IPL 2018: Mumbai Indians stay alive for play-off race, beat Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians registered a 13-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders to stay alive for the play-offs in the IPL 2018 tournament. (BCCI)

Updated on: May 06, 2018 8:02 PM IST

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Mumbai Indians registered a 13-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders to stay alive for the play-offs in the IPL 2018 tournament. (BCCI)

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Rohit Sharma lost the toss and Kolkata Knight Riders opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians in a crucial game at the Wankhede stadium. (BCCI)

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Suryakumar Yadav gave Mumbai Indians a blazing start by hammering two fours and a six off Mitchell Johnson. (BCCI)

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Evin Lewis hammered two fours and a big six off Piyush Chawla as Mumbai Indians started off on a positive note. (BCCI)

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Andre Russell broke the 91-run opening stand as Evin Lewis fell for 43 to Andre Russell with Chris Lynn taking the catch. (BCCI)

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Surya Kumar Yadav reached his fifth fifty of the Indian Premier League as Mumbai Indians stared at a good total. (BCCI)

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Rohit Sharma’s struggles continued as he was dismissed by Sunil Narine for the sixth time in the Indian Premier League, the joint-most. (BCCI)

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Krunal Pandya struck some big blows and along with brother, Hardik, helped Mumbai Indians stay on course for a big total. (BCCI)

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Sunil Narine got the wicket of Krunal and KKR pulled things back in the later overs. (BCCI)

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Hardik Pandya hit some lusty blows as Mumbai Indians finished on 181/4 after 20 overs. (BCCI)

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Mitchell McCleneghan dismissed Chris Lynn and Hardik Pandya got the wicket of Shubhman Gill as Kolkata Knight Riders started on a poor note. (BCCI)

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Robin Uthappa was dropped on 4 by Mayank Markande and he, along with Nitish Rana made Mumbai Indians pay. (BCCI)

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Nitish Rana and Uthappa’s partnership put KKR on course, with the right-hander completing his 23rd fifty. (BCCI)

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Nitish Rana also gave Uthappa good support as Mumbai Indians struggled. (BCCI)

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Mayank Markande got rid of Uthappa for 54 while Hardik Pandya accounted for Nitish Rana as Mumbai Indians wrested the initiative in the death overs. (BCCI)

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Mumbai Indians held their nerve and despite some big hits from Dinesh Karthik, Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 13 runs to keep their play-off hopes alive. (BCCI)