Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets at Eden Gardens, chasing down 148 in 17.1 overs to claim the points after winning the toss and choosing to field.
Mumbai were never allowed to settle. C Green was the chief tormentor with 2 for 6 from 3.2 overs, while Kartik Tyagi conceded just 12 runs in his four overs and also took two wickets. Tilak Varma top-scored among the recognised batters with 20 from 32 balls, and Hardik Pandya added 26 off 27 before being bowled by Sunil Narine. Only a late burst from C Bosch, unbeaten on 32 from 18 balls with three fours and two sixes, lifted Mumbai to 147 for 8. SR Dubey leaked 49 in his 4.1 overs but still picked up two wickets, including SA Yadav for a 6-ball 15.
The chase was built around Player of the Match MK Pandey, whose 45 from 33 balls included six fours before he was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. Rovman Powell played the more aggressive hand alongside him, striking 40 from 30 with four fours and two sixes before being caught by Bosch off AM Ghazanfar.
Ajinkya Rahane chipped in with 21, and although Bosch returned figures of 2 for 6 from 3.1 overs to keep Mumbai in the contest, Kolkata had done the bulk of the work. Ramandeep Singh's unbeaten 9 from 5 balls saw the side home.
For Kolkata, it was a disciplined performance with the ball backed by a composed Pandey innings — the platform of a win delivered comfortably inside the 18th over.
Written by AI from match data on Cricstr. Reviewed before publishing.