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MI fall to third loss of the season

By Mumbai Indians

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11:00 PM: And he finishes it off immediately with a straight six down the ground. That's the game for KKR.

10:59 PM: A four off the free hit and Cummins brings up a 14-ball 50. KKR need six more runs to win.

10:58 PM: Magnificent catch from SKY at long-off but it's called a no-ball for height. Sams lost control of that and Cummins hit it straight where SKY took it one-handed, threw it back into play and caught it again. But it's a free hit now.

10:56 PM: Two more sixes from Cummins - one over mid-wicket and another over fine leg. 

10:53 PM: We need Cummins' wicket and fast. Sams is on for the 16th over and he has hit the first two balls for a six and a four. 

10:51 PM: Unfortunate. Boom bowls a wide yorker but Cummins just digs it out and it goes past Basil at short third.

10:50 PM: Cummins is looking dangerous here. Sits back and powers a full ball over mid-wicket for a biggie.

10:48 PM: Venkatesh brings up a 50 off 41 balls. His wicket is key here, can Boom deliver it?

10:44 PM: A cruel end to a good over as Cummins cuts a wide ball past point and gully for a boundary. KKR are 115/5 in 14 overs, they need 47 runs in the last six. We go into a timeout!



10:43 PM: Pat Cummins the new man in at no.7 and he flicks Mills' pacy ball over deep backward square for a six.

10:42 PM: A little bit of luck for Venkatesh as he mistimes his pull and it falls to a vacant square leg.

10:39 PM: Mills you beauty! The short one hurries Russell whose attempted pull flies a little high and into Brevis' hands at gully. Big wicket that!

10:38 PM: 11 runs off that Boom over with two boundaries.

10:34 PM: Strap in folks for it's Boom time!

10:33 PM: Andre Russell walks in at no.6 and he has hit a second-ball six straight over Ashwin's head.

10:32 PM: Top stuff!



10:28 PM: Ash at it again! Rana's mistimed pull off a length ball lands comfortably in the hands of Sams at deep mid-wicket!

10:27 PM: Almost another! Rana mistimes a pull but it falls short of a diving Brevis at mid-wicket. KKR 81/3 in 11 overs.

10:26 PM: All the way from Nitish Rana, the man at no.5. Backs away and cuts Mills' short ball over deep third.

10:23 PM: Tymal Mills is back and he nails the yorker first ball but is unlucky as Venkatesh inside edges it to the fine leg boundary.



10:20 PM: There's the wicket to break the partnership! Ash tosses one up, Billings jumps down and has to reach out for it, ends up hitting it to Basil at long-off, who takes a well-judged catch!

10:17 PM: Big shout from Ishan and Ashwin but Ro ultimately doesn't go for the DRS. Venkatesh tried a reverse hit, was hit on the pad and they ran two with the help of some overthrows. And Venkatesh follows it up with a slog sweep for six.

10:14 PM: Basil on for his third and Billings' big hit means KKR took seven from his over. Our opponents are 57/2 in nine overs.

10:07 PM: Billings gives charge and hits Ash over long-on for a six.

10:06 PM: M Ashwin comes into the attack now and Billings almost chopped the first ball on! Sweeps the next to deep backward square for a single.

10:04 PM: Powerful hit that. Tilak goes full, Venkatesh sits down and slog sweeps it to the mid-wicket fence. KKR 41/2 in seven overs.

10:02 PM: Sam Billings is the new man in and who do we have here? Ro pulls a rabbit out of the bag, bringing Tilak Varma's off-spin on right after the powerplay!

10:00 PM: Now the wicket comes for Sams! Drops it short, Shreyas pulls it into the hands of Tilak running in from deep backward square. Isn't Sams pumped!?

9:58 PM: Close again! Venkatesh top-edges a pull but the pace of the wicket takes it easily over short-third for a four. And then the batter cuts a length ball for another boundary.

9:55 PM: 10 and a wicket off that Mills over and KKR go to 26/1 in five overs.

9:54 PM: Nearly another! Another short one from Mills, Shreyas gloves the pull and Ishan dived but it was too difficult a take. Good signs here!

9:52 PM: In walks the KKR captain Shreyas Iyer and glances one off his pads past short fine for a boundary.

9:51 PM: Tymal Mills and first over wickets is a trend we love! Steams in, drops it short and Rahane's pull falls in the hands of Sams at deep mid-wicket!

9:49 PM: Just two runs off Boom's over and this is a great start for us! KKR are 16/0 in four overs.

9:47 PM: On comes Boom and he starts off with two dots!

9:44 PM: Top stuff from Brevis! Venkatesh cuts one and DB dives to stop a certain boundary. Only five off that over.

9:43 PM: Cheeky from Venkatesh and he gets rewarded. Gets down to get a full ball over short fine for KKR's first boundary.

9:42 PM: The Paltan in full voice at Pune!



9:40 PM: A good clean start so far as KKR go to 9/0 in two overs.

9:39 PM: Covers some ground next ball to deep third does Brevis to save a couple. Big shout from Sams for an LBW immediately after but the ball had caught Rahane's inside-edge.

9:38 PM: Almost a wicket there! Venkatesh half-pulls one to deep backward square, Brevis dives forward but it fell just short. Great effort!

9:36 PM: Daniel Sams comes in from the other end and Rahane gets him away to deep fine leg for a single first ball.

9:35 PM: Just three off the first over, an encouraging start from Basil that!

9:34 PM: Edgedddd and there is no one at gully! Rahane is hurried by Basil's pace but gets lucky and takes the single.

9:33 PM: Surya loves to be in the thick of action. Venkatesh taps one to mid-wicket and sets for a quick single, SKY picks it up and throws down the stumps but the KKR batter was well home.

9:31 PM: Basil Thampi to start us off with the new ball and he goes pacey and straight first up! Comes in a bit, Basil is excited for a second but the ball struck Rahane too high on the pad. He then gets away one to leg for a single.

9:28 PM: It's time for the chase! Some words of inspiration from Ro in the huddle as Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane wait by the boundary line.

9:21 PM: Let's do this!



9:17 PM: "The wicket is still a bit sticky and we think it is a good score for the bowlers to defend. I just wanted to spend some time in the middle. I feel like we can win it!" says Surya in the mid-innings interview.

9:15 PM: And he ends with a six! Another edge and it sails over the deep third fence yet again! We end on 161/4, taking 63 in the last four overs. What a finish!

9:14 PM: Lucky hit but they all count! Polly tries to smash it, it catches his edge and the power takes it over the ropes at deep third! Last ball coming!

9:11 PM: Polly power on full display! Full, right in his arc and he dismisses it out of his sight, and easily over long-on!

9:09 PM: Polly is on for the final five balls and Tilak pushes him for two straight away.

9:08 PM: Ooh, Surya falls off the first ball. KKR reviewed for a caught behind and the DRS showed that the ball had caught the bottom-edge of Surya's bat. An entertaining 52 off 36 balls and he truly is back!

9:05 PM: We are 138/3 in 19 overs. Can we get to 150 in the final over?

9:04 PM: Up and away goes Tilak! Backs away again and cross-bats it over mid-off for a wonderful boundary! Made that look easy, says Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on air and he certaintly did!

9:02 PM: What a return for SKY! Fifty it is and he gets there with another lovely cut - this time over short third!

8:59 PM: Deft as ever! Sits in his crease, waits for the ball to come and gently cut it past gully for four!

8:57 PM: Crack goes the bat! Again Surya gets and this time makes that sweet, well-timed connection to send it way into the stands at mid-wicket!

8:55 PM: Just Surya things! Early to get down and sweeps it over short fine leg to end the over with a boundary! 115/3 in 17 overs - how much can we get in the final three?



8:52 PM: And now he goes the other way! Backs away and reaches out to get a wide ball over cover for a boundary. That's the 50-run stand as well!

8:51 PM: Tilak on the charge! Gets down and slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket ropes off Varun C. This boy has some skills!

8:49 PM: Top shot! Full again from Cummins, Tilak goes deep into his crease and powers it straight past mid-off! We can get a strong finish here!

8:47 PM: That shot really was a treat to watch!



8:45 PM: Cheeky and it goes all the way! Tilak moves way outside off, kneels down and diverts a full ball over the fine leg fence. Our young guns certainly have a lot of confidence!

8:41 PM: How much can we get in the last six overs?



8:38: There's the SKY trademark! Gets right down to sweep young Rasikh Salam for four to backward square leg!

8:32 PM: Some typical SKY unorthodoxy in play here! Rises with the short ball and upper cuts it over deep third for a six! We are 71/3 in 13 overs.

8:31 PM: SKY breaks the shackles! Short ball at his waist, he pulls it elegantly to mid-wicket for his first boundary!

8:28 PM: Umesh Yadav steams in for his final over. SKY and Tilak will need to up the scoring rate soon.

8:24 PM: Tilak Varma is in at no.5 and he must be full of confidence after the knock vs RR!



8:22 PM: Ishan falls now for 14. SKY took a single after four dots, Ishan tried to pull a back-of-the-length ball from Cummins but it goes into the hands of Shreyas Iyer at short mid-wicket. We are 55/3 in 11 overs.

8:18 PM: Five runs in the 10th over off Varun. SKY has looked good with his wrists so far, Ishan has not got much strike so far.

8:12 PM: A timeout after nine overs and we are 49/2. Need to get some momentum going here!

8:08 PM: In walks Surya for the first time this season!



8:06 PM: Ah, the Brevis show comes to an early end. He tried to sweep Varun but missed and his foot was out of his crease, Billings with the gloves for KKR stumps him.

8:03 PM: He keeps marching on! Brevis jumps down the track to Varun Chakravarthy's first ball and smacks it into the stands at mid-wicket!



8:02 PM: Four runs off that Narine over.

7:59 PM: Some mystery spin right after the powerplay as on comes Sunil Narine. Ishan pushes the first ball to long off for a single.

7:58 PM: A six to end the powerplay! Brevis tries to hit out but the ball takes his edge and flies over the fence behind the wicket-keeper. We are 35/1 after the powerplay. 

7:56 PM: There's the Pocket Dynamo in action! Good length ball, Ishan goes cross-batted down the ground for his first boundary!

7:53 PM: Last over of the powerplay and we are 23/1. Pat Cummins is on for KKR in his first game this season. How much can we get?

7:52 PM: Follows it up with a gorgeous straight-drive, so straight that it crashes into the stumps. They take one.

7:51 PM: This boy fears no one! Backs away does Brevis and put his power through the shot for a boundary to long-on!

7:50 PM: Brevis has been taking his chances, now chips one over cover for a couple of runs.

7:49 PM: It's been a measured start so far, we are 14/1 in four overs.

7:45 PM: BANG goes Brevis! Inswinger but fuller and Dewald gets under it enough to get it over the in-field for our first boundary of the innings! Top start!

7:44 PM: It's Brevis in at no.3 for his Tata IPL debut!

7:43 PM: Rohit is out. Tried to pull a short one but the top-edge travelled high and far and KKR keeper Sam Billings ran back to complete a good catch.

7:40 PM: A lot of new-ball movement on offer here and both our batters have been watchful.

7:39 PM: Another push, this time from Ishan, and he calls the skipper through for a quick run. Another quick run to end the over as we are 4/0 in two overs.

7:36 PM: A good inswinger that Ro has pushed to mid-wicket for his second run.

7:35 PM: Rasikh Salam, on Tata IPL debut for KKR, shares the new ball and Ro has defended two balls outside off from the youngster.

7:33 PM: A slightly short ball first up for the Pocket Dynamo and he rides the bounce to drop it near his feet. One run off the first over!

7:32 PM: First runs on the board as Ro gives charge and the inside-edge goes to fine leg. Ishan on strike now!

7:31 PM: And then Ro confidently defends one outside off. It almost rolled back to the stumps but all is good now!

7:30 PM: Umesh Yadav with the new ball for KKR and it is a pearler right away! Coming in slightly, luckily caught Ro's inside-edge and then went onto his pad!

7:28 PM: And there are our openers - Captain Hitman and Ishan 'Pocket Dynamo' Kishan! Explosive duo indeed!

7:27 PM: Out come the umpires and the KKR team.

7:20 PM: He is back!



7:13 PM: Here's how we line-up tonight.



7:07 PM: You got your answer!



7:04 PM: SKY is finally back folks! He comes in in place of Anmolpreet Singh while Brevis makes his debut for us in place of Tim David.

7:03 PM: "We were looking to bat first anyway. We know we have to play good cricket and that's what we are prepared for. Everyone needs to come together and perform collectively," Rohit said at the toss.

7:00 PM: Rohit called heads but it falls the other way round and Shreyas Iyer has put us in to bat first!

6:59 PM: Dewald Brevis will make his Tata IPL debut today - he has just received his cap!

6:52 PM: SKY and Polly were both seen having a go with the bat. The toss is coming up soon, Paltan!

6:50 PM: A little Team India reunion was going on earlier at the ground as Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav and former bowling coach Bharat Arun, now part of the KKR set-up, were seen catching up and sharing some hearty laughs!

6:44 PM: Our Paltan is ready and raring to cheer in their loudest voices tonight!


6:40 PM: Hello and welcome to today's live blog for KKR vs MI! We are playing at the MCA stadium in Pune and cannot wait to get started!