The Kolkata Knight Riders are certain to make the IPL playoffs for the first time in three years as they prepare to face the faltering Mumbai Indians in their final home match of the season at Eden Gardens. The key to KKR's incredible turnaround this season has been the return of Gautam Gambhir, their two-time champion captain and team mentor. They presently lead the 10-team standings with eight victories from 11 games, and a victory will seal their playoff spot and send their home run into the history books. In contrast, the Mumbai Indians, captained by Hardik Pandya, are in a vulnerable position after becoming the first team evicted following Sunrisers Hyderabad's 10-wicket thrashing of Lucknow Super Giants earlier in the week. However, after a morale-boosting victory over SRH, Mumbai will be looking to salvage some respect in their remaining games.
Stay informed with the latest match updates of the IPL 2024 Match No. 60 Kolkata Knight Riders & Mumbai Indians:
Match Result: With that KKR becomes the first team to qualify in the TATA IPL 2024 as they beat the five-time champions MI by 18 runs in a blockbuster encounter where there was all kinds of drama from rain to a last-over finish.
THRILLER TIME!!! With the last two overs remaining, MI needs 42 runs in 12 balls, with set Tilak Verma on strike. Will MI chase this total?
SKIPPER DEPARTS!!! A string of low scores continues for Hardik Pandya as he departs at just 2 runs.
PARTNERSHIP BROKEN!!! Russell breaks a crucial partnership between Tilak Verma & Surayakumar Yadav as he dismisses Suryakumar Yadav at a crucial stage. After 11.0 overs MI is 88-3. MI needs 70 runs in 30 balls
BIG BLOW!!! Varun Chakravarthy strikes the huge wicket of Rohit Sharma, as MI loses two wickets in a row.
WICKET!!! Sunil Narine strikes the big wicket as Ishan Kishan departs to an aggressive short.
RAINING BOUNDARIES!!! Ishan Kishan & Rohit Sharma are hitting it out of the park as they switch their gears early on. After 6.0 overs MI is 62-0
SOLID START!!! MI batters Rohit Sharma & Ishan Kishan get to a brilliant start, after 3.0 overs MI is 31-0
KKR batters put up a fighting total against the five-time champions MI as they set a 158-run target in 16.0 overs. It was raining boundaries after the game started late due to the bad weather. Will MI chase down the total?
FINAL FOUR TO GO!!!! With the last four overs to go, Nitish Rana, who was playing his first game this season departs to a brilliant direct hit. With Russell & Rinku on the crease, KKR has still some hopes left. After 12.0 overs KKR is 116-5
RUSSELL SHOW TONIGHT? With Andre Russell & Nitish Rana very well set on the crease KKR would aim to reach at least the 160-170 mark at the end of the innings. After 11.0 overs KKR is 106-4
WICKET!!! Venkatesh Iyer who was looking in good form departed as MI's experienced spinner Piyush Chawal broke the crucial partnership.
STEADY!!!! KKR batters slow down a bit after losing the crucial wicket of Shreyas Iyer as they look to progress at a steady rate and accelerate in the end. After 7.0 overs KKR is 61-3
IYER DUO!!! Venkatesh & Shreyas Iyer continue the momentum and are hitting huge boundaries. After 4.0 overs KKR is 40-2
BOOM BOOM!!! Not a day for the destructive KKR openers as Jasprit Bumrah strikes the big wicket of Sunil Narine as he departs on a duck. MI bowlers are taking up the charge.
WICKET!! After hitting a huge six on the first ball, Nuwan Tushara dismisses the in-form Phil Salt early on.
KKR's Playing XI: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
MI's Playing XI: Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara
TOSS UPDATE!!! MI skipper Hardik Pandya wins the toss and elects to bowl first against the host KKR.
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