MI vs KKR Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Naman Dhir hits the winning runs! MUMBAI INDIANS WIN BY 6 WICKETS. Anukul Roy drops it short and on off, Dhir stays back and muscles it past mid off for a boundary. MI finally break their opening game jinx after a gap of 14 years.

FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Sunil Narine goes short again and on middle. Hardik Pandya picks up the length early and gets hold of it, smacking it wide of long on for a boundary.

Shortish and on off, Naman Dhir punches it to long off for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tilak Varma tries to go for the big one but holes out here. Sunil Narine slows it up, full and on off. Varma looks to loft it down the ground but mistimes the shot. It is spooned towards long on, where the sub fielder, Manish Pandey, takes an easy catch.

Drags his length back, on off, Hardik Pandya loses his bottom hand and drags it towards deep mid-wicket for another run. MI are one big hit away from the win now.

Short and on middle, Tilak Varma stays back and clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Flighted, full and around off, Hardik Pandya drills it hard but straight to long off for a single.

FOUR! Nothing wrong with the ball, just unlucky! Vaibhav Arora bowls a good yorker, following the batter, right at the toes. Tilak Varma just about gets his bat down. The ball catches the inside edge, goes between his legs and past the keeper for a boundary. 9 needed in 12 balls.

Short and outside off, Hardik Pandya stays leg side and guides it to deep backward point for one.

A good yorker, on middle, Tilak Varma jams it out down to long off for a run.

FOUR! Up and over! Back of a length and outside off. Tilak Varma gets the width to free his arms and scythes it over backward point for a boundary. 15 needed in 15 now.

Bangs in a quick bouncer, on middle, skids through. Hardik Pandya gets hurried onto his pull shot and miscues his pull shot towards square leg for a single.

Short of a length and just outside off, angles away with extra bounce, Hardik Pandya goes for the cut but misses.

FOUR! That will release the pressure, if there was any! Kartik Tyagi goes for the yorker, on middle and off, but ends up serving a full toss. Tilak Varma anticipates that length and goes down and across early to scoop it over short fine for a boundary. 20 needed in 18 now.

Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Hardik Pandya flat-bats it towards long on for one.

Not out! Pitched up at a good pace. Tilak Varma stays back and tries to slog it but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards point and the batters get a leg bye. However, Tyagi looks interested and Angkrish Raghuvanshi signals to his skipper to take the review. The UltraEdge shows nothing and Ball Tracking shows it is just pitching outside leg. KKR lose the review.

Nails the wide yorker, outside off, angling away, Tilak Varma throws his hands at it but fails to connect.

Full and on middle, Hardik Pandya swings but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards point. They cross.

Short of a length and around off, Tilak Varma swivels and pulls it in the air but on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. 27 needed in 23 balls now.

Short of length and around off, Hardik Pandya slaps it hard but straight to extra cover.

FOUR! Pace on now, but the result is the same. On a hard length, width offered again by Blessing. Hardik does not miss out as he stands tall and cuts it right between deep backward point and deep cover for four more.

FOUR! Hammered! Pace taken off by Blessing Muzarabani and he bangs it into the strip but gets the line wrong. Pandya cashes in on the width as he slaps it wide of extra cover for a four.

Full and wide on off. Tilak extends his hands and slices it to deep backward point for a single.

OUT! RYAN RICKELTON IS RUN OUT! Is there a twist still left in this game? Blessing Muzarabani hits the length hard and around off, Ryan punches it wide of long off. He turns around for the second but Tilak Varma sees the fielder get to the ball and sends his partner back. Rickelton tries to get in his crease, while Blessing gets in position to collect the ball without knowing where the batter is. Ryan has to get around him to get to the crease, but before he can do that, Anukul Roy hits the bullseye at the bowler's end. A much-needed wicket for KKR, but Ryan Rickelton has done his job here.

Slower one, short of a length and outside off, Ryan Rickelton only manages to stab it out to short cover.

Three dots to end the over! Tyagi nails the yorker, outside off. Varma jams it out to short third. 8 runs and a wicket from the over. Mumbai Indians need 38 runs in 30 balls.

Another swing and a miss! No pace offered by Tyagi, into the wicket, outside off. Tilak does not pick the change of pace and has an ungainly swipe across the line.

On a back of a length, outside off, slower one. Tilak flashes but the ball sneaks under the blade.

FOUR! Just like Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma is off the mark with a boundary on the first ball. Across off, on a good length, Varma charges down the track and extends his hands to crunch the drive between cover and mid off for a four.

OUT! CAUGHT! High but not long enough. First wicket for Kartik Tyagi on his return to IPL for the first time since 2024. This is on a back of a length, outside off. Another off pace ball by Tyagi. Suryakumar Yadav clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. This comes more from the bottom half of the blade. It goes a long way up and Rinku Singh has to wait for an eternity at deep mid-wicket. He knows where the rope is and settles under it to take a good catch.

FOUR! Threads it through! Off-cutter from Tyagi, on a shortish length. The ball spins back a touch to cramp SKY for room. Suryakumar arches back to play the upper cut and splits the two fielders present inside the circle at short third.

FOUR! Smashed! Tossed up, fuller and outside off. Ryan Rickelton uses his reach and smacks it down the ground. The long off fielder does not have much ground to cover but he is still beaten. A boundary off the last ball denies what could have been the first over in this innings without a boundary.

Angled into the left-hander, on a nagging length. Ryan Rickelton defends it out.

Wide! Sprayed beyond the tramline on off, on a good length. Ryan Rickelton lets it go.

Short and quick, on off, Yadav taps it to deep cover for one.

Shorter and on off. Ryan swipes it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Good stop! This is shorter and quicker, on off. Fast hands from SKY as he cuts it wide of backward point. Kartik Tyagi moves to his left quickly and flings himself at the ball to make the stop. Just a single.

FOUR! Lovely wristwork! Tossed up, full and on the pads, Yadav presses forward, brings his wrists into play and whips it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! Into the stands! Anukul Roy tosses it up but looks to keep it away from the batter's hitting arc. He fails to get it wide enough and Rickelton manages to get under the ball. He takes a step close to the ball and launches it over long off for a six.

Low full toss, angled in at the pads. SKY knocks it to long on for one.

WIDE! Anukul Roy sees the batter back away and fires this full, but a bit too outside off. Suryakumar Yadav leaves it alone. Wided.

A full toss, on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton uses his feet and whips it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Quicker, shortish and angling into the pads, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Floated, full and outside off again, Ryan Rickelton fetches out for it and drags it to long on for a single.

Flatter, short and outside off, angles away, Ryan Rickelton tries to cut it away but misses.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav is away in trademark fashion. Arora takes pace off and this is bowled across the right-hander, on a back of a length. Suryakumar walks across the stumps and waits for the ball to arrive. He does not have much pace to work with but he manages to clear the man at short fine leg with the scoop.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A fine grab from Anukul Roy. End of a brilliant knock from Rohit Sharma. Vaibhav Arora goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, bowled from around the wicket. Rohit hangs low and looks to drag it away on the leg side. Skies it towards wide mid on. Roy stationed inside the circle at mid on runs over his right shoulder. He keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through and dives forward to complete the catch. The ball stays in his palm even after his elbow hits the turf.

Wide! Dug in short, over off. The ball sails over Rohit's head for a wide.

Banged in short at 130.4 kph, on off. Rickelton pulls it to deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Vaibhav switches to around the wicket and goes to the wide yorker plan. Rohit takes it on the full and slices it to deep point for a run.

SIX! Easy pickings! Arora looks to go full but ends up serving a full toss, outside off. Sharma hangs deep in the crease and opens the bat face to carve it over the deep cover fence for a six. The replays show Rohit holding the pose with a straight bat while looking downtown.

FOUR! The boundaries keep coming. Vaibhav Arora steams in from over the wicket and bashes the ball on a hard length, on middle. Rohit Sharma gives the bowler the charge, and with a bit of flair, he pulls it through mid-wicket for a four.

FOUR! Width offered and Rickelton cashes in! Varun Chakaravarthy drops it short and this is near the tramline on off. Ryan reaches out and cuts it wide of backward point for a four. 13 runs off the over. MI need 86 runs in 54 balls.

Loopy ball, dropping on the batter, on middle and leg. Rohit jams it out to long on for another single.

At the stumps, another one quicker through the air. Ryan chops it down to point for one.

Drags the length back and this is pushed through, on off. Rickelton rocks back to cut but is beaten for pace.

SIX! Flat hit! Tossed up, outside off, on a length, Ryan Rickelton reaches out in front and gets low. Slog sweeps it flat and to the left of long on for a six.

Short and quick, on middle. Rohit clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Ryan Rickelton pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket. Cameron Green runs to his left and dives to make the stop. Two taken. There is a check for the boundary. After watching a few replays, the third umpire is happy with the stop.

On a length and on middle, Rohit Sharma works it through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Effortless batting! Kartik Tyagi lands this on a good length and just outside off, gets some extra bounce. Rohit Sharma opens the face of the bat and uses the pace to steer it past point for a boundary.

Hits the length hard, on off, Ryan Rickelton gets hurried by the pace and stabs it towards extra cover for a single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses, and the ball goes to the deep. It does not cost KKR any extra run.

DROPPED! You have to take those! Back of a length and on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton swivels and heaves, but hits it much flatter. It flies towards deep square leg, where Vaibhav Arora runs forward and dives but spills out with the ball coming rapidly at him. Two taken.

Gets away with it! Short of a length and on middle, takes pace off, Ryan Rickelton goes through his pull shot early and takes a blow on his midriff.

Oh dear! Kartik Tyagi loses the grip of the ball and bowls a high full toss, on the body of the batter. Rohit Sharma gets taken aback and tries to heave it away, but the ball catches him on the index finger and rolls towards square leg for a single. Rohit looks to be in some pain here. It is also called a No Ball for height. Free Hit up next...

Dragged back, on off, Ryan Rickelton steers it to point.

Short and outside off, Rohit Sharma cuts it away to deep point for one.

FIFTY FOR RICKELTON! The southpaw has started his IPL season with a bang here, getting to a 24-ball half-century, much to the delight of the MI fans. This is slower through the air, full and on middle, Ryan Rickelton works it to long on for one. Just a raise of the bat from him.

SIX! Ryan Rickelton is taking on Narine here! Sunil flights this up, full and around middle. Ryan gets down on one knee and slogs it flat and hard over the deep square leg fence for another biggie.

Flatter delivery, full and on middle, Ryan Rickelton pushes it back to the bowler.

SIX! Gets enough to clear the fence! Tossed up, full and just around off. Ryan Rickelton fetches it from there and slog sweeps it. He does not get it from the middle of the bat but gets enough power to clear long on for a biggie. 100 UP FOR MI.

Arm ball, full and on the pads, Ryan Rickelton flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more. Back-to-back 8-run overs.

Drags his length back and outside off, Ryan Rickelton stabs it out towards short cover.

Flighted, full and on middle, Rohit Sharma tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Classy shot! Flatter delivery, full and just outside off. Rohit Sharma extends his arms to reach out and smacks it wide of long off for a boundary.

In the air...SAFE! Tossed up, full and around off, Ryan Rickelton looks to slog it away but gets a top edge high in the air. Ramandeep Singh from extra cover runs backwards but never looks settled. He dives and stretches his arms but fails to reach it. They cross.

Quicker and shorter, on off, Rohit Sharma punches it to sweeper cover for a single. MI need 132 runs in 77 balls.

Goes short and outside off, angles away, Ryan Rickelton reaches out and stabs it to short cover again. Just 8 runs off the over!

Slower through the air, full and around off, Ryan Rickelton pushes it towards short cover.

SIX! Into the stands! Flighted delivery, full and on middle, just in the slot. Ryan Rickelton goes down on one knee and nails the slog sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Drops it short and on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma moves back and punches it to long on for a run.

Floated, full and on off, turns in a bit, Rohit Sharma gets forward and blocks it out.

Tossed up, full and on off, Ryan Rickelton eases it down to long off for a single.

FIFTY FOR ROHIT SHARMA! A magnificent knock from Rohit, and he just looks to be playing with a lot of freedom here. He gets to it in just 23 balls, his fastest fifty in IPL, according to Ravi Shastri on air. This is a full toss, on middle, Rohit moves across and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Mumbai Indians are 80/0 at the end of the Powerplay.

Much fuller this time, just outside off, Rohit Sharma jams it out towards extra cover.

SIX! That is bread and butter for Hitman! Short of a length and on middle, not short enough to trouble the batter. Rohit Sharma pounces on it in a flash and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for another biggie.

Lands this on a good length and on middle, takes pace off, Rohit Sharma pats it back to the bowler.

On a length and on off, Rohit Sharma flicks it away towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

SIX! Welcome to the game, Kartik Tyagi! He bowls the slower one, full and just around off, Rohit Sharma gets his hands through the shot and lofts it with an open bat face over extra cover for a six.

Full and on the pads. Rohit clips it behind square leg and takes a single. 15 runs off the over!

Shorter and quicker, on off, dabbed to point by Sharma.

FOUR! Cleverly done. Varun tries to push it across the batter, full and on off. Rohit takes a step across and sweeps it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Switches to around the wicket, this is full, on middle. Sharma turns it to mid-wicket.

SIX! Wow, Rohit Sharma makes it look so easy. Tossed up again, on off. Rohit reaches out in front and does not try to overhit this one. He just angles the bat face slightly and lofts it effortlessly over wide long off for a six.

FOUR! Beautiful shot! Chakaravarthy starts with a flighted delivery, full and on the off stump. Rohit presses on the front foot and goes inside out over cover for a four. The 50 is up for the Mumbai Indians!

Takes pace off now, on a good length, outside off. Ryan slices it with an open bat face to backward point. A dot to end the over.

SIX! Back to pace on, and it travels. Blessing Muzarabani pushes it across the left-hander, on a back of a length. Rickelton stands tall and pumps it over mid on for a flat six.

Slower bouncer, outside off. Rohit is deceived but manages to get it away towards short fine leg for another single.

Another pace off delivery, across off, on a back of a length. Rickelton punches it away, where the backward point makes a diving stop. Just a single.

Good change-up from Muzarabani. He follows the batter with a slower ball. On a length, on middle and leg. Sharma works it behind square leg for a single.

SIX! Absolutely pummeled! Blessing Muzarabani bends his back and digs it in short, over middle. Rohit premeditates as he backs away early and slams it over cover for a six.

SIX MORE! Ryan Rickelton gets just enough bat on it. Arora drags the length back and the line is closer to the off stump. Rickelton picks up the length early and swivels to play the pull. He takes on the man at deep mid-wicket and manages to clear him. 19 runs off the over!

SIX! Clean strike! Arora goes full in search of swing but ends up being a bit too full and offers width. Ryan Rickelton frees his arms, collapses his back knee and thumps it over deep cover for a six.

Going across, on a good length. Ryan Rickelton does not move his feet at all and just pushes out in front with his hands, only to be beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller and coming back in, on middle. Sharma glances it down to deep fine leg and turns the strike over.

SIX! When Rohit hits, they stay hit. Arora lands it on a back of a length, outside off. Sharma is allowed to free his arms and he goes with the swing of the ball. Dispatches the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Swinging back in, on a good length, on off. Rohit taps it down with soft hands beside the strip on the off side. Sharma is keen for a single but Rickelton sends him back and rightly so, as Rinku Singh was quick to get to the ball.

Across off, on a length. Ryan caresses it to cover.

FOUR! High and far enough to evade the fielder. Blessing Muzarabani pitches it up, a hint of shape back in, on middle. Rickelton hangs low and looks to go down the ground. Skies it over mid on, where Ajinkya Rahane turns around and goes after it but cannot get to the ball in time. It bounces just in front of the boundary cushions before trickling into the ropes.

In and around the off stump, on a hard length. Sharma arches back and guides it to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Streaky! This is on a back of a length, around off. Rohit clears the front leg and has a heave across the line. Gets an inside edge that races down to deep fine leg for a boundary.

Skidding through, on a nagging length, on middle. Sharma nudges it to mid-wicket.

Muzarabani hits the deck hard and gets a good lift off the deck, over off. Rohit gets on his toes and stabs it down on the off side.

A flash and a miss! This is a bit wide, curving away, on a back of a length. Ryan Rickelton throws his hands at the ball but does not connect.

Beaten! In the corridor, on a short of a length. Rickelton gets on his toes and pokes at it. He is lucky not to nick this one behind.

Closer to the off stump, on a good length. A punchy drive by Ryan but it is cut off by Anukul Roy at point, who dives to his left to make the stop.

FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani should have done better there. On the fuller side, swinging away. Rickelton extends his hands into the drive. The ball catches an outside edge and goes down to deep third. The tall Muzarabani moves to his right but cannot get down low enough and lets it through for a four.

Leg bye! Shaping back into the pads, on a good length. Rohit is beaten on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes behind square leg.

Mumbai Indians are underway! Moving away from the left-hander, on a back of a length. Rickelton hangs back and steers it to deep third. He picks up a single to get off the mark.