IPL 2018 Live Score: Mumbai Indians are fifth in the table. (Source: IPL)
IPL 2018 Live KKR vs MI: Kolkata Knight Riders run the risk of slipping away when they face resurgent defending champions and 'nemesis' Mumbai Indians in an IPL clash. KKR have an onerous task at hand as they need to defy history against Mumbai Indians, who have won 17 of the 21 matches against the hosts across 11 seasons -- the most wins for an IPL team against any opponent. Their 13-run defeat at the Wankhede on May 6 stretched their losing streak to seven matches and 1125 days -- KKR's last win over Mumbai Indians was way back on April 8, 2015.
While KKR are fast running of time, the most successful IPL franchise, MI, are peaking at the right time, a revival that's quite akin to their triumphant campaign in 2015 when the Rohit Sharma-led side won seven of their last eight matches en route the title. Both teams have four matches left in the round-robin league, but KKR have won five matches one more than MI as a loss for any of the two sides may complicate their play-off aspirations.
For KKR to overcome the past, Sunil Narine once again will have to play a crucial role both with the bat and ball. A dehydrated Narine had to bat lower down the order in their previous clash and it did not help their 182-run chase. Narine will look to be back at the top and set them up with a fiery start.
Sharma is a vital cog in MI's batting as Narine will be KKR's answer with his exploits against the opponent skipper who has been dismissed six times by the Trinidadian. But Narine will need more backing from the other bowlers especially their pacers who have been a big let down this season.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Dinesh Karthik (C), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, R. Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Mitchell McLenaghan, Mustafizur Rahaman, Jasprit Bumrah, Akila Dananjaya, Ben Cutting, JP Duminy, Rahul Chahar, Sharad Lumba, Adam Milne, Siddhesh Lad, Md Nidheesh, Mohsin Khan, Anukul Roy, Pradeep Sangwan, Tajinder Singh, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary.
IPL 2018 Live Score KKR vs MI: Kolkata host Mumbai at Eden Gardens. (AP Photo)
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Mumbai Indians are doing it again! After a horrible start to their IPL season, they are mounting a comeback and are on the path of qualifying for the playoffs. They need to win all their remaining four games and in the first game of the four, they face Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. They beat KKR in their previous game at the Wankhede, thanks to an all-around show from Hardik Pandya. Eden is a stadium Mumbai have a great record, including a win in an IPL final. It makes them the favourite against KKR who have lost their winning touch recently. The match winners have not delivered and this is the game they would hope the big names play big part and win them the game.