Mumbai Indians will be aiming to bounce back after suffering a defeat at the hands of Rising Pune Supergiants in the opening game of the 2017 Indian Premier League. It will not be easy against a dominant Kolkata Knight Riders that defeated Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets in their opening encounter. Will Mumbai Indians bounce back or will Kolkata Knight Riders continue their dominant start? Catch live cricket score of Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders here. (IPL 2017 Full coverage) (LIVE SCORECARD)
8:18 pm IST: Expensive over from Bumrah. 15 runs off it. KKR are 34/0 after 3 overs. Just the kind of start the visiting team would’ve wanted.
8:14 pm IST: Bumrah comes in as the first change.
8:12 pm IST: FOUR! Good length delivery from McClenaghan, Gambhir clears the front leg and times it well through cover. KKR are 19/0 after 2 overs.
8:09 pm IST: FOUR! Straying down leg, Lynn gets into position and times it past the fielder at short fine-leg.
8:08 pm IST: McClenaghan to share the new ball with Malinga.
8:06 pm IST: Single off the last ball for Lynn. KKR are 10/0 after first over.
8:05 pm IST: FOUR! First boundary for Lynn. Length delivery, Lynn makes room and powers it past mid-on.
8:04 pm IST: Shaky start from Malinga. Two wides (with Lynn on strike).
8:01 pm IST: First delivery from Malinga, attempted yorker, Gambhir gets off the mark with a single.
7:58 pm IST: Time for live action. KKR openers Gambhir and Lynn make their way out in the middle. Lasith Malinga, who missed the first game because of national duty, will start the proceedings for MI.
7:46 pm IST: This legendary cricketer has something to say about Harbhajan Singh’s omission from MI’s playing XI.
7:37 pm IST: For KKR, Ankit Rajpoot replaces Piyush Chawla, while Saurabh Tiwary, who played for Rising Pune Supergiant last season, comes in place of Ambati Rayudu – who will miss some matches due to a groin injury.
7:35 pm IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams:
KKR: Gautam Gambhir(c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa(wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, Chris Woakes, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine,Trent Boult
MI: Parthiv Patel(wk), Jos Buttler, Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Rana, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan
7:30 pm IST: Mumbai Indians win the toss and opt to bowl vs Kolkata Knight Riders
7:26 pm IST: In the first game of the day, David Warner, Moises Henriques and Rashid Khan’s brilliance helped Sunrisers Hyderabad thrash Gujarat Lions by nine wickets to register their second successive win in this year’s tournament. Warner, who remained unbeaten on 76, became the fourth batsman to cross the 7000-run mark in T20s. The first three are Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge.
7:25 pm IST: Toss in five minutes.
7:20 pm IST: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 2017 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Mumbai Indians will be looking to bounce back in their fortress of Wankhede stadium after suffering a loss in their opening game of the Indian Premier League. The team will welcome the return of Lasith Malinga, who missed the first game due to international commitments (SRH vs GL Updates)
However, their task will not be easy against a Kolkata Knight Riders side that made a big statement in their opening game against Gujarat Lions. Chris Lynn’s brilliant 93 and Gautam Gambhir’s aggressive 76 helped KKR secure a record 10-wicket win.
Heading into the encounter, Mumbai Indians enjoy a superb head-to-head record against Kolkata Knight Riders. In 18 matches, Mumbai Indians have won 13 encounters while KKR have won just five times.
Source: HindustanTimes