KKR vs MI Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders become first team to qualify for IPL 2024 Playoffs

KKR beat MI by 18 runs and qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs

Naman Dhir gone

Harshit Rana strikes, and that means that Tilak Varma won’t be on strike. The new batter will face the ball.

MI: 135/7 after 15.1 overs.

Naman Dhir goes ballistic

19 runs from the 15th over; the Mumbai Indians need 22 off the last over. Naman Dhir hits 17(5) in the over to keep hopes alive.

MI: 135/6 after 15 overs.

Can Tilak Varma pull off a miracle?

The southpaw has scored 31(15) already, but the Mumbai Indians still need 41 off 12 to win. Meanwhile, Nehal Wadhera is departing after getting run out.

MI: 117/6 after 14 overs.

Hardik & David gone

It’s getting worse and worse. It’s skipper Hardik Pandya’s turn to depart. From 65-0 in 6.4 overs to 92/5 in 12.1 overs. The Mumbai Indians have lost 5 wickets in 5.3 overs, scoring just 27 runs.

MI: 92/5 after 12.1 overs.

SKY departs

The Mumbai Indians have gone from heavy favorites to a couple of wickets away from defeat.

MI: 88/3 after 11 overs.

KKR back in it

Just 10 runs in the last 2 overs. The Mumbai Indians now need 77 runs from 36 balls.

MI: 81/2 after 10 overs.

Rohit’s worse IPL knock?

This has to be one of the worst knocks Rohit Sharma has ever played. The opener scored 19(24) in a match where 10 runs are needed per over.

MI: 71/2 after 8 overs.

Narine with the golden arm!

Suni Narine gives KKR their first strike. Ishan Kishan has to depart for a well-made 40(22). Mumbai Indians still need 93 runs off 9 overs.

MI: 65/1 after 7 overs.

MI start off with a bang

MI are 31/0 in 3 overs.

Rinku Singh departs

KKR are 148/7 after 15.2 overs.

2 overs left, can KKR get to 160?

With two power-hitters in the middle, Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh, can the Kolkata Knight Riders get to 160?

KKR are 135/6 after 14 overs.

Chawla strikes!

The very first over of spin and Piyush Chawla strikes to get rid of Venkatesh Iyer.

KKR are 77/4 after 8.1 overs.

KKR dominate powerplay

Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana ensure that the runs keep flowing for KKR despite the loss of three wickets.

KKR are 61/3 after 7 overs.

Shreyas Iyer departs!

Anshul Kamboj strikes to remove KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer,
KKR are 40/3.

Bumrah works his magic!

Sunil Narine is dismissed, thanks to a brilliant delivery from Bumrah.

KKR are 10/2.

MI strike!

MI get their first breakthrough as Phil Salt attempts a big hit but gets caught out by Anshul Kamboj.

KKR are 6/1.

KKR vs MI Playing XIs

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

Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Kumar Kartikeya

We have made a few changes to our expert XI. Do have a look before locking your teams.

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

Impact Subs: Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi

MI win toss

Mumbai Indians win the toss, opt to bowl first in a rain-hit game that has been reduced to 16 overs a side.

Game likely to be reduced to 16 overs per side

The rain at the Eden Gardens has stopped and the game is expected to be reduced to 16 overs per side. The match will commence at 9:15 PM IST as per broadcasters.

Next inspection at 8:45 PM IST

Hitman in KKR dressing room!

Rain stops, play to resume soon hopefully

As per Cricbuzz, the rain has stopped and the ground staff are using mops to push the water on the covers to one side so that they can remove without spilling on the outfield.

Stars have fun on the sidelines

Toss delayed

The toss for KKR vs MI has been delayed due to rain. Stay tuned for further updates.

Welcome to the live coverage of the 60th match of the IPL 2024 season between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians.