Unlike KKR, MI were off to a shaky start during their chase, as with just nine runs on the board, it was opener Parthiv Patel, who fell for a mere single to Umersh Yadav, after being caught by Yusuf Pathan in the second over. However, it was followed by a steady 59-run stand between opener Rohit and Ambati Rayudu, as Rohit contributed 25, while Rayudu contributed 32 runs in the stand. Both the batsmen played a powerful innings as they reached about 70 runs in just the opening six overs. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2016, Match 24 at Mumbai
However, it was in the seventh over, when Rayudu fell for a healthy 32 to Shakib Al Hasan, after being caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Following his dismissal, it was Krunal Panndya, who came in and Rohit also brought up his half-century in 36 balls, that included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. Nevertheless, as the score ticked 78 in the ninth over, it was Krunal, who fell for mere six to the mystery spinner Sunil Narine.
It was followed by a steady 28-run stand between Rohit and Jos Buttler, as Buttler too departed for just 15 in the 13th over, after he was brilliantly caught by Chris Lynn off Narine again. Nevertheless, it was the pair of Rohit and Kieron Pollard, who played the match-winning innings together, as they contributed a mammoth 72-run stand, and Pollard too brought up his half-century off just 17 deliveries, including a couple of boundaries and six sixes, along with a strike rate of 300, that sealed the fate of MI, as they comfortably won the game by six wickets, with 12 balls to spare. It was also the fastest fifty by a MI batsman.
Kolkata Knight Riders 174 for 5 in 20 overs (Gautam Gambhir 59, Robin Uthappa 36; Tim Southee 2 for 38) lost to Mumbai Indians 178 for 4 in 18 overs (Rohit Sharma 68, Kieron Pollard 51; Sunil Narine 2 for 22) by 6 wickets.
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(Ayush Gupta is a reporter at CricketCountry. A passionate supporter of Manchester United, he idolises Roger Federer and is also a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) maniac. He can be followed on Twitter @Ayush24x7)
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