Cricket Scorecard

Brilliant comeback by Kolkata after the way they started with the ball. After opting to ball, they started good picking up an early wicket but they lost the plot completely as Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav continued to play with the field carving the bowling over the fence. The duo stitched a 90-run stand as Yadav departed just three shy of his half ton. Then came Saurabh Tiwary who along with his skipper stiched another valuable stand of 49 runs as Rohit went past his fifty. Tiwary too depa

So, the target for Kolkata to kickstart their campaign is 196 in 20 overs! It though looks huge but not improbable. They just need a few good partnerships. Lets see on the other side of the break can they chase it down or will Mumbai win it with ease.

Mumbai started poorly but then two vital partnerships involving Rohit Sharma took Mumbai on the course of a score in excess of 200 runs but departure of Rohit at the fag end of the innings saw Mumbai end 5 runs short of the 200 run mark. Yadav and Tiwary gave good account of themselves but Hardik Pandya would be upset with the way he got out. In the end Mumbai would take the score as they would belive they have the bowlers to defend the score.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Back of a length ball on off, Pollard pulls it through mid on. The batsmen take a single. The fielder misfields and they get the second. MUMBAI END ON 195/5 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS! 

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Full and outside off, Pollard drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Short ball on middle, Pollard pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple.

An appeal for caught behind! Pollard is the man in question. Karthik is confident and takes the review.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, ! Nicely played! Full toss outside off, Pollard lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, NOT ! WIDE! Pollard survives! Full and wide outside off, Pollard looks to drive but misses it. The umpire gives it a wide. Dinesh Karthik takes the review. Ultra Edge shows a flat line when the ball passes the bat.

Shivam Mavi to Krunal Pandya, Slower ball on leg, Pandya looks to flick but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. The batsmen take a leg bye.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Full ball on off, Pollard lofts it over mid off for a run.

Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, Russell bowls a bouncer on middle, Krunal looks to pull but misses it.

Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, Full ball on off, Pollard drives it through mid off for a single.

Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length delivery on off, Krunal looked to duck but gets hit on the glove. It goes towards point for a single.

Krunal Pandya is the new batsman in.

Andre Russell to Hardik Pandya, ! HIT WICKET!  What has Hardik done there? Ohh! Hang on the bail has fallen of the groove. Hardik Pandya is Hit Wicket. A rare sight though in today's cricketing scenario. Russell goes full and wide outside off, Pandya goes deep inside his crease to run it down to third man but he forgets that he has gone really deep as his boots touch the stumps and dislodge the bails. A poor way to get out.

Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, Full ball on off, Pollard drives it through mid off for a single.

Andre Russell is back on.

Andre Russell to Hardik Pandya, Full delivery on off, Pandya lofts it over mid off for a run.

Shivam Mavi to Hardik Pandya, Full ball on middle, Pandya drives it through mid on for a single.

Kieron Pollard is the new man in.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, ! CAUGHT! ROHIT MISSES OUT ON A HUNDRED! A swashbuckling innings from him comes to an end. Shivam Mavi gets his second wicket! Full toss on off, Sharma lofts it over mid on but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards long on where Pat Cummins who has an off day with the ball takes a comfortable catch.

Shivam Mavi to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length and outside off, Pandya punches it through mid off for a run.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full ball on off, Sharma lofts it over covers for a single.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Back of a length and wide outside off, Rohit looks to pull but misses it.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, ! Good shot! Short delivery on middle, Sharma pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shivam Mavi is back on.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full delivery on off, Sharma lofts it over mid off. The batsmen get two runs.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Mavi bowls it wide outside off, Sharma leaves it alone. It is wided by the umpire.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, ! Short ball on middle, Pandya pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Cummins bowls a bouncer, Pandya does well to duck under it.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, ! This is even better! Short ball on middle, Hardik pulls it over square leg for a boundary. The ball just bounces inside the ropes.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, ! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Pandya pulls it over square leg for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, TWO WIDES! Cummins bowls it down the leg side, Sharma lets it go. It goes towards the keeper where Karthik fails to collect the ball. The batsmen steal an extra run.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length on middle, Pandya looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It lands safely towards point. The batsmen take a single. Rana goes for a direct hit at the keeper's end but misses it.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Short ball on middle, Sharma looks to pull but it goes high in the air. It lands safely at mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Length delivery down the leg side, Sharma looks to pull but misses it.

STRATEGIC TIME ! Mumbai continue to score runs as Rohit goes past his fifty. Kolkata came back into the game through their spinners as their pacers bowled lot of freebies.Tiwary was going great but he has to depart after looking to go for a hit. Can Mumbai finish on a high or Kolkata will control the final assault? Stay for it as Hardik Pandya comes out to bat. He can hit the long ball too.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, Flatter outside off, Pandya pushes it to covers.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, On middle, Hardik looks to flick but gets hit on the pads.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, Floated delivery on middle, Pandya flicks it to mid-wicket.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, Loopy delivery on off, Pandya pushes it towards covers for a run.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Short ball on middle, Sharma pulls it through square leg for a single.

Sunil Narine is back on to bowl his final over. 3.0-21-0 so far from him.

Sunil Narine to Saurabh Tiwary, ! CAUGHT! Narine gets his first wicket! Flighted delivery on off, Tiwary lofts it over mid off but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards long off where Pat Cummins takes a comfortable catch.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, Full and on leg, tucked towards mid-wicket for just a solitary run.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, Short of a length ball on middle, tucked past square leg for a couple this time.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma,  Full and outside off, Rohit innovates by playing the lap towards fine leg. A run is what they get.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, Short of a length ball outside off, Tiwary slaps it to cover-point for a single.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, ! Hammered! Full and on middle, Tiwary lofts it with a straight bat over long on for a biggie.

Pat Cummins is back on.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, ! DRILLED! Back of a length ball on off, Tiway drives it past the bowler splitting mid off and mid on for a boundary.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Looped up ball on middle, Tiwary slog sweeps it towards square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, WIDE! Kuldeep goes a bit quicker but the line is way outside off, Wide given.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Floated on middle, flicked to square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, ! HITMAN GOES ON AND ON! Flighted on middle, Sharma dances down the track and lofts him cleanly over long on for a biggie.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Full and outside of, Tiwary slaps it to point and gets to the other end.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Fuller this time, Rohit once again looks to go for slog but can only get it to long on for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, ! Humongous! Short one on middle, Sharma slogs it high and over deep mid-wicket fence for a huge hit. Sweet sound from the bat as the ball hit it.

Sandeep Warrier to Saurabh Tiwary,  Full and on middle, Tiwary flicks it towards deep square leg and gets a brace.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Length ball outside off, Sharma fetches it from there as he looks to pull it over the mid-wicket fence. He can only manage to get it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket for a run.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on the pads, Sharma tucks it to short fine leg this time.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Full and wide outside the tramline on the off side. Wided by the umpire.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! That's the length he should be bowling. A bit fuller and outside off, Rohit has a feel for it as the ball goes past the outside edge.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, ! CRUNCHED! Short of a length ball outside off, Sharma throws the kitchen sink at it and gets it uppishly towards cover for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier is back on. 2-0-24-0 are his figures so far.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Length ball but very wide outside off. Wided by the umpire.

Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman in.

Sandeep Warrier to Saurabh Tiwary, Length ball around off, punched wide of mid off for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, 50 for Rohit Sharma! It has been a good innings from him! On middle, Sharma looks to sweep but gets a top edge. It lands safely towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, On off, Tiwary punches it through covers for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Loopy delivery on off, Tiwary defends it to point.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Floated delivery on middle, Sharma flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Flighted delivery on middle, Tiwary pushes it through mid off for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up delivery on leg, Sharma looks to sweep but gets it off the pads. It goes between the keeper's legs towards fine leg. The batsmen take a leg bye.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up on middle, Sharma flicks it to the leg side for a run.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, ! RUN OUT! Kolkata get a breather here. Suicidal here from the Mumbai batters. They were going along nicley but a brain fade triggers a wicket. Narine bowls it on the shorter side and in line with the stumps, Shama tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single but seeing the fielder is in the deep he calls for the second but fails to see that the bowler himself runs to fetch the ball and throws at the non-striker's end. Morgan ther collects it on the bounc

An appeal for run out! Suryakumar Yadav is the man in question. It is referred upstairs.

Strategic Time-Out! Brilliant start from Mumbai after being put into bat. Though they have lost Quinton de Kock but their skipper is back in form and Suryakumar Yadav continues from where he left in the last game. Kolkata are guilty of bowling too short here and thus have been taken to the cleaners. Hope this time out allows them to refigure their strategy and comeback strongly. Mumbai would hope to continue in the same fashion. Lets see who wins this passage of play after the break. Sunil Narin

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav,  Floated on off, Yadav drives it to long on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Full on middle, Sharma sweeps it through square leg for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up around leg, Rohit misses his tuck and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls to the leg side.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated around middle, Yadav flicks it to long on for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Quicker delivery on middle, Rohit defends it off the back foot.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, On off, Yadav pushes it through mid off for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up on middle, Sharma sweeps it towards fine leg for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Loopy delivery on middle, Yadav lofts it over mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, NO BALL! Kuldeep Yadav oversteps as TV umpire signals No Ball! Short delivery on off, Yadav looks to cut but misses it. Free Hit coming up! 

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Floated delivery on middle, Sharma sweeps it through square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up delivery on middle, Yadav comes down the track and hits it over mid on. The batsmen cross ends.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Short ball on middle, Yadav pulls it over mid on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, On middle, Sharma flicks it through square leg for a run.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated delivery on middle, Yadav pushes it through mid on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Short delivery on off, Yadav cuts it to point.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up delivery on off, Sharma pushes it towards covers for a single.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted delivery on middle, Yadav flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, On off, Yadav moves across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. 11 runs come off the over.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Amazing shot! Flighted delivery on middle, Yadav comes down the track and lofts it over covers for a biggie.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Loopy delivery on off, Rohit looks to cut but gets an inside edge. It goes towards square leg. The batsmen take a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated delivery on off, Yadav flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Flighted delivery on off, Sharma drives it through mid off for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav is into the attack.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up delivery on off, Yadav pushes it through mid off for a single.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Full ball on off, Sharma drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, ! That is huge! Short delivery on middle, Sharma pulls it over square leg for a maximum.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length on off, Rohit defends it to point.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, ! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Sharma pulls it over square leg for a boundary.

Andre Russell is on.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Length delivery on off, Sharma pushes it to mid off.

Andre Russell to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length on off, Yadav guides it towards third man for a run.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Loopy on off, punched straight to covers by Rohit. Mumbai score 59/1 in the Powerplay.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single this time as there is protection out there.

Sunil Narine is into the attack.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, ! POWERFUL!  50- run stand is also up between the duo! Short and on middle, Yadav pulls it towards the vacant deep mid-wicket fence to bag another boundary.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Flighted on off, Sharma flicks it towards mid on and gets to the other end.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated on leg, flicked to short fine leg for a single.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Welcome to ABU DHABI NARINE! Tossed up on middle, Yadav lofts it over the in field on the leg side to bag a boudary at mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma,  Full and on off, Rohit looks to flick but the ball takes the soft leading edge and rolls towards the off side.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, ! ANOTHER HIT FROM RO-HIT! Length delivery from Cummins, Sharma picks the length early and plays the short arm pull over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, On a length and on middle, Sharma shows the full face of the bat and defends it off the back foot.

Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Length ball on the pads, Yadav tucks it towards deep square leg and scampers for a single.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Fuller in length outside off, Sharma flicks it to mid on and takes a quick single.

Pat Cummins is into the attack.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, ! TOP SHOT! Just a short of a length ball and Rohit pounces on it as he pulls it over deep square leg fence for a biggie. Not the length to bowl there to Rohit.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Cummins starts with a one down the leg side. Wided by the umpire.

Shivam Mavi to Suryakumar Yadav,  Length ball around off, Yadav flicks it through mid-wicket but the ball won't reach the fence as it is a long one. The batters though get content with just a couple.

Shivam Mavi to Suryakumar Yadav,  Full and around off, Yadav flicks it to mid-wicket.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma,  Another length ball on off, Rohit strokes it through covers and fetches three runs this time as Russell mops it up.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length ball around off, Rohit punches it with a high backlift through covers and gets a brace once again.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on off and middle, Sharma defends it to mid-wicket off the back foot.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full and outside off, Rohit just pushes it through covers and takes an easy couple.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, ! ! 16 runs from the over! Full ball on middle, Yadav flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket where the fielder jumps to take the catch but gets his fingertips and goes for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Back-to-back boundaries for Suryakumar! Length delivery on off, Yadav punches it through covers for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Excellent shot! Full again on middle, Yadav flicks it through square leg for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, Full delivery on off, Yadav drives it to point where the fielder does well to stop it.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, Ohh! That was close. A low full toss around off, Yadav goes for a free flowing drive but the ball goes past his outside edge and into the mitts of the keeper.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, EDGY ! On some other day that would have crashed onto the stumps but not today. Good length delivery on off, Yadav looks to cut but gets an inside edge. It goes past the stumps towards fine leg for a boundary.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Length on off, played to point. A wicket maiden for Young Mavi.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! Some movement in the air after it passed the bat. Rohit looks to run it down off the back foot but lack of pace means he gets beaten. The ball goes to the left of Karthik who goes to that side and takes it.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Length ball outside off, Sharma makes a leave.

Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman in.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full on middle, flicked straight to mid-wicket.

Shivam Mavi to Quinton de Kock, ! CAUGHT! BODY BLOW FOR MUMBAI! Quinton tries to put the bowler under pressure but he has to depart. Just the thing Kolkata wanted. Mavi bowls a brilliant delivery just short of good length, de Kock hangs on the back foot and looks to pull over the mid-wicket fence, the ball hurries onto him and takes the top edge. The ball goes high towards mid-wicket where Nikhil Naik settles himself under it and takes it.

Shivam Mavi to bowl from the other end.

Shivam Mavi to Quinton de Kock, Good wicket to wicket bowling. He bowls it on a length and on middle, Quinton pushes it back to the bowler off the back foot.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, ! That spoils the over for Warrier. He goes on a length and wide outside off, Rohit sees the scoring opportunity and slashes it hard and over the deep point fence for a maximum. First one of the innings and many more to come.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Reload Warrier. Length ball down the leg side, Rohit makes a leave. Wide given by the umpire.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Full and wide outside off, Rohit frees his arms and slices it to the fielder at point.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Good length around off, Rohit pushes it to point off the back foot.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on off, Rohit taps it to covers.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! Rohit had his heart in his mouth there. It is a length ball outside off, Rohit goes for the feel but is lucky to not edge it behind.

Sandeep Warrier to Quinton de Kock, Mumbai are underway! Full and on off from Warrier, de Kock pushes it to mid off and takes a quick single.

We are all set to begin. The Kolkata players are out in the middle. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for Mumbai. Sandeep Warrier will start the proceedings with the ball.

Andre Russell is down for an interview. He starts by saying that he is fine. Adds that it is important to get some match practice and he got that during the CPL but says that he was not happy with his performances then. Further says that he is happy to be here. Mentions that they will have to play according to the conditions and adjust. Ends by saying that they hope to start their journey with a win today.

Rohit Sharma, Mumbai skipper, says they would have bowled first as well. Adds that they will look to rectify their mistakes from the previous game. Mentions they are playing with the same team from the previous game. On Pollard's presence, he says that Kieron is a valuable player and he hopes that he comes out and enjoys his game like he does everytime he is on the field. On missing Malinga, he says that Malinga has been a part of Mumbai side for so long now and the experience he brings is valua

Mumbai Indians (Unchanged Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI) - Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (C/WK), Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi.

Hello and welcome to match number 6 of this year's Indian T20 League as Kolkata take on Mumbai in Abu Dhabi. Mumbai have already begun their journey and Kolkata begin theirs today. Going by the stats then Mumbai are the clear favourites as they have won 19 out of the 25 matches they have played against each other. Mumbai has the likes of Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav in their ranks then Kolkata are also not too far behind as they too boast of the likes of Eoin Morgan, Nitish Ra

Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata skipper, says they will look to bowl first due to the dew factor. Adds that the surface is good for the bowlers that is why the decision. Informs that Morgan, Russell, Narine and Cummins are the four foreigners. Further mentions that Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are fully fit to take their reponsibilities and are eager to go out and perform. 

TOSS - Time for the flip of the coin and both the captain's are out in the middle. Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Dinesh Karthik. KOLKATA BOWL FIRST! 

PITCH REPORT - Lisa Sthalekar is down for the pitch report with JP Duminy. She starts by saying that it is hot out there. Now to JP who says that the surface has nice grass covering. Mentions that underneath it is dry and we might get a run fest here.

Brilliant comeback by Kolkata after the way they started with the ball. After opting to ball, they started good picking up an early wicket but they lost the plot completely as Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav continued to play with the field carving the bowling over the fence. The duo stitched a 90-run stand as Yadav departed just three shy of his half ton. Then came Saurabh Tiwary who along with his skipper stiched another valuable stand of 49 runs as Rohit went past his fifty. Tiwary too depa

So, the target for Kolkata to kickstart their campaign is 196 in 20 overs! It though looks huge but not improbable. They just need a few good partnerships. Lets see on the other side of the break can they chase it down or will Mumbai win it with ease.

Mumbai started poorly but then two vital partnerships involving Rohit Sharma took Mumbai on the course of a score in excess of 200 runs but departure of Rohit at the fag end of the innings saw Mumbai end 5 runs short of the 200 run mark. Yadav and Tiwary gave good account of themselves but Hardik Pandya would be upset with the way he got out. In the end Mumbai would take the score as they would belive they have the bowlers to defend the score.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Back of a length ball on off, Pollard pulls it through mid on. The batsmen take a single. The fielder misfields and they get the second. MUMBAI END ON 195/5 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS! 

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Full and outside off, Pollard drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Short ball on middle, Pollard pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple.

An appeal for caught behind! Pollard is the man in question. Karthik is confident and takes the review.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, ! Nicely played! Full toss outside off, Pollard lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, NOT ! WIDE! Pollard survives! Full and wide outside off, Pollard looks to drive but misses it. The umpire gives it a wide. Dinesh Karthik takes the review. Ultra Edge shows a flat line when the ball passes the bat.

Shivam Mavi to Krunal Pandya, Slower ball on leg, Pandya looks to flick but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. The batsmen take a leg bye.

Shivam Mavi to Kieron Pollard, Full ball on off, Pollard lofts it over mid off for a run.

Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, Russell bowls a bouncer on middle, Krunal looks to pull but misses it.

Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, Full ball on off, Pollard drives it through mid off for a single.

Andre Russell to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length delivery on off, Krunal looked to duck but gets hit on the glove. It goes towards point for a single.

Krunal Pandya is the new batsman in.

Andre Russell to Hardik Pandya, ! HIT WICKET!  What has Hardik done there? Ohh! Hang on the bail has fallen of the groove. Hardik Pandya is Hit Wicket. A rare sight though in today's cricketing scenario. Russell goes full and wide outside off, Pandya goes deep inside his crease to run it down to third man but he forgets that he has gone really deep as his boots touch the stumps and dislodge the bails. A poor way to get out.

Andre Russell to Kieron Pollard, Full ball on off, Pollard drives it through mid off for a single.

Andre Russell is back on.

Andre Russell to Hardik Pandya, Full delivery on off, Pandya lofts it over mid off for a run.

Shivam Mavi to Hardik Pandya, Full ball on middle, Pandya drives it through mid on for a single.

Kieron Pollard is the new man in.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, ! CAUGHT! ROHIT MISSES OUT ON A HUNDRED! A swashbuckling innings from him comes to an end. Shivam Mavi gets his second wicket! Full toss on off, Sharma lofts it over mid on but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards long on where Pat Cummins who has an off day with the ball takes a comfortable catch.

Shivam Mavi to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length and outside off, Pandya punches it through mid off for a run.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full ball on off, Sharma lofts it over covers for a single.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Back of a length and wide outside off, Rohit looks to pull but misses it.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, ! Good shot! Short delivery on middle, Sharma pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shivam Mavi is back on.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full delivery on off, Sharma lofts it over mid off. The batsmen get two runs.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Mavi bowls it wide outside off, Sharma leaves it alone. It is wided by the umpire.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, ! Short ball on middle, Pandya pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Cummins bowls a bouncer, Pandya does well to duck under it.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, ! This is even better! Short ball on middle, Hardik pulls it over square leg for a boundary. The ball just bounces inside the ropes.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, ! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Pandya pulls it over square leg for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, TWO WIDES! Cummins bowls it down the leg side, Sharma lets it go. It goes towards the keeper where Karthik fails to collect the ball. The batsmen steal an extra run.

Pat Cummins to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length on middle, Pandya looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It lands safely towards point. The batsmen take a single. Rana goes for a direct hit at the keeper's end but misses it.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Short ball on middle, Sharma looks to pull but it goes high in the air. It lands safely at mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Length delivery down the leg side, Sharma looks to pull but misses it.

STRATEGIC TIME ! Mumbai continue to score runs as Rohit goes past his fifty. Kolkata came back into the game through their spinners as their pacers bowled lot of freebies.Tiwary was going great but he has to depart after looking to go for a hit. Can Mumbai finish on a high or Kolkata will control the final assault? Stay for it as Hardik Pandya comes out to bat. He can hit the long ball too.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, Flatter outside off, Pandya pushes it to covers.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, On middle, Hardik looks to flick but gets hit on the pads.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, Floated delivery on middle, Pandya flicks it to mid-wicket.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, Loopy delivery on off, Pandya pushes it towards covers for a run.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Short ball on middle, Sharma pulls it through square leg for a single.

Sunil Narine is back on to bowl his final over. 3.0-21-0 so far from him.

Sunil Narine to Saurabh Tiwary, ! CAUGHT! Narine gets his first wicket! Flighted delivery on off, Tiwary lofts it over mid off but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards long off where Pat Cummins takes a comfortable catch.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, Full and on leg, tucked towards mid-wicket for just a solitary run.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, Short of a length ball on middle, tucked past square leg for a couple this time.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma,  Full and outside off, Rohit innovates by playing the lap towards fine leg. A run is what they get.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, Short of a length ball outside off, Tiwary slaps it to cover-point for a single.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, ! Hammered! Full and on middle, Tiwary lofts it with a straight bat over long on for a biggie.

Pat Cummins is back on.

Pat Cummins to Saurabh Tiwary, ! DRILLED! Back of a length ball on off, Tiway drives it past the bowler splitting mid off and mid on for a boundary.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Looped up ball on middle, Tiwary slog sweeps it towards square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, WIDE! Kuldeep goes a bit quicker but the line is way outside off, Wide given.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Floated on middle, flicked to square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, ! HITMAN GOES ON AND ON! Flighted on middle, Sharma dances down the track and lofts him cleanly over long on for a biggie.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Full and outside of, Tiwary slaps it to point and gets to the other end.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Fuller this time, Rohit once again looks to go for slog but can only get it to long on for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, ! Humongous! Short one on middle, Sharma slogs it high and over deep mid-wicket fence for a huge hit. Sweet sound from the bat as the ball hit it.

Sandeep Warrier to Saurabh Tiwary,  Full and on middle, Tiwary flicks it towards deep square leg and gets a brace.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Length ball outside off, Sharma fetches it from there as he looks to pull it over the mid-wicket fence. He can only manage to get it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket for a run.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on the pads, Sharma tucks it to short fine leg this time.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Full and wide outside the tramline on the off side. Wided by the umpire.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! That's the length he should be bowling. A bit fuller and outside off, Rohit has a feel for it as the ball goes past the outside edge.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, ! CRUNCHED! Short of a length ball outside off, Sharma throws the kitchen sink at it and gets it uppishly towards cover for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier is back on. 2-0-24-0 are his figures so far.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Length ball but very wide outside off. Wided by the umpire.

Saurabh Tiwary is the new batsman in.

Sandeep Warrier to Saurabh Tiwary, Length ball around off, punched wide of mid off for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, 50 for Rohit Sharma! It has been a good innings from him! On middle, Sharma looks to sweep but gets a top edge. It lands safely towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, On off, Tiwary punches it through covers for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Loopy delivery on off, Tiwary defends it to point.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Floated delivery on middle, Sharma flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Saurabh Tiwary, Flighted delivery on middle, Tiwary pushes it through mid off for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up delivery on leg, Sharma looks to sweep but gets it off the pads. It goes between the keeper's legs towards fine leg. The batsmen take a leg bye.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up on middle, Sharma flicks it to the leg side for a run.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, ! RUN OUT! Kolkata get a breather here. Suicidal here from the Mumbai batters. They were going along nicley but a brain fade triggers a wicket. Narine bowls it on the shorter side and in line with the stumps, Shama tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single but seeing the fielder is in the deep he calls for the second but fails to see that the bowler himself runs to fetch the ball and throws at the non-striker's end. Morgan ther collects it on the bounc

An appeal for run out! Suryakumar Yadav is the man in question. It is referred upstairs.

Strategic Time-Out! Brilliant start from Mumbai after being put into bat. Though they have lost Quinton de Kock but their skipper is back in form and Suryakumar Yadav continues from where he left in the last game. Kolkata are guilty of bowling too short here and thus have been taken to the cleaners. Hope this time out allows them to refigure their strategy and comeback strongly. Mumbai would hope to continue in the same fashion. Lets see who wins this passage of play after the break. Sunil Narin

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav,  Floated on off, Yadav drives it to long on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Full on middle, Sharma sweeps it through square leg for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up around leg, Rohit misses his tuck and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls to the leg side.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated around middle, Yadav flicks it to long on for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Quicker delivery on middle, Rohit defends it off the back foot.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, On off, Yadav pushes it through mid off for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up on middle, Sharma sweeps it towards fine leg for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Loopy delivery on middle, Yadav lofts it over mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, NO BALL! Kuldeep Yadav oversteps as TV umpire signals No Ball! Short delivery on off, Yadav looks to cut but misses it. Free Hit coming up! 

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Floated delivery on middle, Sharma sweeps it through square leg for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up delivery on middle, Yadav comes down the track and hits it over mid on. The batsmen cross ends.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Short ball on middle, Yadav pulls it over mid on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, On middle, Sharma flicks it through square leg for a run.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated delivery on middle, Yadav pushes it through mid on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Short delivery on off, Yadav cuts it to point.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up delivery on off, Sharma pushes it towards covers for a single.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted delivery on middle, Yadav flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, On off, Yadav moves across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. 11 runs come off the over.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Amazing shot! Flighted delivery on middle, Yadav comes down the track and lofts it over covers for a biggie.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Loopy delivery on off, Rohit looks to cut but gets an inside edge. It goes towards square leg. The batsmen take a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated delivery on off, Yadav flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Flighted delivery on off, Sharma drives it through mid off for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav is into the attack.

Kuldeep Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up delivery on off, Yadav pushes it through mid off for a single.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Full ball on off, Sharma drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, ! That is huge! Short delivery on middle, Sharma pulls it over square leg for a maximum.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length on off, Rohit defends it to point.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, ! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Sharma pulls it over square leg for a boundary.

Andre Russell is on.

Andre Russell to Rohit Sharma, Length delivery on off, Sharma pushes it to mid off.

Andre Russell to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length on off, Yadav guides it towards third man for a run.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Loopy on off, punched straight to covers by Rohit. Mumbai score 59/1 in the Powerplay.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single this time as there is protection out there.

Sunil Narine is into the attack.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, ! POWERFUL!  50- run stand is also up between the duo! Short and on middle, Yadav pulls it towards the vacant deep mid-wicket fence to bag another boundary.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, Flighted on off, Sharma flicks it towards mid on and gets to the other end.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, Floated on leg, flicked to short fine leg for a single.

Sunil Narine to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Welcome to ABU DHABI NARINE! Tossed up on middle, Yadav lofts it over the in field on the leg side to bag a boudary at mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma,  Full and on off, Rohit looks to flick but the ball takes the soft leading edge and rolls towards the off side.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, ! ANOTHER HIT FROM RO-HIT! Length delivery from Cummins, Sharma picks the length early and plays the short arm pull over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, On a length and on middle, Sharma shows the full face of the bat and defends it off the back foot.

Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Length ball on the pads, Yadav tucks it towards deep square leg and scampers for a single.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Fuller in length outside off, Sharma flicks it to mid on and takes a quick single.

Pat Cummins is into the attack.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, ! TOP SHOT! Just a short of a length ball and Rohit pounces on it as he pulls it over deep square leg fence for a biggie. Not the length to bowl there to Rohit.

Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Cummins starts with a one down the leg side. Wided by the umpire.

Shivam Mavi to Suryakumar Yadav,  Length ball around off, Yadav flicks it through mid-wicket but the ball won't reach the fence as it is a long one. The batters though get content with just a couple.

Shivam Mavi to Suryakumar Yadav,  Full and around off, Yadav flicks it to mid-wicket.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma,  Another length ball on off, Rohit strokes it through covers and fetches three runs this time as Russell mops it up.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length ball around off, Rohit punches it with a high backlift through covers and gets a brace once again.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on off and middle, Sharma defends it to mid-wicket off the back foot.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full and outside off, Rohit just pushes it through covers and takes an easy couple.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, ! ! 16 runs from the over! Full ball on middle, Yadav flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket where the fielder jumps to take the catch but gets his fingertips and goes for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Back-to-back boundaries for Suryakumar! Length delivery on off, Yadav punches it through covers for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Excellent shot! Full again on middle, Yadav flicks it through square leg for a boundary.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, Full delivery on off, Yadav drives it to point where the fielder does well to stop it.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, Ohh! That was close. A low full toss around off, Yadav goes for a free flowing drive but the ball goes past his outside edge and into the mitts of the keeper.

Sandeep Warrier to Suryakumar Yadav, EDGY ! On some other day that would have crashed onto the stumps but not today. Good length delivery on off, Yadav looks to cut but gets an inside edge. It goes past the stumps towards fine leg for a boundary.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Length on off, played to point. A wicket maiden for Young Mavi.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! Some movement in the air after it passed the bat. Rohit looks to run it down off the back foot but lack of pace means he gets beaten. The ball goes to the left of Karthik who goes to that side and takes it.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Length ball outside off, Sharma makes a leave.

Suryakumar Yadav is the new batsman in.

Shivam Mavi to Rohit Sharma, Full on middle, flicked straight to mid-wicket.

Shivam Mavi to Quinton de Kock, ! CAUGHT! BODY BLOW FOR MUMBAI! Quinton tries to put the bowler under pressure but he has to depart. Just the thing Kolkata wanted. Mavi bowls a brilliant delivery just short of good length, de Kock hangs on the back foot and looks to pull over the mid-wicket fence, the ball hurries onto him and takes the top edge. The ball goes high towards mid-wicket where Nikhil Naik settles himself under it and takes it.

Shivam Mavi to bowl from the other end.

Shivam Mavi to Quinton de Kock, Good wicket to wicket bowling. He bowls it on a length and on middle, Quinton pushes it back to the bowler off the back foot.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, ! That spoils the over for Warrier. He goes on a length and wide outside off, Rohit sees the scoring opportunity and slashes it hard and over the deep point fence for a maximum. First one of the innings and many more to come.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Reload Warrier. Length ball down the leg side, Rohit makes a leave. Wide given by the umpire.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Full and wide outside off, Rohit frees his arms and slices it to the fielder at point.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Good length around off, Rohit pushes it to point off the back foot.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, Length ball on off, Rohit taps it to covers.

Sandeep Warrier to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! Rohit had his heart in his mouth there. It is a length ball outside off, Rohit goes for the feel but is lucky to not edge it behind.

Sandeep Warrier to Quinton de Kock, Mumbai are underway! Full and on off from Warrier, de Kock pushes it to mid off and takes a quick single.

We are all set to begin. The Kolkata players are out in the middle. Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for Mumbai. Sandeep Warrier will start the proceedings with the ball.

Andre Russell is down for an interview. He starts by saying that he is fine. Adds that it is important to get some match practice and he got that during the CPL but says that he was not happy with his performances then. Further says that he is happy to be here. Mentions that they will have to play according to the conditions and adjust. Ends by saying that they hope to start their journey with a win today.

Rohit Sharma, Mumbai skipper, says they would have bowled first as well. Adds that they will look to rectify their mistakes from the previous game. Mentions they are playing with the same team from the previous game. On Pollard's presence, he says that Kieron is a valuable player and he hopes that he comes out and enjoys his game like he does everytime he is on the field. On missing Malinga, he says that Malinga has been a part of Mumbai side for so long now and the experience he brings is valua

Mumbai Indians (Unchanged Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI) - Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (C/WK), Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi.

Hello and welcome to match number 6 of this year's Indian T20 League as Kolkata take on Mumbai in Abu Dhabi. Mumbai have already begun their journey and Kolkata begin theirs today. Going by the stats then Mumbai are the clear favourites as they have won 19 out of the 25 matches they have played against each other. Mumbai has the likes of Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav in their ranks then Kolkata are also not too far behind as they too boast of the likes of Eoin Morgan, Nitish Ra

Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata skipper, says they will look to bowl first due to the dew factor. Adds that the surface is good for the bowlers that is why the decision. Informs that Morgan, Russell, Narine and Cummins are the four foreigners. Further mentions that Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are fully fit to take their reponsibilities and are eager to go out and perform. 

TOSS - Time for the flip of the coin and both the captain's are out in the middle. Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Dinesh Karthik. KOLKATA BOWL FIRST! 

PITCH REPORT - Lisa Sthalekar is down for the pitch report with JP Duminy. She starts by saying that it is hot out there. Now to JP who says that the surface has nice grass covering. Mentions that underneath it is dry and we might get a run fest here.