IPL 2020 live score KKR 61-5: Here is another wicket, and this time it is the dangerman Andre Russell. He tries to go for it against Bumrah, and the latter drops it short. The ball takes the edge and the keeper takes a simple catch. KKR in all sorts of trouble.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 57-4: Chahar comes back for another over here. He is bowling excellently well at the moment as KKR continue to struggle. Eoin Morgan is the key here, as not much batting left here for them already.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 42-4: What is happening here. Karthik chops one on to the stumps, and Chahar is on a hat-trick here. This is not looking good for KKR here. This is great bowling.
IPL 2020 live score 42-3: Now time for some leg-spinners by Rahul Chahar. He has been doing well so far in the tournament. And Gill has committed a blunder. He tries to go for a big one but is caught on the boundary by Pollard. He is out for 21.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 33-2: Gill is itching to score some quick runs here. He puts away Coulter-Nile for a four on the first ball. But in the same over, Rana goes for a pull and is caught behind. That is a big blunder from the southpaw.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 25-1: Now Bumrah comes into the attack. He is looking difficult to put away. But Nitish Rana somehow manages to get one away for a four. But it's been Mumbai on top till now.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 18-1: Boult continues. He doesn't give the room to the batsmen to freeze arms. But Tripathi somehow manages to get one through the covers. The batsman crunches another one through point, but Suryakumar Yadav takes a blinder. Tripathi is out for 7.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 12-0: Coulter-Nile comes on for the second over. And Gill creams him for a four through the on-side. Nine runs come from the over now.
Mumbai Indians replace James Pattinson with Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Tom Banton and Kamlesh Nagarkoti make way for Chris Green and Shivam Mavi in the KKR side.
KKR opt to bat first.
Pitch report: There's some grass on the wicket, and it's a fresh one. Expect some help for the pacers ealy on. All set for Coulter-Nile and Lockie then?
Nathan Coulter-Nile is back to full fitness, he says in an interview to the commentators. Will we see him in action tonight? Quite possible.
"I was surprised, as was everybody. Yesterday, Dinesh Karthik informed us that he wants to step step back and focus on his batting as that's the best option for the team. I think it was selfless, also shows a lot of courage from him to put the team first ahead of him being skipper. I'm delighted to continue a leadership role within the team. Hopefully continue to work alongside our players. Half way through the tournament, we've shown some potential but haven't achieved majority of it yet. Tonight will be another good test." - Eoin Morgan, on the captaincy switch.
"I've continued to be myself. Within any good or great side, you have to have a number of leaders within the change room and we have that in abundance. We have a lot of young guys stepping up in different stages, Gill, Rana, Nagarkoti to name a few. We have abundance of overseas players to lead as well. Between myself and Dinesh, captain and vice captain, we can be at ther forefront at that. Obviously the driving engine will be the guys behind us."
So, will we see team changes in KKR today, apart from the captaincy change? How about getting in Lockie Ferguson for Tom Banton? And will Kuldeep get a chance? If Banton doesn't play, surel Rahul Tripathi has to open again. Let's see how the permutations and combinations work for KKR tonight.
Hello and welcome to match 32 between KKR and MI. Dinesh Karthik has stepped down as the skipper for Kolkata and Eoin Morgan has taken over. It's to be seen what it does to the team morale -- midway through the tournament. As for Mumbai, they have been in stunning form and would like to win yet another match, here in Abu Dhabi.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 61-5: Here is another wicket, and this time it is the dangerman Andre Russell. He tries to go for it against Bumrah, and the latter drops it short. The ball takes the edge and the keeper takes a simple catch. KKR in all sorts of trouble.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 57-4: Chahar comes back for another over here. He is bowling excellently well at the moment as KKR continue to struggle. Eoin Morgan is the key here, as not much batting left here for them already.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 42-4: What is happening here. Karthik chops one on to the stumps, and Chahar is on a hat-trick here. This is not looking good for KKR here. This is great bowling.
IPL 2020 live score 42-3: Now time for some leg-spinners by Rahul Chahar. He has been doing well so far in the tournament. And Gill has committed a blunder. He tries to go for a big one but is caught on the boundary by Pollard. He is out for 21.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 33-2: Gill is itching to score some quick runs here. He puts away Coulter-Nile for a four on the first ball. But in the same over, Rana goes for a pull and is caught behind. That is a big blunder from the southpaw.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 25-1: Now Bumrah comes into the attack. He is looking difficult to put away. But Nitish Rana somehow manages to get one away for a four. But it's been Mumbai on top till now.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 18-1: Boult continues. He doesn't give the room to the batsmen to freeze arms. But Tripathi somehow manages to get one through the covers. The batsman crunches another one through point, but Suryakumar Yadav takes a blinder. Tripathi is out for 7.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 12-0: Coulter-Nile comes on for the second over. And Gill creams him for a four through the on-side. Nine runs come from the over now.
IPL 2020 live score KKR 3-0:Trent Boult starts the innings for MI. And he gets swing straightaway. Tripathi has some problems early in the innings. It's a good over to start with here.
We are just minutes away from the start of the match now. It would be interesting to see what the batting order of KKR will be.
How many wickets will he get today?
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Tom Banton and Kamlesh Nagarkoti make way for Chris Green and Shivam Mavi in the KKR side.
Pitch report: There's some grass on the wicket, and it's a fresh one. Expect some help for the pacers ealy on. All set for Coulter-Nile and Lockie then?
Nathan Coulter-Nile is back to full fitness, he says in an interview to the commentators. Will we see him in action tonight? Quite possible.
"I was surprised, as was everybody. Yesterday, Dinesh Karthik informed us that he wants to step step back and focus on his batting as that's the best option for the team. I think it was selfless, also shows a lot of courage from him to put the team first ahead of him being skipper. I'm delighted to continue a leadership role within the team. Hopefully continue to work alongside our players. Half way through the tournament, we've shown some potential but haven't achieved majority of it yet. Tonight will be another good test." - Eoin Morgan, on the captaincy switch.
"I've continued to be myself. Within any good or great side, you have to have a number of leaders within the change room and we have that in abundance. We have a lot of young guys stepping up in different stages, Gill, Rana, Nagarkoti to name a few. We have abundance of overseas players to lead as well. Between myself and Dinesh, captain and vice captain, we can be at ther forefront at that. Obviously the driving engine will be the guys behind us."
So, will we see team changes in KKR today, apart from the captaincy change? How about getting in Lockie Ferguson for Tom Banton? And will Kuldeep get a chance? If Banton doesn't play, surel Rahul Tripathi has to open again. Let's see how the permutations and combinations work for KKR tonight.
"On behalf of everyone at Kolkata Knight Riders, we thank DK for all his contributions as the captain over the past two and a half years and wish Eoin the very best going forward." The veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman's captaincy had come under intense criticism due to the team's erratic campaign so far.
"While we were surprised by his decision, we are respectful of his wishes." Midway into the ongoing season, KKR find themselves at fourth place in the points table with four wins and three losses. "…DK and Eoin have worked brilliantly together during this tournament and although Eoin takes over as captain, this is effectively a role swap and we expect that this transition will work in a seamless manner," Mysore said.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik stepped down as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders to focus on batting. England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan will take over from Karthik as KKR prepare to play Mumbai Indians in their eighth match of IPL 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Friday. A press release from franchise stated that Karthik told the KKR management that he wants to "focus on his batting and contributing more to the team's cause. "We are fortunate to have leaders such as DK, who has always put the team first. It takes a lot of courage for someone like him to take a decision such as this," team CEO Venky Mysore said in the statement.
Hello and welcome to match 32 between KKR and MI. Dinesh Karthik has stepped down as the skipper for Kolkata and Eoin Morgan has taken over. It's to be seen what it does to the team morale -- midway through the tournament. As for Mumbai, they have been in stunning form and would like to win yet another match, here in Abu Dhabi.
IPL Live Score 2020, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Latest Updates: IPL 2020 live score KKR 61-5: Here is another wicket, and this time it is the dangerman Andre Russell. He tries to go for it against Bumrah, and the latter drops it short. The ball takes the edge and the keeper takes a simple catch. KKR in all sorts of trouble.
PREVIEW:Reigning champions Mumbai Indians (MI) are in red hot form and the Rohit Sharma-led side will aim to consolidate their position on the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table when they clash with an inconsistent Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their return fixture on Friday. The last time the two sides met in the current season, MI had thrashed KKR by 49 runs at the same venue, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. With their consistent performances, MI have emerged as one of the favorites of this year's title. The entire team has clicked as a unit, with both the bowlers and batsmen stepping up whenever the situation demanded. While they have in-form top-order comprising skipper Rohit and opener Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan have provided stability to their side in the middle-order. The MI batters are at their peak and can rip apart the best of bowling attacks.
With the likes of Krunal Pandya, Keiron Pollard and Hardik Pandya, MI have some of the most destructive guns in their lower middle-order. Meanwhile, MI bowling department, too, looks quite settled, with lethal pacers like Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah and James Pattinson being part of their arsenal. The trio has come with breakthroughs at crucial points and would look to continue with it. The spin workload will once again be shared by Rahul Chahar and Krunal. On the other hand, KKR have plenty of issues in their backyard. Their major concern is the inconsistency of the players, especially their batsmen.
They do have Andre Russell in their middle-order. However, the Caribbean all-rounder hasn't been up to the expectations, managing merely 71 runs from seven games. KKR, undoubtedly, possess some of the fine batsmen of the game, comprising opener Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, and skipper Dinesh Karthik. But they all have let their team down with inconsistent performance. KKR's bowling has, however, performed better than the batters. Prasidh Krishna, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, and K Nagarkoti have been average with the ball and needs to up the ante as the league will head towards the business end. While KKR will aim to avenge their last defeat, MI would be in no mood to spare any of their opponents in order to be at the pole position at the end of the league stage
