler but misses again. |
| 10.3 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Full on off, Uthappa hits it straight to mid off. |
| 10.4 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Back of a length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to upper cut it but once again does not get bat on ball. |
| 10.5 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Fourth play and miss of the over. Good length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to cut but once again does not get bat on ball. 5 dots, so far. |
| 10.6 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, MAIDEN! Yes, it is a maiden. Uthappa is struggling here. Good length ball once again outside off, Uthappa for the umpteenth time in this over looks to cut but misses. Top over by Mitch. |
| 11.1 : K Pandya to D Karthik, Full toss on middle, DK cannot get under it and hits it to deep square leg for just a single. |
| 11.2 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Tossed up on off, Uthappa nudges it to mid off. |
| 11.3 : K Pandya to D Karthik, Floated on middle and leg, Karthik flicks it to mid-wicket and gets off the strike. |
| 11.4 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Floated on the pads, Uthappa swings his bat at it but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 11.5 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Tossed up on middle, Uthappa taps it back to the bowler. |
| 11.6 : K Pandya to R Uthappa, Flighted on off, Uthappa milks it to long off and keeps the strike. 16 runs off the last 6 overs. Mumbai have completely choked the flow of runs post the Powerplay. |
| Lasith Malinga is back on. |
| 12.1 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, SIX! Uthappa connects and connects well this time. Full around off, Uthappa uses his power and deposits it over mid-wicket for a maximum. A much-needed one for Kolkata. |
| 12.2 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, On the pads, Uthappa flicks it behind square and follows the maximum with a single. |
| 12.3 : L Malinga to D Karthik, Very full ball on the pads. Almost a yorker length. Karthik looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 12.4 : L Malinga to D Karthik, OUT! What a catch! The Kolkata skipper is a goner. It looks like it's the day of the Pandya brothers. Slower ball, full on middle. It is not the best of deliveries from Malinga. Karthik looks to flick it over mid-wicket which is inside the circle. He hits it but Krunal times his jump to perfection and grasps it out of thin air. He kisses the ball later on and Karthik walks back to the dugout. |
| Andre Russell arrives. |
| 12.5 : L Malinga to A Russell, WIDE! Misses his line with the bouncer. It is down the leg side. Russell looks to pull but misses. Wide signalled. |
| L Malinga to A Russell, OUT! No Russell-muscle in Mumbai tonight. He is gone for a golden duck. Excellent bowling this from Malinga. Shorter in length from him, it is right on the money. Around the body from 'round the wicket, Russell looks to sway away from it but he is late in dropping his hands. The ball flicks his gloves on the way to the keeper. Quinton throws the ball up in the air in celebration after collecting the catch. Malinga too is convinced that he has got his man. The umpire |
| Nitish Rana walks in next with Kolkata in deep trouble in this do-or-die match. |
| 12.6 : L Malinga to N Rana, Excellent finish to the over. Back of a length ball outside off, Rana lets it go. 8 runs off the over but two big, big wickets. |
| Strategic break. This match has completely turned on its head. After the first six overs, Kolkata were on top but then Mumbai bounced back on the back of superb overs from the Pandya brothers. The junior Pandya picked up a couple of wickets while Krunal Pandya snapped a fantastic catch to dismiss Dinesh Karthik. The biggest breakthrough though was of Andre Russell who went for a golden duck. Mumbai roaring and Kolkata are under immense pressure in this must-win encounter. The home team is going |
| 13.1 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, Good length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to run it down to third man but misses. |
| 13.2 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, Beauty! Absolute beauty. Good length ball pitching on middle. The ball comes in after pitching. Uthappa looks to flick but misses. He is struggling out in the middle. |
| 13.3 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, Length ball on the leg side, Uthappa looks to hit it but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 13.4 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, 4th ball in a row that Robin has struggled to connect. Bouncer this time, Uthappa looks to pull but misses. |
| 13.5 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, FOUR! This should give Uthappa some confidence. Full outside off, Uthappa squeezes it past backward point for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, SIX! Excellent from Uthappa. 10 runs off the over. Back of a length ball on off, Uthappa moves to his off stump early in anticipation and then pulls it over backward square leg for a maximum. |
| Hardik Pandya is back for another spell. |
| 14.1 : H Pandya to N Rana, SIX! Beautiful shot from Rana! He is continuing his good run of form. Full in length and outside off, Rana reaches out for it and dismisses it over long off for a biggie. Pure timing. 16 runs off the last three balls. |
| 14.2 : H Pandya to N Rana, Good length ball outside off, Rana pushes it wide of sweeper cover for a couple. |
| 14.3 : H Pandya to N Rana, SIX! Not too much power on this one, it is all about timing here. Good length ball on leg, Rana moves away and guides it over the third man fence for a maximum. |
| 14.4 : H Pandya to N Rana, Good length ball on the pads, Rana looks to flick it but gets a feather on it which goes on to hit his thigh pad. They run a single as the ball goes towards square leg. |
| 14.5 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Good length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to play it but misses. |
| 14.6 : H Pandya to R Uthappa, Good length ball on middle, Uthappa looks to play it across the line but gets an inside edge onto the body. They run through for a single as the ball goes towards cover. |
| Lasith Malinga is back on. |
| 15.1 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, Full on middle and leg, Uthappa strokes it to long on and gives Rana the strike. |
| 15.2 : L Malinga to N Rana, Slower full toss outside off, Rana waits for it and hits it to deep cover for a single. |
| 15.3 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, Full outside off, Uthappa milks it to long off and gets to the other end. Uthappa needs to start finding the boundaries here. |
| 15.4 : L Malinga to N Rana, Full on off, Rana hits it towards point and gets to the other end. |
| 15.5 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, Full on leg, Uthappa looks to flick it but misses. They steal a leg bye as the ball goes towards fine leg. |
| 15.6 : L Malinga to N Rana, Full on off, Rana plays it to point and keeps the strike. Good over from Malinga. Just 6 off it. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. |
| 16.1 : J Bumrah to N Rana, Length ball outside off, Rana backs away to hit it but misses. |
| 16.2 : J Bumrah to N Rana, Slightly slower on the pads, Rana flicks it behind square for a single. |
| 16.3 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, Full on off, Uthappa tucks it to long on and gets only a run. Uthappa has to start firing. He is striking under 100 here. |
| 16.4 : J Bumrah to N Rana, Good length ball around off, Rana strokes it to covers and takes a quick single. Rohit Sharma has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 16.5 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, Full and wide outside off, Uthappa goes after it but misses. He looks at the umpire to ask if it's a wide but the umpire is happy. |
| 16.6 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, SIX! Just over. Low full toss on off, Uthappa looks to hit it straight, he does not time it well but hits it good enough to send it over the short boundary over long off. |
| 17.1 : L Malinga to N Rana, SIX! Destroyed the slower ball there. It is on a length on middle, Rana heaves it over the mid-wicket fence and sends it 2-rows behind the rope for a maximum. |
| 17.2 : L Malinga to N Rana, OUT! Malinga has the last laugh. The pressure of upping the ante has got to Rana. Slower delivery once again outside off, this time it is slightly fuller. Rana does not pick it up. He looks to go over long off but does not time it well. Pollard comes in from the deep and takes a simple catch. Malinga gets his third of the game. He is delighted, and why wouldn't he be? Top stuff from him. |
| Rinku Singh's turn to bat. |
| 17.3 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, WIDE! Right plan but not the correct execution. Malinga bowls it wide outside off, Uthappa looks to hit it over third man but misses. It is outside the tramline. Wide signalled. |
| L Malinga to R Uthappa, WIDE! Bouncer bounces too high. It is over Uthappa's head wide signalled. |
| L Malinga to R Uthappa, Length ball outside off, Uthappa looks to hit it but misses. Play and a miss. This has been the story of his innings. |
| 17.4 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, Full on middle and off, Uthappa taps it back to the bowler. |
| 17.5 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, Full and wide outside off, Uthappa swings his bat at it but misses. |
| 17.6 : L Malinga to R Uthappa, Length ball on the pads, Uthappa flicks it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| Mitchell McClenaghan to bowl the penultimate over. |
| 18.1 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Wide! McClenaghan delivers a length ball wide outside off, Uthappa flashes his blade at it and misses. |
| M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Almost another wide. McClenaghan flirts with the tramline outside off, Robin leaves it thinking it to be a wide. The umpire gestures that it's just in. |
| 18.2 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Wide! No doubt here. Way wide outside off, Uthappa steps across the stumps and then makes a leave. |
| M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, A slower length ball outside off, Uthappa goes hard at it but fails to connect properly. He sends it down to long on and picks up a run. |
| 18.3 : M McClenaghan to R Singh, Offers width outside off, Rinku throws his bat at it and it finds the bottom half. Rolls towards point and they cross. |
| 18.4 : M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Wide! This is poor bowling from McClenaghan. Tries to stay away from the batsman but ends up hurling a back of a length ball way wide outside off. |
| M McClenaghan to R Uthappa, Miscued shot! Shortish delivery outside off, slower in pace, Uthappa plays a mistimed pull shot in the air and it falls safely at long on. They take a single. |
| 18.5 : M McClenaghan to R Singh, Swing and a miss! Short in length and outside off, Rinku tries to pull but is way too early. Misses. |
| 18.6 : M McClenaghan to R Singh, Fractionally short and on off, it's pulled in front of square leg for one. End of the over after a week, it lasted for 10 balls and still only 7 came off it. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the final over. |
| 19.1 : J Bumrah to R Singh, Full outside off, Rinku hits it to long on and gets only a single. |
| 19.2 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, Slower one outside off, it takes Uthappa by surprise. He misses it. |
| 19.3 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, Full on middle , Uthappa tries to hit it over mid-wicket but it goes towards mid off, off the bottom half of the bat for a single. |
| 19.4 : J Bumrah to R Singh, Full on middle and leg, Rinku looks to go over long on but gets no timing on it. It falls inside the circle. They take a single. |
| 19.5 : J Bumrah to R Uthappa, OUT! Uthappa's strange innings comes to an end. Full on off, Uthappa attempts to hit it over long off but gets no timing on it and it balloons to mid off. Rohit Sharma gets under it and takes an easy catch. Not the innings Uthappa will look fondly at. |
| Sunil Narine is the new batsman. |
| 19.6 : J Bumrah to R Singh, OUT! Rinku holes out! Kolkata end on 133/7 off their 20 overs. Full on middle and leg, Rinku looks to go over long on but gets no timing on it. It goes high in the air and Hardik comes under it to take the catch. What a final over this was from Bumrah! Just 3 runs and 2 wickets to finish things off. |
| Magnificently bowling performance by Mumbai! They were under the pump when Chris Lynn was going great guns and Kolkata reached 49/0 in the Powerplay. But the tides turned after that. The Pandya brothers were in the thick of things after the first six overs and played a crucial role in bringing Mumbai on top. Hardik removed both the openers while his elder brother kept bowling tidily from the other end. After that Lasith Malinga removed Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell in one over to peg Kolkata |
| It's a clinical effort from Mumbai so far where all their bowlers contributed. Lasith Malinga proved to be a bit expensive but he finished with three wickets. Jasprit Bumrah did what he does best and bagged a couple while Hardik Pandya, as mentioned already, took out Chris Lynn and Shubman Gill. Here he is giving an interview to Kevin Pietersen... |
| Hardik Pandya says that he positions himself under high catches the way he does because he wants to keep his balance and follow the basics. He feels there is something in the pitch but they also bowled well and got wickets regularly and also adds that the Kolkata batsmen struggled for timing. On what was the plan to Russell, Hardik tells that they just wanted to go hard from the start and he mentions that sometimes it comes off sometimes it does not. He is glad it paid off tonight. |
| Right then, Mumbai have a modest target of 134 in front of them. Looking at their batting might, this should be a cakewalk but in this format, you never know. Kolkata will be giving their all in the field to defend this total as their season depends on it. We are expecting a riveting contest. Do join us in a short while. |
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