MI WIN MATCH AND NOW MI ALIVE

Kolkata Knight Riders traveled for most parts in the pursuit, however, Mumbai Indians choked the guests in the last five overs to seal a 13-run win and keep their expectations of making it to the IPL 2018 playoffs alive. Set 182, KKR were 112 for 2 in the thirteenth overs yet fast wickets implied their innings came up short on steam after the force was sucked out.

Uthappa comes great, at last...

After scores of 13, 29, 3, 35, 48, 34, 1, 36 and 6, Robin Uthappa, at last, struck 50 years in IPL 2018 to set up the pursuit for KKR. The research organization chose to run in with an alternate procedure in the pursuit of 182, however, the guests were soon wobbling at 28 for 2 with Chris Lynn (17) and his new opening accomplice Shubman Gill (7) rejected inside the fourth finished.

Uthappa and Nitish Rana (31) restored the innings with an 84-run remain to take the group past 100. It was Uthappa who went up against the bowlers when Rana battled for energy in the center overs. After the eleventh over, KKR were 95 for 2 and that is when Uthappa went up against Ben Cutting to facilitate the pursuit a bit. He picked 16 off the over to leave the condition down to 71 off 48.

Notwithstanding, both Uthappa and Rana fell one after another to invite MI to participate in the challenge.

KKR confine MI

KKR's powerplay's troubles kept on frequenting them as MI dashed off to a strong begin. Suryakumar Yadav (59) and Evin Lewis (43) scored 91 for the opening wicket inside ten overs to assemble an impeccable launchpad. MI, at that stage, were looking dismal however lost their direction and scored only 86 in the last ten overs for the loss of three wickets.

After Sunil Narine expelled Rohit Sharma, MI battled for energy and neglected to give the innings the late force. Hardik Pandya (35 off 20) made a promising begin yet was choked in the last couple of overs. MI, shockingly, likewise chose to send in JP Duminy in the passing overs in front of Cutting and the left-hander could oversee only 13 off 11.

How'd the complete turnout?

At the point when Rana was rejected in the fourteenth over, KKR still accepted. Mitchell McClenaghan gave away only four in the fifteenth over to leave the condition down to 60 of 30. It was then that Bumrah and Markande fixed the noose with some remarkable playing. The legspinner constructed the weight by giving only six in the sixteenth before Bumrah skipped out Andre Russell in the following over. The all-rounder scored only 9 off 10 as the condition came down to 43 off the last three overs.

Hardik Pandya dumbfounded the eighteenth and KKR could oversee only six in that. Dinesh Karthik kept the group above water till the last finished however they were left with bounty to do at last. Krunal could safeguard the 23 that were required.

Suryakumar proceeds with his fine shape

While it was bowlers that pressed KKR in the passing overs, MI's battling score was based on Suryakumar Yadav's fifth IPL 50 years. He assaulted the bowlers at an opportune time to put the guests under strain even as Lewis endeavored to discover his feet. The score was simply standard however as it turned out, it sufficiently only for MI on the day.

What would be the best next step?

To Kolkata. The two groups will now confront each other at Eden Gardens on May 9.

Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 181/4 out of 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 59; Andre Russell 2-12) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 168/6 of every 20 overs (Robin Uthappa 54; Hardik Pandya 2-19) by 13 runs.