KKR vs MI: A fierce competition was seen between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians. Where KKR team did wonders with both ball and bat. After winning the toss, Ajinkya Rahane decided to bowl first. Taking advantage of this, he made Mumbai Indians team score 147 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders team won the match by 4 wickets in the 19th over and kept the playoff hopes alive.
Mumbai Indians made a respectable score
After losing the toss, Mumbai Indians team got a shameful start. The team had lost 4 wickets for only 41 runs. Ryan Rickelton scored 6 runs while Naman Dheer could not even open his account. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav could also add only 15 runs each. Tilak Verma batted slowly and scored only 20 runs in 32 balls. Hardik Pandya also scored 26 runs. Will Jacques also added 14 runs. In the end Corbin Bosch played an unbeaten inning of 32 runs in 18 balls. Due to which Mumbai Indians team could score only 147 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Saurabh Dubey, Cameron Green and Karthik Tyagi took 2-2 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders. Sunil Narine took 1 wicket for just 13 runs in 4 overs.
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KKR ARE GETTING CLOSE FOR PLAYOFFS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/KxGC9eEfms
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 20, 2026
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Kolkata Knight Riders won easily
Kolkata Knight Riders team, which came to chase the target of 148 runs, also got a bad start. Finn Allen returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs. Captain Ajinkya Rahane played an inning of 21 runs in 17 balls. Manish Pandey, who came to bat at number 3, played a brilliant inning of 45 runs in 33 balls. Rovman Powell, who came to bat at number 5, also played an inning of 40 runs in 30 balls. Due to which Kolkata team won the match by 4 wickets in the 19th over. Corbin Bosch took 3 wickets for Mumbai Indians. With this victory, KKR team has come closer to the playoffs.
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