MI have to score 179 runs off 120 deliveries
Over 20 | Score 178/7 | ; Pandey 81 (47)
Last over for the MI. And its McClenaghan to finish it off. Pandey at strike. And he crunches it over midwicket off the backfoot for a six. Excellent way to start the last over. And yet again. Full toss and whistles past long-on for a boundary. And thats a no ball too. Free-hit for KKR. Pandey… another six. Over Pollard at long-on. Its carnival at Wankhede and Pandey is dictating the game. What an over! Fourth delivery, nicely directs that pace top deep third man for aboundary. Thats has been excellently carved. Lastball of the over- wicket. LBW! Perfect yorket to Narine.
SP Narine lbw b McClenaghan 1 (2b)
Over 19 | Score 155/6 | Narine 1 (1) ; Pandey 60 (40)
Malinga…and Pollard at long-on there again to take. it. Similar dismissal as that of Surya Kumar Yadav. Excellent from the slinger.
CR Woakes c Pollard b Malinga 9 (8b)
Sunil Narine is the new batsman. This is definitely not the way they had started. Wickets have been falling around quickly now. Thats a crack off his bat. In style to finish the over. Six over midwicket from Pandey.
Over 18 | Score 144/5 | Woakes 9 (7) ; Pandey 50 (37)
18 more deliveries to go. Bumrah into the attack. Pandey on strike. A run away from his fifty. And he gets his half-century, off just 37 balls. Need a few more off him to continue their attack.
Over 17 | Score 136/5 | Woakes 3 (3) ; Pandey 48 (35)
They are hitting hard, striking big. Already having the upper edge in the match. RR is now above eight now. Malinga the slinger, is back. Slow ball to start with and Surya hits it too early, flies to Pollard at long-on. Probably was expecting that yorker. Surprise slow delivery left him startled.
SA Yadav c Pollard b Malinga 17 (15b)
Chris Woakes is the next batsman. Perfect yorker to welcome him. Another near his toe, chips it slightly over the umpire. Malinga stretches, but doesnt get his hands on to it. Woakes gets a two.
Over 16 | Score 131/4 | Surya 17 (14) ; Pandey 46 (33)
Bumrah replaces McCleneghan. Thje duo are building pressure now. MI neds to strike another one down to get back into the game which seems to slowly slip away from them. Dew factor still in, which might help MI in the run chase. Pandey punishes the left-arm pacer now. Slices it over the bowler and gets a six and then strikes a four in the same region. 10 off that last two balls. Strategic time-out
Over 15 | Score 117/4 | Surya 15 (12) ; Pandey 34 (29)
Bhajji into the attack. Drives it down the cover region and Surya gets a boundary. Another timesly play. Late cut, past point and slip, for a boundary.
Over 14 | Score 107/4 | Surya 6 (7) ; Pandey 33 (28)
Left-arm seamer from the commentary box end. Around the wicket to Surya now. 100 comes up with a slice down cover. Short and quicker delivery now, Surya fails to chip it over. Another short delivery. He is working on his length and ts affecting the batsman at crease. But not this time. Pandey jumps to get a touch and he sails it over third man for a boundary.
Over 13 | Score 98/4 | Surya 4 (4) ; Pandey 26 (25)
Bhajji in. Second ball, late cut from Pandey and he gets a boundary at third man. 9 off the over.
Over 12 | Score 88/4 | Surya 1 (1) ; Pandey 20 (22)
Krunal returns for his last over. Missed opportunity in ball one. Knicks the bat, but Parthiv fails to grab it. Pandey saved once again. And now a four. Wide, outside off and Pandey gets the edge for a four to third man.
Yusuf Pathan is his third victim of the day. Back of length and he plays the sweeper. Hardik there at long-off to take it.
YK Pathan c HH Pandya b KH Pandya 6 (11b)
Surya Kumar Yadav is the next batsman.
Over 11 | Score 82/3 | Pathan 6 (9) ; Pandey 14 (18)
Bhajji back in. Leading edge and it flies to cover, Buttler runs, but too short. Pandey saved. Good over so far. Just three off five.
Over 10 | Score 78/3 | Pathan 5 (8) ; Pandey 12 (14)
Krunal Pandya returns again. The duo have to build on a partnership there after those three early blws. MI, on the other hand, is looking strong. Seven off the over.
Over 9 | Score 72/3 | Pathan 3 (6) ; Pandey 7 (10)
Harbhajan Singh is the new bowler. RR now just over eight. Tidy over from the offe. Just five off it.
Over 8 | Score 67/3 | Pathan 0 (2) ; Pandey 5 (7)
Jasprit Bumrah into the attack. Had given away 15 in his first over. Presses it hard across to leg stump and Lynn goes for a cross hit and it strikes Lynn’s pad. LBW without a hesitation. Big wicket for MI. They have got the big-hitter.
CA Lynn lbw b Bumrah 32 (24b)
Yusuf Pathan walks in.
Over 7 | Score 65/2 | Lynn 30 (21) ; Pandey 5 (7)
Krunal Pandya continues. Tighter over till now off the five deliveries. Just six off it. Strategic time-out.
Over 6 | Score 59/2 | Lynn 28 (19) ; Pandey 1 (3)
KKR is trouble after that over. Great start by the Mubai Indians indeed. Manish Pandey is at strike now. McCleneghan on the attack. Outside off and Lynn slaps it past the cover for a boundary. Two back-to-back wide deliveries. Thats the kind of pressure bowlers have on themselces when they are attacking Lynn. Smacked down the line, travels fast to the boundary and…Pollard just in time out of nowhere to save that.
Over 5 | Score 48/2 | Lynn 21 (15) ; Pandey 0 (1)
Krunal is the new bowler now. OHH..he gets the skipper. Near the leg, sweeps it high over square leg and McClenaghan jumps to take that in style.
G Gambhir c McClenaghan b KH Pandya 19 (13b)
Robin Uthappa is the new batsman. Opens the face of the bat and it skids off it past slip for a boundary. And now its Uthappa to depart. Sweep shot and the ball hits the upper edge and Hardik there at deep midwicket to take it.
RV Uthappa c HH Pandya b KH Pandya 4 (3b)
Over 4 | Score 43/0 | Lynn 21 (15) ; Gambhir 19 (11)
Malinga returns. Slower and shorter delivery, Lynn goes goes for a single, chance of a run-out. MI miss it. Ohh that was Lynntastic ! Gets a six off Malinga’s delivery.
Over 3 | Score 34/0 | Lynn 13 (11) ; Gambhir 17 (9)
Bumrah starts off with the third over. Another yorker pacer in the way. Deadly, dangerous delivery. Just near the off stump and Lynn fails to strike it. Ohh…no ball now. KKR gets a free hit, Gambhir on strike now- Bumrah places a yorker and they get a two. Another no ball. Disappointed for MI indeed. Again Gambhir at strike- full toss, slices it to point, in the air, but fielder fails to grab the bulleted ball and Gambhir gets a four. Another boundary to finish off with.
Over 2 | Score 19/0 | Lynn 11 (7) ; Gambhir 6 (5)
McCleneghan starts up with the second over. Presses it past the leg stump, short delivery and Lynn pulls it back to past short fine leg for a boundary. Five off five deliveries already. Now to the off side to Gambhir and he slices it past point for a boundary.
Over 1 | Score 10/0 | Lynn 6 (3) ; Gambhir 2 (3)
Its a huge match underway at Mumbai’s home ground. They will be banking on home crowd cheer to get bag crucial win; while for the City of Joy, they will be continuing with their winning game, giving a tough fight to Warner’s men.
Good thing for the MI, Malinga has returned to replace Southee. Harbhajan Singh too has made his way to the team list.
MI is there on the field, in a hudle, discussing their plan as Gambhir and Lynn make their way to the pitch. No doubt, Malinga will be starting the attack for Mumbai. And skipper Gambhir will be at strike.
First ball, yorker to start off with. His usual, nothing surprising. Gambhir smartly tapping the ball to get off the mark with a single. Another toe-pusher, but to the leg side. Umpire signals for a wide. Lynn too gets a single, pushing the fast paced delivery to the cover region. Last ball, Lynn powers it down the wicket to get that boundary. Deadly yorker to finish off. Expensive first over. 10 off it.
KKR XI: G Gambhir, C Lynn, R Uthappa, M Pandey, Y Pathan, S Yadav, C Woakes, K Yadav, A Rajpoot, S Narine, T Boult
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MI XI: P Patel, J Buttler, RG Sharma, N Rana, K Pandya, K Pollard, H Pandya, H Singh, M McClenaghan, L Malinga, J Bumrah
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New Delhi: Injury stricken Mumbai Indians prepare for their first home match of the season, taking on heavy-weights Kolkata Knight Riders who secured a dominant 10-wicket victory over Gujarat Lions in their previous game.
The MI fans will be delighted to see T20 specialist Lasith Malinga making his comeback in the squad on the back of a hat-trick against Bangladesh, although in a losing cause; but they will be saddened by the injury picked up by Ambati Rayudu.
Though form may be hinting towards another KKR victory, statistics are strongly against the Gautam Gambhir-led side which has managed to win just one match out of their previous nine battles against their Mumbai-based oppositions.
As MI look set to shuffle their squad after defeat in the previous encounter against Rising Pune Supergiant, fans might be seeing veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh making a comeback in the squad.
KKR, meanwhile, will have the Bangladesh skipper and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan back in their ranks, further boosting their bowling and batting options.
Here’s everything you need to know about the seventh match of the season:-
The likely XIs
Mumbai Indians: Jos Buttler, Parthiv Patel (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Saurabh Tiwary, Nitish Rana, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Woakes, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Trent Boult
When and where to watch the match:
Date & Time: April 9 (Sunday) at 20:00 IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
TV Listing: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD and SET MAX.
Online Streaming: Sony LIV, Hotstar
Source: Zee News