KKR vs MI IPL 2024 Highlights: Russell, Venkatesh shine as Kolkata Knight Riders confirm playoff qualification

Harshit Rana bowls the last over ahead of ace pacer Mitchell Starc with 22 runs to defend. Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma at the crease.

19.1 - Naman Dhir OUT

19.2 - Kamboj scores 1 run

Mumbai need 21 runs off 4 balls to win this game with Tilak on strike

19.3 - Edge and taken. Tilak Varma OUT

19.4 - Piyush Chawla misses, a dot ball

19.5 - Piyush scored 1 run

19.6 - Kamboj scored 1 run and Kolkata erupted in celebration

KKR - 157/7 in 16 overs.

MI - 139/8 in 16 overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs.

Kolkata become the first team to secure playoff qualification for the IPL 2024 with 18 points in 12 games.

A big misunderstanding between Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera led to the latter's run-out dismissal as Mumbai go six wickets down.

MI - 117/6 in 14 overs.

Mumbai Indians need 41 runs in 12 balls to win the game.

Andre Russell ends Suryakumar Yadav's struggling innings and puts Kolkata Knight Riders in a driving seat.

Suryakumar scored 11 runs off 14 balls. Nehal Wadhera joins Tilak Varma in the middle.

MI - 88/3 in 11 overs.

Mumbai Indians need 70 runs in 30 balls to win the game.

Sunil Narine provides a big big breakthrough with a big wicket of Ishan Kishan and then Varun Chakravarthy dismisses Rohit Sharma in the following over to stun Mumbai Indians. A sensational comeback from Kolkata Knight Riders.

Rohit Sharma scored 19 off 24 balls. Ishan Kishan scored 40 runs off 22 balls.

Two new batters Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma in the middle.

MI - 71/2 in 8 overs.

Mumbai Indians need 87 runs in 48 balls to win the game.

MI - 62/0 in 6 overs (Rohit Sharma - 15* off 14 balls, Ishan Kishan - 37* off 19 balls)

Mumbai Indians need 96 runs in 60 balls.

Both Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma continue to find big shots as Mumbai Indians take early control of the game in powerplay.

MI - 46/0 in 4 overs (Rohit Sharma - 14* off 13 balls, Ishan Kishan - 25* off 12 balls).

Mumbai Indians need 112 runs in 72 balls to win the game.

Ishan Kishan smashes Mitchell Starc for a six and four in the second over to declare Mumbai's early intentions in a tough chase.

MI - 17/0 in 2 overs (Ishan Kishan - 11* runs off 6 balls, Rohit Sharma - 6* off 6 balls).

Mumbai Indians need 141 runs in 84 balls to win the game.

Openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma (impact sub) are set to kick off Mumbai Indians' innings at Eden Gardens.

Vaibhav Arora comes in as an impact sub for Nitish Rana and is to bowl the first over for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Mumbai Indians need 158 runs in 96 balls to win the game.

Kolkata Knight Riders need to defend 157 to secure a playoff qualification today. 

Ramandeep hits a six on the last ball off Bumrah and KKR finish on 157/7 in their 16 overs

Another one departs. While Rinku was looking strong with his 20, he has been caught-behind off an outside edge in the final over of the innings

Russell has been dismissed too. Piyush Chawla gets his second and its a big wicket. Russell made 24 and was the key for KKR to finish well. He hit it on the leg side. Lots of height but not the distance as Anshul Kamboj takes it.

Rana has been run-out on the final ball of Bumrah's third over. A good piece of work by Tilak Varma from the point. Rana hit it towards the fielder and was caught up in two minds to run or not. That's enough for Tilak as he affects a direct-hit. Rinku is now in.

Andre Russell's arrival has boosted Kolkata's innings as they reach 100 and are looking in good rhythm to finish big.

KKR - 106/4 in 11 overs (Andre Russell - 22* off 11 balls, Nitish Rana - 24* off 18 balls).

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Piyush Chawla with a big big breakthrough to dismiss settled Venkatesh Iyer who goes for a biggie over long-off but finds Suryakumar Yadav.

Venkatesh Iyer scored 42 runs off 21 balls. A big name Andre Russell joins Nitish Rana (18* off 12 balls) in the middle.

KKR - 88/4 in 9 overs. 

Venkatesh Iyer brings KKR's fifty with a four off Hardik Pandya at fine leg. Despite losing timely wickets, KKR manage to find quick runs.

KKR - 52/3 in 6 overs (Venkatesh Iyer - 30* off 14 balls, Nitish Rana - 5* off 6 balls).

Anshul Kamboj bowls out Shreyas Iyer to stun the home crowd at Eden Gardens. Kolkata are struggling in the powerplay. 

Shreyas Iyer scored 7 runs off 10 balls. Returning Nitish Rana joins Venkates Iyer (25* off 9 balls) in the middle.

KKR - 40/3 in 4.1 overs.

And Bumrah removes Narine off the first ball. A proper brainfade moment as Narine surprisingly looked to leave this yorker on the off-stump

The action is live now. Phil Salt and Sunil Narine are in the middle and they will look for yet another strong start. Salt cracks a six off the first ball and falls on a slower one later as Thushara gets the first wicket.

We are going to bowl. Just want to see how the pitch behaves. It has been under covers for two days. We all are aware of the stats, but you got to turn up and play good cricket on the day. Same team.

Mumbai Indians impact subs: Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Kartikeya Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders impact subs: Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Aroram Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Naman Dhir, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara.

Hardik Pandya wins the crucial toss as Mumbai Indians elect to bowl first at Eden Gardens.

The match has been reduced to 16-over play.

Mumbai Indians remain unchanged as Rohit Sharma remains on the impact substitutes list.

Kolkata make a major change to their playing eleven with Nitish Rana making his long-awaited injury return today. Angkrish Raghuvanshi sits out.

Good news from Eden Gardens as officials announce a big update.

Toos will take place at 9 pm and the game will kick off at 9:15. The game has been reduced to 16-over play. 

The time for the inspection is approaching and it looks good at the moment. We are in the territory where the overs are starting to get reduced now. Murali Kartik says overs will start to lose from 8:35 PM

The rain has seemingly stopped. The groundsmen are peeling off the covers. Latest update: Inspection will take place at 8:45 PM. Still more than half an hour from now.

Groundstaff gets a nod from officials to remove covers and fans can expect a toss soon. 

Umpires are out in the middle to inspect the ground and pitch conditions. We might receive an update on toss time soon.

Update from Eden Gardens as rain has stopped and we can expect a toss soon.

However, removing covers and preparing the pitch and ground will take considerable time.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians will be awarded a point each if rain washes out today's game at Eden Gardens.

Mumbai Indians will remain in 9th position but it will confirm a playoff qualification for Kolkata Knight Riders as only three teams can reach 17 or more points in the IPL 2024 points table.

Rain continues to pour heavily in Kolkata and a toss has been officially delayed. Stay tuned for updates.

Kolkata Knight Riders predicted playing XI: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana.

Mumbai Indians predicted playing XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara.

Mumbai Indians dominate the head-to-head record against Kolkata Knight Riders with 23 wins so far. However, Kolkata have won four of their last five games against Mumbai, including a big win at Wankhede Stadium in the first leg this season.

The rain is coming down at the Eden Gardens before we see the toss. The covers are on and we hope it to get better soon

Hello and welcome to India TV's live coverage of today's IPL 2024 game at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

Table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders clash against ninth-placed Mumbai Indians in a crucial fixture. Kolkata will secure a playoff qualification with two points while Mumbai search for a consolation win having already been eliminated from the top-four race this season.

Match Details:

Match: IPL 2024, 60th T20 match

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Date & Time: Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)

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