IPL 2021: KKR vs MI Match 5 Live Updates: Chahar keeps Knights in check

Two singles to begin the over. KKR need a boundary to ease the pressure. The run rate has cross 10 at this stage. 16 needed from 9

Krunal's superb spell comes to an end. In his four over spell Krunal Pandya picked up one wicket and gave away just 13 runs. 19 need off the last two

DROPPED!! Pollard sends it way up. In the air for a long time, Bumrah keeps his eyes on it but fails to take it. Relief in KKR camp

22 needed off the last 3 overs. Can the Knights stop their losing run against MI. Chahar's brilliant spell have opened the game up. But with Russell and Karthik in the middle the ask can be a very easy one

Free hit and Russell whacks it down the leg side for an important boundary.

Free Hit! Russell on strike and this could hurt Mumbai

The game which looked set it KKR's favour is wide open now. Knights need 29 off 21 to win

A dot to begin Bumrah's over

DROPPED!! That could have been the turning point! Krunal Pandya unable to follow through as Pollard is dropped on 0.

KKR need 31 from 28. Two new batsman at the crease. Both Karthik and Russell capable of easily finishing this off

WICKET!! And that's another wicket down, Shakib al Hasan goes for 9 off 9. Suryakumar Yadav picks him up at deep square. Suddenly the game has come alive for MI

WICKET!! And Chahar removes Rana on his last ball. 4 wickets in 4 overs as Rana goes for 57 off 47. KKR need 31 off 30

FOUR!! A superb delivery but unfortunate for Chahar as it goes past de Kock for a boundary

Chahar in for his last over

9 runs come off Rohit's over. 40 needed off 36 for Knights to win

FOUR!! Nearly gets a wicket but it goes past fine leg for a boundary

Looks like he's fine. Back to the game then!

Captain Rohit Sharma coming on to bowl! But the MI captain twists his ankle just before releasing the ball. His boots are off and medics are checking him out

Shakib al Hasan the new batsman in

WICKET!! Eoin Morgan departs! It's gone high but Jansen makes no mistake at deep midwicket to end the skipper's innings. Chahar picks up his third for the evening. The KKR skipper goes for 7 off 7

50 up for Nitish Rana! 13th IPL half-century from Rana.

FOUR to begin Chahar's third over

Good over for Knights as 12 runs come off it. KKR need 56 from 48 balls

FOUR! Superb shot from Morgan as pulls it past third man for a boundary

FOUR! Down the leg side for a boundary.

Good over from Chahar as he picks up a wicket and gives away just four runs. KKR need 68 from 54 balls

Captain Morgan in at No. 4

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rahul Tripathi goes for 5 off 5. Chahar picks up his second wicket of the evening.

10 overs done. 8 runs come off the over. Midway through the chase KKR are at 81/1 Knight Riders need 72 from 60 to win

FOUR!! Powerful pull shot from Rana as he goes away for a boundary

Chance for MI! But Tripathi's safe as it lands in no man's land. KKR at 73/1 after 9 overs

WICKET! Shubman Gill doesn't have enough on this one as he finds Pollard. Gill goes for 33 off 24. Chahar hands MI a wicket. KKR at 72/1 after 8.5 overs

SIX!! Gill whacks this wide of long on for a maximum

FOUR! A boundary to start Chahar's over. Gill times it well as sends it past deep backward square leg

12 overs come off Pollards over. KKR at 61 for no loss after eight overs

FOUR! Rana smashes it away for a second consecutive boundary

SIX!! Rana keeps the boundary count flowing as he sends this wide of deep midwicket

50 runs come off the Gill-Rana partnership off 43 deliveries.

FOUR! A third boundary to end the over. Good over for KKR as 13 runs come off the final over of powerplay. At the end of powerplay KKR are at 45/0

Back-to-back boundaries from Shubman Gill. The first one goes over mid-on, while the second one beats deep square

Good over from Krunal as just four runs come off it

Krunal Pandya replacing Boult. A single to begin the over

FOUR! A beautiful shot as he sends it past the bowler to end the over with a boundary. 9 runs off the over, KKR at 28/0

FOUR! The second delivery runs away for four as Rana times it well past fine leg

Bumrah comes into the attack as he replaces Jansen

Good over for KKR as 11 runs come off it. Knights at 19/0 after 3 overs

FOUR! Rana picking up the pace after two quiet overs. Rana times is well past deep midwicket for the second boundary of the over

SIX!! A comfortable six over cover! Rana goes down the track and sends it over extra cover for the first maximum of the innings.

Good over from Jansen as only four runs come off the second over. KKR at 8/0 after two overs

Just the boundary of the first over. Jansen to bowl the second

FOUR!! And the chase starts with a boundary! Nitish Rana gets off with a boundary again

It was the Russell show in the end. Being 86/1 at one stage, Mumbai Indians were bowled out for 152 in 20 overs. The KKR bowlers were phenomenal and did their bit tonight. It's over to the batsmen now to chase down this below par score and register a second win on the trot.

In 203 matches before #IPL2021 no bowler had taken 5-wicket haul against Mumbai Indians - now twice in two games!#KKRvMI #MIvKKR

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) April 13, 2021

The Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers enjoyed a good outing as they restricted Mumbai Indians to 152. Andre Russell bowled a phenomenal spell. Russell bowled two overs and picked up five wickets.

WICKET!! Third wicket off the over for Andre Russell. Five wicket haul for Andre Russell!

On a hattrick, but it lands in no balls land as Boult is safe.

CAUGHT!! Jasprit Bumrah caught by Shakib al Hasan in the deep! Wicket no. 4 for Andre Russell.

CAUGHT!!! Krunal Pandya finds Prasidh Krishna at short leg. Pandya goes for 15 for 9. Russell picks up his third wicket of the evening.

Back-to-back boundaries from Krunal Pandya. 150 comes up for MI.

FOUR! Good start to the final over.

FOUR! Top edge, Krunal Pandya sends this past fine leg. 12 runs come off the penultimate over.

FOUR leg byes! Beats Bhajji at fine leg

Rahul Chahar the new batsman in

OUT!! Second wicket for Russell in the same over! Marco Jansen goes for a duck as he finds Pat Cummins at deep point

KKR bowlers have been superb this evening

Mumbai losing wickets virtually every over, likely to finish with below par score. KKR have bowled outstandingly

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 13, 2021

WICKET!!! Caught behind! Russell strikes as soon as he comes in. He removes his big-hitting West Indies counterpart as Pollard goes for 5 off 8.

Good over from Prasidh Krishna as he picks up an important wicket and gives away just 6 runs. Russell comes in for his death over duties. MI at 125/5 after 17 overs

One Pandya brother replaces the other. Krunal Pandya the new batsman in

OUT!! Prasidh Krishna gets a wicket as Hardik Pandya gets it wrong this time. Russell waits for it at mid-off and takes a safe catch. Pandya goes for 15 off 17. MI at 123/5 after 16.5 overs

FOUR! A boundary to begin Prasidh Krishna's over.

FOUR! A lucky escape for Pollard as he gets the only boundary of the over. And that brings an end to Cummins spell. He has been brilliant today giving away 24 runs and picking up twi important wickets

Big hitting Pollard the new man in

WICKET!! BOWLED! And he delivers once again as he removes captain Rohit Sharma. Just when the MI skipper was picking the pace up of his innings, Cummins picks up the important wicket. Rohit Sharma has to go for 43 off 32.

Cummins in for his final over. A single to begin

FOUR! Rohit picking up the pace of his innings now. Rohit sends this past third man for a boundary.

Another expensive over as 12 runs come off it. MI at 106/3 after 14 overs

SIX!! Rohit joins the party as he sends it into the stands over deep mid wicket for his first maximum of the evening.

FOUR!! Pandya gets his first boundary of the evening as he smacks it over midwicket.

Morgan brings Prasidh Krishna back. Krishna leaked 16 runs in his first over

Varun Chakravarthy replacing Shakib al Hasan. A dot to begin the over

Good over from Cummins as he picks up a wicket and gives away only three runs. MI at 91/3 after 12 overs

Hardik Pandya the new batsman in

OUT!! And Ishan Kishan back to the dugout before he can get started! Superb catch from Prasidh Krishna at fine leg as Cummins picks up a wicket on the first delivery of the over. Kishan goes for 1 off 3. KKR take back control with two quick wickets

OUT!! And Shakib removes the dangerous Suryakumar Yadav. A good catch from Shubman Gill as SKY goes for 56 off 36. Important wicket for the Knights. MI at 82/2 after 10.3 overs

SIX!!! 50 up or Suryakumar Yadav. SKY skies it as he brings up his 12th half-century in style with a maximum! A huge 99 mtrs six as he sends it out of the park

Cummins replaces Prasidh after that expensive over. A single to begin the tenth over.

Another good over from Shakib as no boundaries come off it. MI at 70/1 after 9 overs

6-4-4! Suryakumar in rampaging form as he hammers Krishna. Expensive over from Krishna at 16 runs comes off it. MI at 64/1 after 8 overs.

FOUR!! Two consecutive boundaries from SKY

SIX!! Suryakumar places it beautifully towards deep midwicket as it crashes into the boundary ropes for the first maximum of the evening!

Prasidh Krishna replacing Pat Cummins

Just singles off the over as six runs come off Shakib's over. MI at 48/1 after 7 overs

At the end of the powerplay Mumbai Indians are at 42/1. After that early wicket, the defending champions have quickly recovered to keep the scoreboard ticket. Shakib to bowl the seventh

FOUR!! And SKY keeps the boundaries flowing. Suryakumar finds the gap as it races away past cover point for a boundary

Pat Cummins bowls the final over of the powerplay, replaces Shakib. Three consecutive dots to begin

FOUR! A boundary from Rohit to finish the over. 9 runs came off the over. MI at 37/1 after 5 overs

SKY hammered Bhajji from the minute he came into bat. MI recovered quickly after the early wicket

SKY is the limit! Rough treatment for Harbhajan

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 13, 2021

Quiet over from Shakib as only four runs come off it. MI at 28/1 after four overs

Shakib comes into the attack. A single to begin the over

FOUR! Third boundary of the over from Suryakumar! What a start from SKY. After a quiet first over from Harbhajan, the spinner leaks 14 runs in his second over. MI at 24/1 after 3 overs

FOUR! Another boundary and SKY places this one between long-on and deep midwicket

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav off the mark with a boundary once again! Perfect start to his innings

OUT!! Superb catch by Rahul Tripathi! de Kock goes into the shot too early. Tripathi comes running in from long on and keeps his eyes on the ball as he takes a superb catch. Varun Chakravarthy hands KKR the first breakthrough of the evening. Quinton de Kock has to go for 2 off 6.

FOUR! The first boundary of the innings! Rohit pulls it over midwicket to get the first boundary of the evening for MI

A dot to begin Varun Chakravarthy's over

Good start from Harbhajan as only three runs come off the first over.

Harbhajan handed the new ball again. Rohit on strike. A single to begin the day's proceedings

It's time for the match to get underway at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The KKR team in a huddle. Umpires walk in.

Morgan opts to bowl first and says the reason is that it’s the same wicket as the other night and they aren’t sure if dew will come in or not. Rohit would have opted to bowl first as well.

#KKR have won the toss and they will bowl first against #MumbaiIndians in Match 5 of #VIVOIPL.#KKRvMI pic.twitter.com/7plyJvbHdx

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2021

Kolkata Knight Riders' playing XI:

Match 5. Kolkata Knight Riders XI: S Gill, N Rana, R Tripathi, E Morgan, D Karthik, S Al Hasan, A Russell, P Cummins, H Singh, V Chakaravarthy, P Krishna https://t.co/blOfaL84mJ #KKRvMI #VIVOIPL #IPL2021

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2021

Mumbai Indians' playing XI:

Match 5. Mumbai Indians XI: Q de Kock, R Sharma, S Yadav, I Kishan, H Pandya, K Pollard, K Pandya, M Jansen, R Chahar, J Bumrah, T Boult https://t.co/blOfaL84mJ #KKRvMI #VIVOIPL #IPL2021

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2021

One change in the Mumbai line-up: Quinton de Kock replaces Chris Lynn.

KKR remain unchanged for the second game of the season. No Sunil Narine still.

Heads is the call. KKR win the toss and opts to bowl first

A minute away from the toss. Will we see some massive shots at the Chidambaram Stadium tonight?

The Elite Strike Rate Club: 🔝members only.#KKRvMI #KKRHaiTaiyaar #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/kvLaMTuDzL

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 13, 2021

Half an hour to go for the toss: KKR will look to stop their rut against MI. In the last five meetings, MI have been the dominant side four times, while the Knights have won just once. The Morgan-led side have lost three in a row to Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai and after their dominating show against Sunrisers, Knights will look to get the better of the defending champions.

An hour to go for the toss as the MA Chidambaram Stadium. What will be the playing XIs for both sides. Will MI and KKR stick to their opening day combinations or will we see a lot of changes. Stay tuned as we bring you the line-ups for tonight's clash!

🔙 with that 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 😄@DineshKarthik #RahulTripathi #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKRvMI #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/nWY53USKpP

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 13, 2021

KKR new recruit Harbhajan Singh bowled just the first over in the opening match. Captain Morgan said it was strategy. Will we see the experienced Bhajji in the Knights' line-up tonight?

All set for ROUND 2️⃣🥊#KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKRvMI #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/K33nPgOt8P

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 13, 2021

Two hours to go for the toss! Stay tuned as we bring you the pitch report, playing XI and toss updates.

😋 charcha among 2⃣ members of the तोडफोड mandal! 🔥#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MI #KKRvMI #IPL2021 @KieronPollard55 @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/JzTvjOnpQv

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 13, 2021

Mumbai began the season on a losing note. But playing in his first match for MI, Chris Lynn put on a good show with the willow. Lynn will look to score big tonight against his former side.

In the #VIVIOIPL season opener & on his debut for @mipaltan, @lynny50 scored a brisk 49. 👍👍

Will the big-hitting right-hander go big against his former IPL side tonight? 🤔🤔 #KKRvMI @Vivo_India

As we get ready to witness the LIVE action, let's relive his 49-run knock 🎥 👇

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2021

The Knights were a confident side in their opener. But Nitish Rana was the standout player for the team and the KKR opener led from the front with a brisk 80. Will we see another blistering knock tonight? Stay tuned for the updates.

In @KKRiders first game of the season, @NitishRana_27
blazed his way to a fine 80. 👌👌

Will he shine with the bat when #KKR face #MI tonight in Match 5 of the #VIVOIPL? 🤔🤔 #KKRvMI @Vivo_India

Let's relive Rana's superb knock 🎥👇

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2021

Eoin Morgan-led KKR and Rohit Sharma-led MI got their season off to contrasting starts. While the Knight Riders put up a dominant show in their opening match, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians once again lost their IPL opener, going down to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Hello & welcome to mykhel’s coverage of the fifth match of the IPL season. A clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians will get the second round matches of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League underway. Tonight’s IPL clash will see former champions KKR face defending champions Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.