IPL 2021, KKR vs MI Highlights: MI's dominance continues, beat KKR by 10 runs

Leading Mumbai's fightback, Boult bowled a brilliant last over to defend 15 runs. MI defeat KKR by 10 runs. 

KKR lose the plot as Boult takes them apart. KKR need 13 off 2 balls

Trent Boult dismisses dangerman Russell. KKR need 13 off 3

Bumrah gives away just 4 runs. MI hold 15 in bag to defend in the last over. 

KKR need 19 runs off the last two overs. 

Russell skies Pandya's floater miles up in the air, Bumrah fails to get hold of it and MI drop another catch. 

KKR need 22 off the last three overs with Russell and Dinesh Karthik on the crease. 

Krunal Pandya drops Andre Russell, leaves Pollard & Rohit Sharma disappointed. 

MI pull strings back, Shakib gifts his wicket to Krunal Pandya. MI bag the fifth wicket

Nitish Rana walks out and de Kock stumps the KKR batsman out. KKR lose their fourth wicket.

Running in to bowl his first ball of the match, skipper Rohit Sharma has gone down as he twisted his ankle right before bowling the first ball 

Skipper Eoin Morgan departs after scoring just 7 runs. Chahar gets his third wicket

Nitish Rana's form continues, brings up his 13th IPL half-century. KKR need 49 off 44

In search of Nitish Rana's wicket, Rohit Sharma brings Bumrah into the attack. KKR need 67 off 53

Rahul Chahar's leg-break does the job, dismisses Rahul Tripathi and KKR lose their second wicket at 84

Nitish Rana keeps KKR's pursuit on. Kolkata need 72 off 60 balls to win

After being hit for a maximum, Chahar comes back strong to dismiss Shubman Gill and get MI their first wicket. KKR are 72/1

Shubman Gill smokes Chahar for a maximum, takes KKR to 72/0

KKR continue to sail towards target seamlessly, Mumbai in desperate search of a wicket. KKR are 56/0

Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill continue to rotate strike effectively. KKR are 32/0 after 5 overs

Nitish Rana punches Trent Boult for a maximum over covers. KKR are 14/0

Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill get KKR off to a steady start

4 wickets for Andre Russell in just 10 balls. Windies all-rounder misses out on a hat-trick. 

Russell registers a 5-wicket haul in just 2 overs. Etches his best T20 figures. 

MI end with 152 on the scoreboard after 20 overs. KKR need 153 to win

Andre Russell picks his third wicket, dismisses Krunal Pandya

Bowling his first over, Russell gets his second wicket. Dismisses Marco Jansen for a golden duck

Russell wins the Carribean clash, dismisses Kieron Pollard cheaply. MI are 125/6

Russell runs in to bowl the 18th over, his first over in the game

Hardik Pandya welcomes Prasidh Krishna with a four. Pacer responds by dismissing the all-rounder. MI lose their 5th wicket

Pat Cummins lights up Rohit Sharma's stumps with a slow off-cutter. The MI skipper departs for 43. MI are 115/4

Skipper Rohit Sharma pulls Prasidh Krishna for a huge six. MI are 105/3

MI are 91/3 with skipper Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya on the crease. Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard yet to come. 

Cummins dismisses Ishan Kishan cheaply as Prasidh Krishna takes a good catch in the deep. Mumbai lose their third wicket

Shakib bags the prized wicket of Suryakumar Yadav as Shubman Gill grabs an easy catch. MI are 86/2

Suryakumar Yadav brings up his 50 with a humungous six off Pat Cummins, leaves Hardik Pandya awestruck. MI are 81/1

Prasidh Krishna concedes 16 runs off his first over. MI are 64/1 after 8 overs

Suryakumar Yadav hits the first six of the game off Prasidh krishna. MI are 55/1

5 runs off Pat Cummins first over takes Mumbai Indians to 42/1 at the end of the powerplay. 

Bowling a nearly perfect over, Chakravarthy missed out on the last delivery as Rohit Sharma swept him for a four. MI are 37/4

Quinton de Kock fails to make an impact, falls to Varun Chakrvarthy. Mumbai are 10/1

Boundary-less over for MI. Mumbai are 28/4 after 4 overs

Suryakumar Yadav spoils Harbhajan's economy, hits him for three fours in an over. MI are 24/3

After Harbhajan Singh, Varun Chakravarthy gets the ball. Dinesh Karthik spells out instructions from behind the stumps in Tamil. 

de Kock, Rohit Sharma start slow. MI are 3/0

Change in MI opening pair after RCB defeat. de Kock replaces Chris Lynn alongside skipper Rohit Sharma. Harbhajan to begin proceedings with the ball. 

• Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
• Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

KKR wins the toss and puts Mumbai to bat first at Chennai. 

de Kock back in Mumbai XI, Chris Lynn misses out despite fiery knock. 

"They (Mumbai) beat us both times we played last year. We got a strong side, but this year we have a few new players to strengthen our line-up. We got Bhajji (Harbhajan) and some new plans. I spent about a month at home without much restrictions, before I flew down. Feeling really fresh and ready to go, I'm all good. We got a couple of young and quick bowlers like PK (Prasidh Krishna) and others who are not playing. I learn from these guys who know a lot more of these conditions," said Pat Cummins just before the toss. 

"This might be Harbhajan's last year in IPL. He just wants to go out there and have fun," said Parthiv Patel on Cricket Live ahead of the game. On the other hand, Brett Lee described the 40-year-old off-spinner by stating that he 'ages like a fine wine'. The off-spinner had bowled only one over in KKR's clash against SRH. 

MATCHES - 27
RUNS - 939
50s - 6
100s - 1
AVG - 46.95

"We all know as individuals and professionals what is expected from each one of us leading up to that game (vs KKR). Through the course of our training session today, we'll have chats individually. We'll see what one needs to get out of this practice session. We have set some standards in this tournament. All these years, we've played with some standards and I would like us to continue to do that," said skipper Rohit Sharma in the team huddle ahead of the clash against KKR. 

• Possible playing XI: 

• MI: Rohit Sharma (c), Chris Lynn/Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.

• KKR: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna.

• Dream11 team - 

Captain – R Sharma, N Rana, S Yadav, I Kishan 

Vice-Captain – S Gill, A Russell, H Pandya 

Rohit Sharma and Nitish Rana will be suitable options for captain or vice-captain.

Keeper – I Kishan, D Karthik

Batsmen – N Rana (VC), S Yadav, R Sharma (C), S Gill

All-Rounders – A Russell, H Pandya

Bowlers – J Bumrah, T Boult, P Cummins  

"If you get into the routine of doing yoga, it can actually make you look very young. It can open your muscles. You cannot imagine how far you can stretch your muscles. Yoga is the way forward for me even if I play cricket or not. It's something I will continue to do for the rest of my life," ESPNcricinfo quoted 40-year-old Harbhajan Singh, who now plays for Kolkata. 

The Men in Blue and Gold are clear winners when it comes to the KKR vs MI h2h record. Kolkata and Mumbai have locked horns with each other 27 times in the IPL. According to the KKR vs MI h2h record, it's Rohit Sharma's men who beat the Men in Purple, 21-6. Notably, as per the Kolkata vs Mumbai head to head record from the past six years, the Mumbai outfit has won all the games except one in 2019 when Kolkata scored a record total of 232. As a result, the Mumbai Indians squad 2021 start as favourites to win.

Rohit Sharma is the highest run-getter from the Mumbai Indians squad 2021 vs Kolkata, with 939 runs in 27 matches at an average of 46.95 and a strike rate above 133. He has scored six fifties and one century against the two-time IPL champions. On the other hand, for KKR, it is Dinesh Karthik who is the leading run-scorer against Mumbai from the KKR team 2021 with 330 runs in 21 innings at an average of 22.00 and a strike rate of 128.40 with one fifty.

Among bowlers, Sunil Narine is the fourth-highest wicket-taker of all-time vs Mumbai, picking up 22 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 20.72 and an economy rate of 6.78. Notably, he was left out from the KKR team 2021's playing XI in their opening game, however, his incredible numbers against Mumbai might prompt KKR management to include him in the team. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker for Mumbai against KKR with 12 wickets in as many matches at an average of 29.41 and an economy rate of 8.02.

The track at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is traditionally known for its assistance to spinners and slow bowlers. Batting here is a little difficult, which is why batsmen need to get their eye in before deciding to shift gears. The pitch will improve for batsmen as the game progresses, which is why the captain winning the toss is going to field in all likelihood. Anything around 170 would be a winning score on this pitch.

The last game here between MI and RCB saw the latter just about chase the target. The bowlers who varied their pace on the surface were effective. RCB's Harshal Patel picked up a fifer and one of his main weapons was the slower delivery. Spinners should look to bowl slower because of the long square boundaries.