Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Match Highlights & Results

The entertainment from this match ends here! The action continues in Indian T20 League as Lucknow will face Delhi on 7th April at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Do join us in advance for the build-up as well. Cheers!

No second guess for who will be the Player of the Match, it is Pat Cummins. He says he is surprised with his knock as well. Mentions that he was not trying to overthink and he was just trying to knock it around. Adds that it is really satisfying to play such a knock in his first game here. States that they are lucky they have kept their core squad from last season, but there are some exciting young players as well. Signs off by saying that he is pretty happy with his knock.

Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata says it was extraordinary from Cummins. Adds he cannot believe it, he was getting bowled out in the nets yesterday but just couldn't believe the way he was hitting. He was sitting in the dugout and was seeing the ball fly everywhere. Informs the message to Venkatesh Iyer was to play the anchor role and he was just telling Iyer to time the ball well. Tells the top four need to take responsibility and he feels like they haven't yet played their best cricket. Informs in the powerplay, the pitch was the same, and even when he was batting, it was the same but after then, it become easy.

Time for the presentation...

Venkatesh Iyer is up for a chat. He says that the pitch looked tricky to everyone except Cummins, and he feels good to stick around till the end. Mentions that it is important to hang in there, once he saw wickets falling he wanted to play an anchor role, but he knew there were some big hitters in their batting order.

Rohit Sharma, the skipper of Mumbai says that he never expected Cummins to come in and play like that, but the pitch got better and better. Overall a good pitch for cricket. Says that they had not started well with the bat, but to get over 70 runs in the last 5 was good. Mentions that they had runs on the board and they also took five wickets and they had the game, but it is going to be tough to digest. Concludes by saying that they have been in this position before, but they do not want to be anymore.

It will be really hard for Mumbai to digest it, really really hard. They were in the game for most of the parts. Dominating the powerplay and controlling the middle phase as well. All the bowlers were decent as well but one man took the game away from their hand in a flash. All the good work goes away when you get toiling like this and Mumbai will be disappointed right now. They have now lost their game in a row, and they will have to wait some more to open their account in this tournament.

One of the craziest knocks you will see in Indian T20 League. The pitch might be sticky, pacey, or bouncy for others but not for Pat Cummins today. He was hitting the ball all over the park for fun. Kolkata were in the game despite losing wickets at regular intervals. Venkatesh Iyer played a superb anchoring role for his team and once, Andre Russell fell, it felt like we will have a nail-biter on our hands but Pat Cummins had other ideas. He scored fifty in no time and registered the joint-fastest fifty and guided Kolkata home. Absolutely incredible.

Brutal, absolute brutal from Pat Cummins - 56 off 15 balls - 4 fours and 6 sixes. It is fair to say, this guy is at the peak of his career, be it bowling, batting, or even captaincy. First game for him in this edition and by the looks of it, he was eagerly waiting to step out to showcase his skills. Joint fastest FIFTY by Pat Cummins in the history of the Indian T20 League. Took the game away from Mumbai in a blink of an eye.

SIX! Pat Cummins finishes off in style. A full ball, on middle. Cummins hammers it straight down the ground for a biggie. 35 runs off the over and Kolkata win by 5 wickets.

FOUR! Fifty for Pat Cummins! Take a bow, Pat Cummins! A shorter ball, around middle. Pat Cummins pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Pat Cummins equals the record of the fastest fifty in the history of the tournament!

No ball! What an effort by Suryakumar Yadav, but it's a no ball! It's all happening here! A full toss, outside off. Pat Cummins smashes it towards long off. Suryakumar Yadav there, catches it with one hand, he throws the ball back in the air since he is about to cross the boundary ropes, he hops back in, and then grabs it again. But it is a no ball called for height and it will be a Free hit! Two taken!

SIX! More runs! It's raining boundaries at the moment! Make that 22 runs off 4 balls now! A shorter ball this time, down the leg side. Pat Cummins pulls it over fine leg for a biggie!

SIX! Another six! Another fuller ball, around middle. Pat Cummins gets down on his knee and slog-sweeps it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 16 runs off 3 balls so far!

FOUR! Pat Cummins is on a roll here! Daniel Sams misses his length and serves a low full toss around middle. Pat Cummins smashes towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! What a shot! Pat Cummins is hitting sixes for fun here! A fuller ball, around middle and off. Pat Cummins smokes it over long on for a biggie!

Daniel Sams comes back to bowl.

On middle, Pat drives it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 12 runs off the over. Kolkata need 35 runs in 30 balls.

FOUR! Full ball, way outside off. Cummins stretches his hand and gets some part of his bat on it. Enough for it to beat the diving short third man fielder and for a boundary.

SIX! Bang! Cummins is playing a superb cameo here! This is full and on middle. Cummins hammers it over cow corner for a biggie.

Fullish and outside off, driven straight to cover.

A length ball, angling around off. Cummins hangs back and defends it out.

A length ball, slanting around off. Iyer looks to flick it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls to short third man for a single. That will be fifty for Venkatesh Iyer, he has an unfinished job and he knows it pretty well.

Drinks! The game is still evenly poised here. But if Mumbai grabs another two wickets, they would be on top. For now, the required rate is not threatening Kolkata. However, they have been losing wickets at intervals. The equation is pretty simple, 47 runs are needed off 36 balls with 5 wickets in hand.

FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Cummins plays it late and through backward point for a boundary. A good over for Kolkata despite a wicket.

SIX! What a shot! A length ball, angling on the pads. Cummins flicks it all the way over square leg for a biggie.

Mills is the best in varying the pace at this time of the game. A slower ball, short and on middle. Iyer tries to hook but gets a leading edge and the ball drops safely at square leg. A single.

Another top edge to this short ball but it goes well over the keeper. There is a bit of fumble there and the batters will get a couple.

Length and on off, pushed to the left of mid off for a single.

Pat Cummins comes to the crease.

OUT! CAUGHT! No big show from Russell and this might just be the game for Mumbai! Mills with yet another brilliantly targeted short ball, on middle. Russell clears his front leg and looks to pull but gets his eyes off. He goes with the shot and manages a top edge, high in the air and to point where Dewald Brevis takes it with ease.

Tymal Mills (2-0-24-1) comes back to bowl.

Bangs a short one, angling on middle, Iyer misses his pull.

Around off, this is worked to deep point for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Good shot! On a length and down the leg side. Iyer makes room for himself and pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.

A slower ball, on a length and on middle. Russell is early as he pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Russell won't mind it how it comes, he just wants to clear the fence. Short of a length and on middle. Russell looks to pull but gets a top edge, over the keeper for a boundary.

A length ball, angling on middle. Iyer taps it to cover for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah is back on! He went for two runs in his first over!

SIX! Russell is off the mark in style! Tossed up, full and on middle. Russell gets low and powers it straight down the ground for a biggie.

Tossed up, on off. Russell looks to heave it but miscues it completely, back to Ashwin.

Andre Russell comes to the crease now.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! This is short and on middle but on the slower side. Rana sees a short ball and thinks of clearing it away but does not create enough power. Hits it to deep mid-wicket where Sams takes an easy catch.

Tossed up, on middle. Rana leans and keeps it out.

Fuller, outside off, was the googly. Iyer skips down and guides it to deep point for a single.

A low full toss, on middle, swept to deep square leg for a single.

A slower short ball, on middle. Rana pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Brevis puts in a forward dive and collects it on a bounce. A single.

SIX! Short and outside off. Rana upper-cuts it well over third man for a biggie. Hits to the shorter side and clears it easily.

Short of a length, outside off. Rana looks to ramp it away but misses.

On middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller ball, outside off. Iyer drives it hard and to covers where the fielder half-stops it but does well to slow the pace of the ball and the fielder in the deep will cut it off. Two runs taken.

FOUR! Streaky! A full ball, angling on middle. Iyer looks to heave it but gets an inside edge to fine leg for a boundary.

Fuller ball, around middle. Nitish Rana plays the reverse-sweep on his first ball but finds the fielder at short third man.

Nitish Rana is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mumbai strike at the right time! Murugan Ashwin breaks the partnership! Kolkata lose their third wicket now. Smartly bowled by Murugan Ashwin! He sees Sam Billings advancing down the pitch and he serves a fuller ball, wide of off. Sam Billings smashes it towards long off. But he had to stretch for it and the ball goes off the bottom of the bat towards Basil Thampi at long off. He takes a good catch!

Another googly, shorter ball, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer punches it towards sweeper cover for a single.

SIX! KABOOM! A loopy delivery, full, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer gets down on his knee and sweeps it over deep square leg for a biggie!

TWO LEG BYES! A huge shout for LBW, but the umpire says no! That was probably pitching outside. A fuller ball, spinning away from the left-hander, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer looks to reverse-sweep this but he misses. The ball deflects off his pads and goes towards third man. The batters steal two leg byes! One of the overthrow.

Fuller ball, down the leg side. Sam Billings sweeps it towards Jasprit Bumrah at short fine leg, who fumbles a bit and allows the batters to take a single.

Drinks! A decent start for Mumbai but Kolkata are doing the repair work brilliantly. Billings is looking in fine form and will hope to continue further. Whichever team controls this middle phase will have a slight edge over their opposition. 105 needed in 66 balls.

Swing and a miss! On a length this time, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer tries to drive this, but he fails to get any bat on it.

Beaten! Tad shorter, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer hangs back and looks to push this away but he misses.

Pitches it up this time, outside off. Sam Billings drives it towards sweeper cover for a single.

SIX! BANG! Back of a length, around middle. Sam Billings swivels and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum.

On a length, outside off. Sam Billings taps it towards backward point.

Fuller delivery, around off. Sam Billings shows the full face of the bat and pushes it towards mid off.

Basil Thampi is back on.

Much straighter now, onto the stumps, shorter ball. Venkatesh Iyer pushes it back to the bowler.

Slower through the air, full, around middle. Sam Billings sweeps it towards deep square leg. Sam Billings wanted a second run there, but he was sent back by Iyer. Single!

SIX! High and handsome! A fuller ball, around middle. Sam Billings dances down the pitch, and tonks it high over long on for a biggie!

Shorter ball now, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer pulls it towards deep sqaure leg and rotates the strike.

Fuller this time, around middle. Sam Billings sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single.

Murugan Ashwin begins with a shortish ball, outside off. Sam Billings looks to cut this, but the ball goes off the under edge onto the deck and over the stumps.

Murugan Ashwin is into the attack now.

Shorter now, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer pushes it towards cover.

FOUR! Crunched! Another loopy delivery, full, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer gets down on his knee and sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Tosses it up, full, around middle. Sam Billings advances down the pitch and knocks it to long on for a single.

Slower through the air, full, outside off. Sam Billings looks to reverse-sweeps it, but he misse.s

Fullish again, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer drives it towards cover for a single.

Fuller ball, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer defends it out.

Sam Billings is the new man in. Also, Tilak Varma to bowl now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Daniel Sams strikes now! This is a big, big wicket! Shreyas Iyer departs for a timid score. A shorter ball, around middle. Shreyas Iyer swivels and pulls it, but he was a little late on his shot. The ball goes towards deep square leg where Tilak Varma grabs it safely.

Tad shorter, around middle. Venkatesh Iyer punches it towards cover for a single.

FOUR! On a length, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for a boundary.

Pitches it up now, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer drives it towards cover.

FOUR! Edgy runs! A shorter ball, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer looks to pull this, but the ball goes off the top edge towards third man for a boundary.

Fuller delivery, around off. Venkatesh Iyer pushes it back to the bowler.

On middle, this is hit to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! DROPPED! Short of a length and angling down the leg side. Shreyas looks to pull but manages some gloves on it. The ball flies past the keeper, Kishan who dives to his left but it was just out of his reach. A boundary.

Short of a length and on off. Shreyas on his toes, drops it to covers.

On a length and on middle. Shreyas hops and blocks it.

FOUR! Off the mark! A length ball, straight on the pads. Shreyas helps it away past short fine leg for a boundary.

Shreyas Iyer, the skipper of Kolkata, comes to bat at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! The pressure was building on Kolkata and something was bound to happen! Short and on middle. Rahane looks to pull but gets a top edge, in the air and to deep square leg where Daniel Sams reverse cups it.

Tymal Mills comes into the attack.

Just two runs off the over! Touch fuller and outside off. Rahane opens the face of the bat and guides it softly to third man for a single.

Bumrah keeps it tight around off and on a length. Rahane steps down and looks to work it away but misses.

On a length and angling around off. Rahane steps across and defends it out.

Length and on off. Iyer dabs it late to third man for a single.

Fuller this time and much away from the batter. Iyer looks to drive and misses. Good start by Bumrah.