Bengaluru, Sept. 23: Two times champion Kolkata Knight Riders are set to open their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (Sept. 23).
The Dinesh Karthik-led team will play their first match of the season against the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians. While the Kolkata team will look to overcome their dismal head-to-head record against the Mumbai team, Rohit Sharma and co. will be hoping to put their opening day loss behind them and notch up their first win of the season.
The Mumbai team went down to Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener on Saturday.
The defending champions dished out an underwhelming show in their first game. While the batsmen, including skipper Rohit failed to click with the bat, the bowlers also endured a tough day. India’s leading pacer, Jasprit Bumrah will also look to get back on track against the Knights, after conceding the most runs against CSK. It will be interesting to see whether Rohit Sharma retains the playing XI or he makes a few changes in their second match of the season.
Meanwhile, KKR, who boast of a starry line-up, look dangerous on paper. The Knights will hope to get their campaign off to a winning start and also better their head-to-head record against four-times champion Mumbai Indians.
Here, MyKhel brings you the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians match updates.
And its over! Mumbai Indians register a comfortable 49-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders. Skipper Rohit led from the front as MI came together as a team to notch up their first win of the season.
WICKET!! Cummins' whirlwind innings comes to an end as Pandya takes an easy catch. Cummins goes for 33 off 12.
Another 6 to finish the over! Bumrah goes for 27 in his final over. Too late for KKR, but the Knights will be happy with Cummins' effort with the bat
SIXX More! Three sixes of the over! After a dismal show with the ball, Cummins takes Mumbai by surprise, hitting the ball well.
SIXX More! Cummins going for it now. Bumrah going for the runs in his final over. 12 already off the over
SIXX!! Cummins hitting it hard as he sends it over long leg for a maximum.
Boult strikes! Pandya picks up an easy catch at deep midwicket as Naik goes for 1. Mumbai looking to end this early
Trent Boult comes back into the attack.
WICKET!! Bumrah is on a roll as he removes Eoin Morgan for 16 off 20. KKR crumbling here in Abu Dhabi
Nikhil Naik comes in to bat. Its just a matter of time now before Mumbai seal their first win in the UAE in six attempts.
WICKET!! And Bumrah strikes! Andre Russell goes for 11 off 11. The big man failed to make his mark with the bat in KKR's opener as Bumrah knocks back his leg stump. And with that KKR's hopes come crashing down
100 up for Knight Riders off 15 overs. Five overs to go. Mumbai inches close to their first win of the season.
The asking rate has gone to 18. Too much for Russell and Morgan now?
SIXX!! Morgan lofts it over midwicket for a maximum!
Pattinson back in. Seven overs to go.. The Knights need 114 from 41 balls.
Oooo!! That was close! It hits the stumps but the bails don't come off. Relief for Morgan.
Two leg-byes: Hits the pads and goes for two legbyes
The big man walks in. Can Russell turn it around for the Knights?
WICKET!! Hardik Pandya takes a superb running catch as Nitish Rana goes for 24 off 18.
FOUR! Pandya attempts to stop it but Morgan puts it away for a boundary
Excellent over from Chahar as he gives away just one run and picks up an important wicket.
BIG APPEAL from Chahar but Rohit doesn't go upstairs. Morgan's safe.
Eoin Morgan the new batsman in. No Andre Russell yet.
WICKET!! Plumb. Karthik succumbs to the pressure. Chahar strikes as he removes the KKR skipper. Dinesh Karthik goes for 30 off 23.
The tale of two caps:
Just see this run out. Eoin Morgan is wearing two caps, probably Narain's on top of his own. Warner was doing the same the other day. Bowlers seemingly are not handing their caps in to the umpire.
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) September 23, 2020
Has anyone noticed with the other teams? pic.twitter.com/Y7RBF1zbrx
10 runs come off from Krunal's first over as Karthik, Rana attempt to rebuild for the Knights
FOUR more! Nitish Rana knows that the boundaries need to keep coming and hist Pandya for a four
FOUR!! The captain is getting started as beats the man at deep cover for a boundary.
13 runs come off Chahar's over. KKR need a few good overs to bring down the net runrate.
FOUR! KKR need many more of these. The Knights smashes Chahar for a boundary off the first ball