The Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders' game at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night was touted to be a blockbuster clash apart from it being a high-profile on-field rivalry. It was a do-or-die match for Kolkata to stay in the league and for Mumbai, a win would ensure they top the table. Much to the joy of Mumbai fans, their team got past Kolkata by nine wickets in the last league encounter of 12th edition of the IPL. With this defeat, KKR were knocked out of the league and Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for playoffs stage, thanks to a better net run rate. Post Lynn's wicket, Kolkata could not stand up front to Sharma's smart captaincy as he did well by mixing up his bowlers against a vulnerable Kolkata batting line-up.

Source: dna May 06, 2019 01:18 UTC