Chasing a 153-run target, Kolkata Knight Riders’ Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill added 72 runs for the opening wicket. Nitish Rana hits successive fifties for Kolkata Knight Riders. This is the 13th fifty by Nitish Rana in the Indian Premier League and back to back in IPL 2021. Rana scored a massive fifty in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad and again in this match, Rana scored 57 in a very crucial time for KKR.
Andre Russell took 5 for 15 in 2 overs to help KKR bowled Mumbai Indians out for 152 in 20 overs. Sent in to bat, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav added 76 runs for the second wicket to steady Mumbai Indians after an early blow. Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to field against Mumbai Indians in Chennai tonight.