KKR vs MI: Kolkata kept itself alive in the playoffs by defeating Mumbai, Manish Pandey and Rovman Powell were brilliant.

KKR vs MI IPL 2026: In the 65th match of the Indian Premier League 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets. With this victory, Kolkata Knight Riders have kept themselves alive in the playoffs. Batting first, Mumbai Indians had scored 147 runs. In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders won the match after losing 6 wickets with 7 balls remaining. Manish Pandey scored 45 runs and Rovman Powell scored 40 runs for KKR. Corbin Bosch took 3 wickets for Mumbai Indians.

Kolkata Knight Riders did not have a special start

Kolkata Knight Riders, who came to chase the target of 148 runs given by Mumbai Indians, did not have a special start. Deepak Chahar dismissed Finn Allen in the very first over. Allen was out after scoring 8 runs on 5 balls. After this, Carbyn Bosch showed the way to the pavilion to captain Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane scored 21 runs on 17 balls. After this, Corbin Bosch gave the third blow to Kolkata Knight Riders by dismissing Cameron Green. Green scored only 4 runs on 8 balls.

The man with the arm

🎥 Corbin Bosch’s big strikes in quick succession☝️

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Manish Pandey and Rovman Powell played brilliant innings

After this, there was a half-century partnership between Manish Pandey and Rovman Powell for the fourth wicket, but then Jasprit Bumrah broke this partnership by sending Manish Pandey to the pavilion. Manish was out after scoring 45 runs on 33 balls. After this Ghazanfar dismissed Rovman Powell. Rovman Powell scored 40 runs on 30 balls. In the end, Rinku Singh led the team to victory by scoring 9 unbeaten runs.

A vital 5⃣0⃣-run stand 👏

Rovman Powell 🤝 Manish Pandey

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Mumbai Indians’ batting was like this

In this match against Kolkata Knight Riders, after winning the toss and batting first, Mumbai Indians scored 147 runs for 7 wickets. For Mumbai Indians, Carbin Bosch played the highest unbeaten inning of 32 runs on 18 balls. Hardik Pandya scored 26 runs on 27 balls. While Tilak Verma scored 20 runs on 32 balls. Cameron Green, Saurabh Dubey and Karthik Tyagi took 2 wickets each.

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