Kolkata Knight Riders 157 for 7 beat Mumbai Indians 139 for 8 by 18 runs
Rohit Sharma struggled for runs, scoring at less than a run a ball in the first six overs. That left the batting to Ishan Kishan, who flat-batted his way to 37 off 17 in the powerplay (which was five overs for this match). The highlight was a reverse-hit four, followed by a pull six at the end of the powerplay to take MI to 59.
But Narine was ready with his riposte in the next over, trapping Kishan for 40. With the spin on from both ends, featuring a lot of stump-to-stump bowling and 17 consecutive balls without a boundary, Rohit's struggle ended on 19. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak also failed to attack the spinners and the equation soon became 77 required from 36.
Then Russell got the ball. His scrambled seam trapped Suryakumar and the slower ball removed David. In between, Varun trapped Hardik Pandya for 2 to compound MI's woes.
The equations like 57 of 18 have become all the more achievable in this IPL, and Tilak kept MI's flame burning when he took Harshit Rana for 16 runs in the 14th over, sending his slower ones to the ropes. No 8 Naman Dhir took inspiration from Tilak to smash Russell for a couple of sixes and a four in a 19-run over that brought MI back into the game. With 22 needed off six, Dhir and Tilak fell in the first three deliveries of the final over to seal MI's fate.