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n IPL 2026 Match No. 65, played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, KKR registered a thrilling win by 4 wickets.
With this victory, KKR’s hopes of reaching the playoffs are still alive.
In this match, Mumbai Indians batted first and scored 147 runs. The highest score for MI was made by Corbin Bosch, who scored 32 runs.
In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders chased down the target by scoring 148 runs and won the match. The top scorer for KKR was Manish Pandey, who played a key knock of 45 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently in 6th position in the points table, while Mumbai Indians are placed 9th.
In this season, Mumbai Indians have played a total of 13 matches so far. Out of these, they have won only 4 matches, while they have lost 9 matches.
In this season, Kolkata Knight Riders have played 13 matches so far. They have won 6 matches and lost 6 matches, while 1 match ended with no result.
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In this match, apart from Corbin Bosch, none of the players from Mumbai Indians made a significant contribution. Bosch scored 32 runs off 18 balls, while the rest of the batting lineup managed to score 26 runs or less each.
Mumbai Indians scored 147/8 in 20 overs in their innings.
Mumbai Indians batting lineup: Ryan Rickelton scored 6 runs off 7 balls with 1 four and 0 sixes. Rohit Sharma made 15 runs off 13 balls with no fours and 2 sixes. Naman Dhir scored 0 off 3 balls with no fours or sixes. Suryakumar Yadav scored 15 off 6 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Tilak Varma made 20 off 32 balls with no fours and 1 six. Hardik Pandya scored 26 off 27 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Will Jacks scored 14 off 7 balls with 1 four and 1 six. Deepak Chahar made 10 off 7 balls with 2 fours and no sixes.
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In this low-scoring match, Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets, thanks to two key performances that guided the team to victory.
Manish Pandey played a crucial innings, scoring 45 runs off 33 balls, including 6 fours. Alongside him, Rovman Powell contributed 40 runs off 30 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, helping KKR successfully chase the target.
Ajinkya Rahane (c) scored 21 runs off 17 balls with 4 fours and 0 sixes. Finn Allen made 8 runs off 5 balls with 2 fours and 0 sixes. Cameron Green scored 4 runs off 8 balls with 0 fours and 0 sixes. Rinku Singh remained not out with 9 runs off 5 balls, including 2 fours and 0 sixes. Tejasvi Dahiya scored 11 runs off 12 balls with 2 fours and 0 sixes. Anukul Roy remained not out with 4 runs off 4 balls and no boundaries.
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma
