Mumbai Indians chasing 158 runs, started superbly, they scored 59 runs in just five overs without losing a wicket, but when spinners came to bowl at both ends. Mumbai lost two quick wickets in two overs.
Ishan Kishan scored 40 runs in just 22 balls, in that 5 Four’s and 2 sixes were there. Rohit Sharma scored 19 runs only.
Kolkata spin bowlers bowled 6 overs and were given only 35 runs and taken two important wickets.
Runs required climbed to under 15.
Surya Kumar Yadav goes out to Russell. In the end Tilak Varma scored 32 runs in 17 balls and Naman Dhir scored 17 runs in 6 balls, tried to score, but good bowling by Kolkata bowlers couldn’t happen. Mumbai lost by 18 runs.
Kolkata bowlers Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell and Harshit Rana took 2 wickets each.
before that, Mumbai had won the toss and opt to bowl first.
due to rain, match had started late, 16 overs for each team.
Kolkata loss three wickets in powerplay by scoring 52.
Venkatesh Iyer who scored 42 runs in just 21 balls, is the top scorer for Kolkata.
Nitesh Rana 33 runs, Andre Russell 24, Rinku Singh 20 and Ramandeep Singh scored 17 runs. Thus Kolkata scored 157 runs in 16 overs.
Mumbai bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Piyush Chawla had taken 2 wickets each.