KKR vs MI Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! KKR win this game by 4 wickets and stay alive in the playoff race. Fuller around middle and leg, Rinku Singh stays leg side of the ball and smashes this up and over mid on for a boundary.

Quicker one, on the pads, Rinku Singh pushes this towards the left of the bowler.

Tossed up, around off, Anukul Roy backs away a shade and opens up the off side. Lofts this inside out over the covers region for three runs. Naman Dhir races in from the sweeper cover region and puts in a dive to his left, but fails to get anywhere near it.

Full and a bit of away turn, on middle. Roy leans on to flick it away. Gets a leading edge but it drops safely in front of cover.

Top-spinner, around off, Anukul Roy plays the lofted drive early but gets it sliced in front of Jasprit Bumrah at backward point.

Short and around off, Anukul Roy plays this late and dabs this towards the third man region for one run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Corbin Bosch continues his good game as he picks up his third wicket. On a length, around the pads, going further down. Tejasvi Singh goes down on a knee and looks to swing it away on the leg side. Ends up with a top edge that is skied in front of long leg. Ryan Rickelton calls for it and races to his left with gloves on. Deepak Chahar run in from the deep fine leg fence. Deepak doesn't call for it and Rickelton ends up clattering into Chahar but holds onto a good catch. Chahar seems to have injured his left knee and grimaces in pain.

FOUR! A streaky boundary to Tejasvi Singh but he wouldn't mind a single bit of it. Hard length, around the top of off, Tejasvi Singh looks to push this down the ground but gets an outside edge and the ball races to the right of the keeper for a boundary behind the stumps.

Tejasvi Singh looks a bit rattled. Is it due to the knock he took on the previous ball, or the quality of Corbin Bosch? On a hard length and into the batter, Tejasvi closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that drops in front of point.

Overtime for the physio of KKR as he rushes out in the middle. A well-directed bumper, around off, Tejasvi Singh looks for the pull but completely misses it. The ball sneaks past the bat and hits Tejasvi Singh right on the grill.

On a length, around off, Tejasvi Singh looks to heave it away for a biggie but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Back of a length, on the pads, Tejasvi Singh looks to flick this towards the fine leg region. The ball gets big on Singh and he takes the bottom hand off the handle and helps this through short fine leg for one.

Good length, on off, Tejasvi Singh blocks this off his back foot.

Good length, on off, Rinku Singh plays this late, opens his bat face and guides this through the third man region for a run.

Jasprit Bumrah comes around the stumps, bowls it on a hard length, around off. Rinku Singh blocks this out.

FOUR! Just a gentle push and the ball has raced to the fence for four. Back of a length, on the pads, Rinku Singh gets inside the line and just tucks this through the gap at the square leg region for a boundary. Just 14 more needed for KKR.

Around off, on a good length. Tejasvi dabs it wide of backward point for a single.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. Shorter and slower, on off. Singh looks to punch it down the ground off the back foot. The ball stops on him and he is early into his stroke. Chips it uppishly but well wide of the bowler to his left. Single taken.

Tossed up, on middle. Tejasvi Singh blocks it off.

FOUR! First runs for Tejasvi Singh in the IPL. Floated up, down leg. Tejasvi attempts the sweep but fails to connect. Ryan Rickelton moves to his left but is beaten. It races down to the fence for a boundary. Rickelton believes that the ball grazed the gloves of the batter. MI review in the hope of overturning the wide call and they get it right. The UltraEdge confirms that the ball indeed went off the gloves and it lobbed past the keeper.

Loopy ball, on middle. Tejasvi Singh digs it out.

OUT! TAKEN! Corbin Bosch has pulled off a blinder. That seemed destined for a boundary. Dropped short by AM Ghazanfar, on off. Powell presses back and goes hard on the cut. He has no intention of keeping it on the ground and picks the bones out of it. Corbin Bosch reacts quickly at backward point to his right. He initially goes with both hands, but then sticks out the right hand to grab hold of the ball. It sticks in his grasp and the ball stays in even after his elbow hits the turf. Two new batters at the crease for KKR. Can MI conjure up something special?

SIX! Not quite from the middle but it does the job for Powell. Tossed up, full and outside off. Powell drops to a knee and he has a big swing at it. He does not quite get hold of it but got enough bat on it to clear the wide long on fence.

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! The nip-backer does the trick for Jasprit Bumrah, and he is all smiles. Seam-up ball, on a nagging length, bowled from going wide on the crease. Pandey hangs back and is a bit tentative in defence. The ball jags back in off the surface to go through the yawning gap between the bat and the pad and hits the top of the middle stump. Pandey cannot quite see his side home. Good last couple of overs for MI. 6 runs and a wicket off the last 12 balls.

Skidding through, on a hard length, on off. Rovman hangs back for the block. The ball drops off the splice of the bat in front of backward point. Will Jacks swoops in and fires in a throw at the batting end but misses. It would not have mattered anyway as Pandey was in by then.

Drags the length back a bit and goes wide on the crease, on off. Powell stabs it down the strip.

Slips in a full ball, on off. Rovman drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the off side. He looks for a single but Bumrah gets to the ball quickly and cuts it off.

A bit into the surface, on off. Manish taps it to the right of point and gets to the other end.

Starts with the slower bouncer, on off. Powell rolls his wrists over the ball and pulls it through backward square leg for a run.

Lands it on a good length, tucking the batter up for room. Pandey nurdles it straight to mid-wicket. A tidy over from Hardik. Just 3 runs off it.

Leg bye! Strays on the pads, bowled on a length. Powell's head falls over to the off side and he is beaten on the flick. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads, square on the leg side.

Nearly sneaked through! Honing in on the off stump, on a length. Powell brings his bat out in front to cover the line. The ball catches the inner half and dribbles to mid-wicket.

Wide! Slower ball attempted by Hardik but he ends up spraying it beyond the tramline on off. Powell lets it go.

Pitched up by Hardik, outside off. Powell's eyes light up as he crouches and swings for the hills. He loses his shape and miscues it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Pandya bangs it in short, just outside off. Powell gets his hands high and swivels for the pull but the ball goes over the blade.

Hits the top of off, does Hardik. Pandey taps the ball on its head and works it to the left of backward point for a quick single.

FOUR! Cheeky and effective! At 92.8 kph, very full, on off. Powell gets inside the line of the ball and gets low to play the paddle. He plays it fine of the man at deep fine leg and picks up another boundary. 15 runs off the over. 36 more needed for KKR.

FOUR! That went to the fence in a flash! A long hop by Raghu, around off. Powell needs no second invitation. He rocks on the back foot and muscles it past extra cover for a boundary.

Sliding into the pads, on a good length. Manish pushes it to long on and turns the strike over. With this single, the 50-run stand comes up between this pair.

Flat and short, on off, Powell punches it off the back foot to deep point for another single.

Looped up, full and on middle. Manish angles the drive towards wide long off for a single.

FOUR! Gets it away! 100 UP FOR KKR. Flighted delivery at 83.9 kph, full and on off. Pandey lets the ball come to him and plays it late with soft hands. Glides it with an open bat face past the man at short third for the 2000th four in this season's IPL.

Floated into the batter, on middle and leg, Manish Pandey falls a tad over as he flicks this through mid on for a single.

AM Ghazanfar drags the length back a shade and bowls it around the off stump. Rovman Powell steps across the line and scoops this towards the fine leg region for a run.

Quicker and flatter on top of off, Rovman Powell rocks back and pushes this back to the bowler.

Pushed through on off, Manish Pandey strides close to the pitch of the ball and punches this gently through mid off for another single.

Tossed up, around middle and leg, Rovman Powell drills this in front of the sight screen down the ground for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Manish Pandey pushes this down the ground to long off for one run.

FOUR! Edged and gone between the keeper and first slip for four runs. Raghu floats one around off, Rovman Powell slashes really hard at it. The ball catches the outside edge of Powell's bat, and it flies in the blink of an eye past the right of Ryan Rickelton and the left of Corbin Bosch at first slip. Bosch's body weight was on the right foot, and he had no time to react.

Tossed up, around off, Manish Pandey drives this to long off and takes another run.

Raghu drags the length back but bowls it a lot quicker this time. Rovman Powell goes deep inside the crease and punches this to long off for one.

Short of a length, around off, Manish Pandey punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

Slider, around middle and leg, Rovman Powell almost gets squared up but does well to get this away through cover-point for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Rovman Powell backs away and looks to smash this over covers but gets it chopped off the under-edge back to the bowler.

A lot fuller, around off, Manish Pandey collapses his back knee and looks to loft this over covers but gets an inside edge that deflects onto his pads for no run.

Good length, around off, Manish Pandey opens his bat face and guides this towards the right of the fielder at deep third for a couple.

FOUR! ​​Manish Pandey is finding the fence at will now. Short and wide of off, Manish Pandey cuts this over the fielder at backward point and the ball has raced to the fence for four.

FOUR! Pitched up, around off, Manish Pandey gets right behind the line of the ball and hammers this up and over the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen.

A big chance goes down! Rovman Powell gets a life on 14. Slower one, into the deck, around middle and leg, cramping Rovman Powell for any sort of room to free his hands. Rovman Powell goes through with the pull but ends up getting a massive top edge onto it. Robin Minz moves to his right from deep square leg, and Deepak Chahar moves just a hint to his left from fine leg. Neither calls for it, and both assume that the other will go for the catch. The high ball eventually drops between the fielders. To be fair to Minz, he had bailed out of the catch quite early, but with him being in the peripheral vision, hesitation crept into the mind of Chahar, and he left it for Robin.

Back of a length, around middle and off, Rovman Powell gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Slight bit of air given by AM Ghazanfar, tossed up, around off, Rovman Powell hammers this down to long off for one run.

Quicker one, and flatter, on middle and off, Manish Pandey drills this down the ground to long on for a single.

Pushed through on the pads, Rovman Powell helps this towards the fine leg region with a sweep for a single.

Off-break, around middle and leg, Manish Pandey tucks this through wide mid on and rotates the strike.

Quicker and flatter around off, Rovman Powell defends this off his front foot around covers and steals a single.

Short of a length, around off, Manish Pandey goes deep inside the crease and punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Powered away! A juicy half-volley, wide on off. Powell leans back and lays into the drive. Hammers it past extra cover and the ball goes into the fence in a flash. 81 needed off 72.

NO BALL! Bosch bends his back and delivers a sharp and quick bumper, over middle. Powell ducks under it. He gets into a bit of a tangle but manages to avoid tripping over the stumps. The siren has gone off as Bosch has overstepped. Free Hit to follow.

Hits the top of off, does Bosch. Pandey plays it with an angled bat down to long on for a run.

On a hard length, on middle and leg. Rovman nudges it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Better from Bosch. Serves the short ball at the bodyline of the batter. Powell gets his hands high to fend it down.

SIX! An effortless hit! No sighters needed. Cross-seam ball, angled in at the hips, on a back of a length. Rovman steps inside the line and picks it up over square leg for a biggie.

OUT! CAUGHT! Wickets off successive overs for Corbin Bosch. Cameron Green throws his head back in disappointment. This was there to be put away, but he found the fielder. Bosch sprays it onto the pads, on a length. Green swings away to pick it up off the pads. Hits it straight down the throat of AM Ghazanfar at deep fine leg, who takes a reverse cup catch. KKR are 54/3, chasing 148.

Darted in at the pads, full in length. Green eases it to long on and retains the strike with a single.

Pushed through, coming back in, full and on off. Green tries to force the drive but miscues it off the inner half to Jasprit Bumrah at a catching mid-wicket.

Low full toss, on middle. Green digs it out on the off side.

Beaten! Nicely tossed up, full and around the off stump. Cameron Green reaches out in front but the ball spins away a touch to go past the outside edge. Ryan Rickelton whips the bails off but Green had his back leg grounded inside the crease.

Curving back into the pads, Green works this full ball to the left of deep square leg for a brace.

Very full, drifting in, on middle. Green keeps it out.

A bit too short and too wide as well. Pandey rides the bounce and cuts it to the right of Tilak Varma at deep backward point for a couple of runs. The 50 is up for KKR.

Pushes the length up now, on off. Green taps it off the front foot in front of cover and takes a quick single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Corbin Bosch gets the radar right and strikes. On top of off, on a back of a length, cross-seam ball. Rahane stands tall to punch it away. The ball angles in before going away off the seam with a bit of extra bounce. It takes the outside edge and the keeper, Ryan Rickelton, gobbles it up to his right. KKR are 48/2, needing 100 runs from 86 balls.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Too full, too straight on the pads with fine leg up inside the circle. Rahane does not miss out as he glances it to the left of short fine leg and it races away.

Bangs it in short, on off. Pandey wallops it to deep square leg and crosses over.

FOUR! Nicely done! Bowled on a hard length at 139.8 kph, on off. Pandey stays leg side of the ball and waits for the ball to get to him. He taps the ball on its head and angles it to the left of backward point for a boundary.

Full and drifting onto the pads. Manish clips it behind square leg. They think about the second run but Naman Dhir gets across to his left and keeps the batters down to a single.

FOUR! Up and over! At 131.4 kph, shaping away a bit, on a length, around off. Pandey holds his shape and swings through the line with a high elbow. He clears Hardik Pandya at mid off and picks up a boundary.

Beaten all ends up! Coming into the right-hander, on a good length. Pandey dances down the track but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. It cuts back in to go past the inside edge and bounces over the sticks.

Wide! Dug in short, down leg and looked too high as well. Pandey ducks under it.

A bit of nip back into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle. Rahane jams it out in front of mid on and pinches a quick single.

Bashes the hard length, on off. Rahane drags the pull but can't get it past mid-wicket.

Angled in at the hips, on a back of a length. Pandey hops and shovels it on the bounce to deep backward square leg. They cross.

FOUR! Not where he wanted to hit, but Rahane will take it. Spears it fuller and just outside off, Ajinkya Rahane tries to drive it into the off side, but the ball cuts back in a touch, takes the inside edge and runs through the square leg gap for a boundary. 14 runs off Bumrah's second over. 2-0-16-0 so far for him.

Dishes out a slower one at 121.3 kph, in front of the sticks. Ajinkya Rahane lets the ball dip and carves it back to the bowler.

Nips in from a length, on top of off. Manish Pandey stays leg side of the ball and chops it in front of backward point. Manish is a bit hesitant at first, but Rahane calls him through for a single.

FOUR! Pandey takes on Bumrah! Full in length, slightly outside off, at 141.9 kph. Manish Pandey hits it hard down the ground and beats the mid on fielder to his left for a boundary.

Tap and run! Hard length, on off, Rahane gets behind the line and eases it in front of point for a quick run.

FOUR! Creamed away so nicely! Shade fuller and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane presses in front and places it into the cover and point gap for a boundary. Sweetly timed by the KKR skipper.

Good length, on off, Pandey bunts it down the pitch.

Back of a length, outside off, steered off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Nagging length, outside off, swinging away. Rahane tries to crunch it through the gap on the off side, but finds the fielder at cover-point.

An appeal for LBW, but not given. An inswinger on a length, pitching outside off. Rahane pushes forward to block, but the ball sneaks past the bat and thuds on the pads and deflects behind to the keeper, where Rickelton gathers it to his right. Hardik Pandya sends it upstairs. The impact seemed to be outside off here. There is no need for UltraEdge as there is a clear gap between the bat and ball. Ball Tracking shows that both impact and wickets are umpire's call. The on-field decision stays. MI retain their review.

FOUR! Runs away to the ropes! Not that short by Chahar. It curves in from off, and Ajinkya Rahane hops on the toes, plays the short-arm pull off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a boundary.

At 128.6 kph, on a length, outside off. Ajinkya Rahane flashes at it to play the square cut, but misses. The new ball is doing all the talking here.

Absolute peach from Bumrah! Lands in front of off, and slants it into the batter, generating extra bounce. It lands and straightens up to square Pandey up on the back foot and whistles past the outside edge. Fantastic testing over from Bumrah. Just 2 runs from it.

Little bit short and outside off, seaming away and rearing up as well. Manish lets it through to the keeper.

This one cuts back in slightly on a fuller length. Manish Pandey lets the ball come at him and blocks it out.

Hits the deck hard at 139.2 kph, outside off, and it straightens just enough. Ajinkya Rahane rides the bounce and guides it to deep third for an easy single.

Good length, angling into the batter. Watchfully blocked down the pitch by Rahane.

WIDE! Sprays it down leg, on a length. Rahane gets inside the line to flick and misses.

On the money, is Bumrah! Shade fuller, outside off, nipping away by kicking up a bit. Rahane sees it off.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Chahar with a wicket in the first over. Takes out an imaginary chit out of his pocket as well, pointing it at Suryakumar Yadav seemingly. A good length ball, around off. Allen gets on his toes and looks to punch through the off side but the ball is too close to his body. He goes through the shot and gets an inside edge that rattles the off stump. Kolkata Knight Riders lose Allen cheaply and are 10/1, chasing 148.

WIDE! Way too short, on off, flies over the batter's head. Allen ducks under it.

Chahar with an inward shape, at 128.8 kph, full on middle. Allen forces it to mid on.

FOUR MORE! Chahar keeps offering width outside off. Back of a length, and Allen weighs on the back foot, and spanks it to the right of the diving cover fielder, AM Ghazanfar, to pick up another boundary.

FOUR! That's been thrashed away! Shorter from Chahar, wide outside off. Allen gets into a very good position and pierces the extra cover and point gap for a cracking boundary. That went to the fence like a bullet.

Pulls the length back and curves away from off. Finn Allen plays off the back foot and steers it to backward point.

Good bit of swing for Chahar first up! Shapes away at 128.1 kph, full and around off. Rahane plays from the crease, opens the bat face at the point of contact and runs it to deep third for a run. KKR and Rahane are off the mark in the chase.