KKR vs MI HIGHLIGHTS, IPL Match 5: Mumbai Indians Beat KKR By 49 Runs To Win Their First Game In IPL 2020

Two-time Indian Premier League champs Kolkata Knight Riders will look to extend defending champions Mumbai Indians winless streak in match five of IPL 13 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. While KKR will be wanting to kick of their IPL campaign by defeating the heavyweights, MI will aim to prove a point after losing tournament opener against CSK. If MI defeats KKR tonight, it will be there first win at this venue.

Background

The fifth match of IPL 2020 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians from 7:30 pm today in Abu Dhabi. Mumbai Indians had lost in their first match of this season, they will now try to attain their first win in the season. At the same time, Kolkata's eyes will be on starting the season with a win.Mumbai Indians have players like Rohit Sharma, Quinton De Kock, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Jaspreet Burah in the team. At the same time, the Kolkata Knight Riders have great players like Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Pat Cummins and Andre Russell in their squad. MI vs KKR | Weather Report- How will the weatherThe weather will be perfectly clear at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. However, the players will have to face severe heat here. Like yesterday's game, dew will also have an important role here and the team that wins the toss will most  likely decide to bowl first.  MI vs KKR Pitch Report The pitch at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi is completely different compared to the pitch at Sharjah. It is a very large ground so hitting sixes and fours will be a little tough for the batsmen. Apart from this, grass will also be present on the pitch here. In such a situation, fast bowlers are very likely to get some help here. Both teams might include three specialist fast bowlers in their playing XI. MI vs KKR Match predictionKolkata Knight Riders look good on paper and will win in this match.Predicted playing eleven of Kolkata Knight RidersKolkata Knight Riders - Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eion Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (captain and wicket-keeper), Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi and Prasidh Krishna.  Predicted playing eleven of Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians- Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwari, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter Nile / James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.

23/09/2020 23:41:28

Mumbai Indians Beat KKR By 49 Runs To Win Their First Game In IPL 13




After Bumrah got the dangerous man Andre Russell, Boult struck in his final over Niko take out Nikhil Naik. The equation required for KKR was 84 from the last three overs and it was then MI had already sealed a win for themsleves.In the last ball of the match, Chahar departed Mavi to end the game.

23/09/2020 23:34:54

Mumbai Indians Beat KKR By 49 Runs To Win Their First Game In IPL 13




After Bumrah got the dangerous man Andre Russell, Boult struck in his final over Niko take out Nikhil Naik. The equation required for KKR was 84 from the last three overs and it was then MI had already sealed a win for themsleves.In the last ball of the match, Chahar departed Mavi to end the game.

23/09/2020 23:21:18

Another BIG WICKET! BOOM BOOM Bumrah has one more go and this time he takes the outside edge of well-settled Eoin Morgan through to wicket-keeper! Match is all over here for KKR now. IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 102/6 after 16 overs and need 94 runs from 24 balls

23/09/2020 23:17:20

OUT! What a Yorker by Boom Boom Bumrah in the slot to knock off his leg stump. Russell was done by the pace as his bat came down too slow and it seems like its all over for KKR now!
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 100/5 after 15.1 overs and need 96 runs from 29 balls

23/09/2020 23:13:37

IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 100/4 after 15 overs and need 96 runs from 30 balls

23/09/2020 23:12:52

KKR now need almost three runs per bowl and it will be a tough challenge even for Russell to attain that!! Russ takes the strike in the 15th over and slams the fullish 2nd ball of the over for a fiery four past the extra cover. The third ball of the over he gets lucky as he gets a thick oustide edge to get another 4 over short third man! He takes single the next ball to give the strike to Morgan.
KKR were 100/4 after 15 overs (10 runs from it).

23/09/2020 23:07:55

IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 90/4 after 14 overs and need 106 runs from 36 balls

23/09/2020 23:02:29

IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 82/4 after 13 overs and need 114 runs from 42 balls

23/09/2020 22:56:33

Karthik OUT for 30 and its Chahar who gets the big wicket! The KKR skipper was feeling the pressure and as soon as he seen a fighted delivery from the spinner he gets down the wicket to hit it hard but gets beaten and trapped for LBW out! Eoin Morgan is the new batsman! KKR were 72/3 after 11 overs (1 run and 1 wicket from it).




Still no Russell for fans and Pollard to continue with the ball for Mumbai. The Windies all-roudner has been so far great with the ball! He does the trick again for MI and takes out a well settled Nitish Rana for 24! Russell has finally come out to bat!!!
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 78/4 after 12 overs and need 118 runs from 48 balls

23/09/2020 22:45:37

IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 71/2 after 10 overs and need 128 runs from 60 balls

23/09/2020 22:32:16

Surprise! Kieron Pollard is bowling the 7th over! Karthik cuts hard the shorter ball outside off for a four...gets a top edge but still it goes for a boundary! KKR were 41/2 after 7 overs (8 runs from it).




Similarly to CSK vs RR match last night, nearly two runs a ball required now by KKR in the chase! Rahul Chahar has been handed the ball and Karthik straightaway hits a fiery four off his first ball to put him under pressure. Rana too joins the party and hits a four with a great reverse sweep. Good over for KKR as they get 13 out of it!!
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 54/2 after 8 overs and need 142 runs from 72 balls

23/09/2020 22:22:50

Pattinson is back for another over and is welcomed by KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik with a FOUR! He continues to bowl short and even managed to take Narine's wicket once. DK successfuly takes the charge but his partner and KKR opener Sunil Narine departs for 9 and his poor batting record against MI continues! Narine looks to hit a pull shot but fails to make proper connection and his top edge flies off to De Kock who takes a nice one-handed catch behind the stumps! KKR were 25/2 after 5 overs.




Rahul Chahar gets to bowl one over of spin to end the powerplay! Rana picks a googly by him and smashes it over long-on for a six!
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 33/2 after 6 overs and need 163 runs from 84 balls

23/09/2020 22:11:29

KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik comes in at NO. THREE!

23/09/2020 22:09:51

KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik comes in at NO. THREE!

23/09/2020 22:00:52

Hard-hitting openers Sunil Narine and Shubhman Gill have walked out to open the innings for KKR and looks they are on a mission to play havoc with a best-laid strategy! Sunil has done well with the ball and is now willing to perform with the bat as well! First over is a maiden by Trent Boult and the second over is been given to Pattinson. Narine hits his first six of the day as he successfully helps the ball sail over for a SIX !




IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - KKR 8/0 after 2 overs.

23/09/2020 21:41:02

KKR vs MI, IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians Post Challenging 195-Run Total As Rohit, Surya Shine With Bat

23/09/2020 21:28:13

A splendid innings from Rohit Sharma comes to an end in the 18th over! He was hitting the ball hard but looked extremely exhausted as he failed to clear a full toss over the boundary and ends up giving an easy catch. At the end of 18 overs (11 runs and one wicket from it), MI were 178/4




Cummins has been VERY expensive and skipper decides to call on Russell to bowl the 19th over! Pandya gets HIT WICKET for 18! His brother Krunal Pandya is the next man in! Two good bouncer by Russ to end the over.
(4 runs from the over) IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 182/5 after 19 overs.

23/09/2020 21:16:52

Mumbai Eye Massive 200-Plus Total With Rohit Sharma Going Strong

23/09/2020 21:05:11

Mumbai Eye Massive 200-Plus Total With Rohit Sharma Going Strong

23/09/2020 20:56:46

200 sixes for Hitman in the IPL!!! Normal services resumed for Rohit as he stands and delivers just when it seemed that the boundaries have dried down a bit. The MI skipper has turned on the carnage mode on with six overs in hand. Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard are the next batsmen to come out!!! Also, Kuldeep Yadav bowled out by KKR! At the end of 14 overs (17 runs from it), MI were 132/2




Cummins comes back into the attack and so far he has not been impressive. Tiwary joins his skipper in the six-hitting fest and smashes the Aussie speedster for a HUGE six over mid-on!
(15 runs from the over) IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 147/2 after 15 overs.

23/09/2020 20:39:38

MI Skipper Rohit Sharma Eclipses David Warner to Become Leading Run-getter Against KKR

23/09/2020 20:36:43

KKR desperately needs to break this partnership as soon as possible. Narine gets to continue as he bowls the 11th over. He gets the BIG BREAKTHROUGH...Narine beats Yadav in flight and wicket-keeper flicks the bail off! Yadav departs after a well-made 47 but after giving an absolute cracker of a start for MI as they managed to make 94/1 at the halfway mark (First ten overs) At the end of 11 overs (5 runs and one wicket from it), MI were 99/2




Saurabh Tiwari is the next man in for MI but at the non-strikers end! He has to make sure that he too scores quick runs to avoid putting Rohit under pressure. Meanwhile, HITMAN scores his 1st Fifty of IPL 2020 (6 runs from the over) IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 105/2 after 12 overs.

23/09/2020 20:26:04

KKR takes the desperately needed strategic timeout. Narine gets to bowl the ninth over. The way both MI batters are playing, looks like they are aiming a 200-run target. A good comeback by Narine as he gives away just five runs from this over. At the end of 9 overs (5 runs from it), MI were 88/1




Kuldeep Yadav bowls his second over. We get to see Yadav vs Yadav in this over! The leg-spinner bowls some quick deliveries to ensure he doesn't get smacked for some biggies in the over. Just 10 overs of the first innings and it already seems 'dewy' at Abu Dhabi! Good over by Yadav (6 runs from the over) IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 94/1 after 10 overs.

23/09/2020 20:15:11

Rohit Sharma overtakes David Warner to become leading run-getter vs KKR in IPL history!!!

23/09/2020 20:14:00

MI has enjoyed a great powerplay and Andre Russell has been called upon to bowl. After a few good deliveries, he gets to face the wrath of Ro-HIT Sharma who smokes the ball out of the boundary ropes for a six after hitting a four already!!!
At the end of 7 overs (13 runs from it), MI were 72/1




Young leggie Kuldeep Yadav has been introduced into the attack to stop the glut of runs. He manages to keep MI batters silent for the first four balls but gets smacked for a six. A good star for MI and Rohit Sharma also becomes the leading run getter against KKR in IPL history! (11 runs from the over)
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 83/1 after 8 overs.

23/09/2020 20:03:10

KKR's most expensive buy this season, Pat Cummins has been introduced into the bowling attack.The speedster starts of with a wide and the next ball is an short-pitched delivery that is pulled by HITMAN for a SIX into the stands over mid-wicket. Cummins improves his line and length for the next few balls but a loose second-last delivery again results in Rohit hitting a six beyond the ropes.
At the end of 5 overs, MI were 48/1




Sunil Narine gets to bowl the last over of the powerplay and is welcomed with a fiery four from Yadav. The star batsman looks in no mood for sighters and pulls him again for another 4 over mid-wicket! (11 runs from the over)
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 59/1 after 6 overs.

23/09/2020 19:52:22

Sandeep Warrier is back into the attack and gets thrashed by Surya Kumar Yadav in his second over. Despite having a heavily populated field to protect boundaries, Yadav manages to pierce the gap to hit him for back-to-back three boundaries. At the end of 3 overs, MI were 24/1




No Narine into the attack and its Shivam Mavi who gets the bowl the 4th over. A mix of fuller and short-pitched deliveries to from the young bowler to stop leaking runs but both MI openers are still swinging the bat hard at almost every ball at the moment. (9 runs from the over)
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 33/1 after 4 overs.

23/09/2020 19:42:22

Shivam Mavi gets to bowl the second over with NEW ball and he departs De Kock for just one run! The MI opener tries to hit a big pull shot off a short pitched delivery but only manages to sky the ball and ends up giving a catch to to Nikhil Naik at mid-wicket. Not the start MI was looking for! WICKET MAIDEN OVER FOR MAVI!!!
(no runs from this over)




IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 8/1 after 2 overs.

23/09/2020 19:35:56

For the fifth time in a row, a team has opted to bowl first after winning the toss! KKR opts to field first and for MI, skipper Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock are out to open the innings. Sandeep Warrier gets the new ball. QDK gets the scoreboard ticking by taking a single off the first ball. Both openers are playing risk-free at the moment and keeps on rotating the strike. Rohit was aggressive in opening game against CSK and he continues the strategy...hits Warrier for a six off the last ball of the over. (8 runs from this over)




IPL 2020, KKR vs MI LIVE Score: 1st Innings - 8/0 after 1 over.

23/09/2020 19:20:32

KKR also won their second IPL title in 2014 edition at UAE beating KXIP in the finals.

23/09/2020 19:18:33

Last time around KKR had beaten Mumbai Indians by 41 runs when the two sides played In UAE back in 2014

23/09/2020 19:17:47

MI vs KKR Pitch Report - The pitch at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi is completely different compared to the pitch at Sharjah. The grass will also be present on the pitch here. Fast bowlers are very likely to get some help from it.

23/09/2020 19:13:19

The four overseas players playing for KKR tonight are Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cmmins and Sunil Narine.

23/09/2020 19:10:02

Playing XI-




Mumbai Indians XI: R Sharma, Q de Kock, S Yadav, S Tiwary, H Pandya, K Pollard, K Pandya, J Pattinson, R Chahar, T Boult, J Bumrah




Kolkata Knight Riders XI: S Narine, S Gill, N Rana, E Morgan, A Russell, D Karthik, N Naik, P Cummins, K Yadav, S Warrier, S Mavi

23/09/2020 19:05:38

Dinesh Karthik have won the toss and decided to bowl first against Mumbai Indians. Dew has been a major factor for captains to opt to bowl first in most of the games.

23/09/2020 18:58:33

KKR vs MI head-to-head records: Rohit Sharma led MI dominate the record with 19-6 against KKR!

23/09/2020 18:49:33

Battle of sixes- Andre Russell vs Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya vs Eoin Morgan, Quinton de Kock vs Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine vs Rohit Sharma

23/09/2020 18:45:23

KKR vs MI - Top Players To Watch Out For: Kieron Pollard (MI), Pat Cummins (KKR), Shubhman Gill (KKR), Quinton de Kock (MI), Andre Russell (KKR)

23/09/2020 18:43:35

KKR vs MI - Some approaching milestones!




If Kieron Pollard gets picked in the playing XI of Mumbai Indians, he will today play his 150th IPL match




If Rohit Sharma manages to score 90 runs in tonight's game against KKR, he will complete 5000 runs in the IPL




Andre Russell and Quinton de Kock needs 100 and 11 runs respectively to complete 1500 IPL runs.

23/09/2020 18:26:05

KKR vs MI Predicted Playing XI




Predictable playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders - Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Karran, Lungi Nagidi, Deepak Chahar and Piyush Chawla.




Mumbai Indians- Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwari, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter Nile / James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.