Jasprit Bumrah's scintillating show with the ball went in vain as Kolkata Knight Riders clinched a massive 52-run win over Mumbai Indians.
Chitrangada Chaudhuri
The win saw KKR climb to seventh spot on the points table and keep their slim playoff chances alive
Knights got off to a strong start as Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane stitched together a solid 60 off 34 – KKR's highest opening stand this season.
Kumar Kartikeya put the brakes as he removed both Venkatesh and Rahane to reduce KKR to 60/1 in 5.4 overs.
Nitish Rana played a solid knock once again as 100 came up for the Knights in 11 overs. With Rana and Iyer in the middle, the former champs looked set for a big score.
But skipper Shreyas Iyer failed with the willow as Murugan Ashwin sent him packing for just 6 off 8 to reduce KKR to 123/3 in 13.1 overs
A superb 15th over saw Bumrah remove both Andre Russell (9 off 5) and Nitish Rana (43 off 26) to reduce KKR to 139/5.
Bumrah, who returned with a five-wicket haul, picked up three wickets and bowled a maiden in the 18th over to restrict KKR to 165/9.
In reply, KKR got off to a strong start as Tim Southee removed Rohit Sharma (2 off 6) to reduce MI to 2 for 1 in 1 over.
Russell handed Knights the second MI wicket as he removed Tilak Varma for 6 off 5 to reduce MI to 32/2 in 5 overs. In the powerplay KKR restricted MI to 37/2.
Despite Ishan Kishan bringing up a patient half-century, wickets kept tumbling at the other end as MI struggled to build partnerships.
Cummins derailed Mumbai Indians' chase as he picked up three wickets in the 15th over.
Back-to-back run outs saw Knights bowl out five-time champions Mumbai Indians for 113 runs in 17.3 overs and clinch their fifth win this season.