Kolkata vs Mumbai Match Stats

Starts off at 131.2 kph, width on offer, short as well, Suryakumar Yadav goes for the cut but the ball sticks a bit in the surface. Mistimes it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Too full from Russell, outside off, Tilak Varma clears his front leg, opens up his front up and goes inside out over extra cover for a boundary.

Digs it in short, over middle, Tilak Varma skips down the track and swings for the pull shot but the ball zips over his bat.

Leg bye! Takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Tilak Varma gets inside the line to help it past short fine leg. The ball rolls off his thigh pad and rolls towards backward square leg for a leg bye.

OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! The move to bring Andre Russell into the attack has paid rich dividends! The plan has come to fruition for Shreyas Iyer and he is delighted. Bangs it into the deck, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav waits on the back foot and decides to drag the pull on the leg side instead of slapping it over point. He targets the shorter boundary on the leg side but does not get the desired connection. It goes flat towards deep square leg where Ramandeep Singh takes it with ease to his right. A massive blow to Mumbai.

Serves it fuller in length, outside off, Hardik Pandya drives it to deep cover and gets off the mark with  a single.

Turning in a touch, on a nagging length, on off, Hardik Pandya stabs it down in front of cover.

Slower and shorter, over middle, Hardik Pandya hacks the pull to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Slower through the air and fuller, near the tramline on off, Tilak Varma gets down to drag the sweep but gets beaten in the flight. Salt takes the bails off but Tilak has his back leg grounded inside the crease.

Drags his length back and bowls it much straighter, on middle, Tilak Varma punches it with a straight bat to long on for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Varun Chakaravarthy does not disappoint his skipper one bit! Shreyas Iyer gives Varun the 4th over ahead of Narine and the magician delivers. Loops it on a nagging length, on off, Hardik Pandya goes for a swipe across the line but the ball is not that full to go for the shot. Gets a bit of extra bounce and it lobs off a thickish outside edge towards backward point where Vaibhav Arora back pedals and does the rest.

Sliding on, flat and short, on off, Tim David goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover.

Turning away off the deck, short and around off, Tim David goes on the back foot and gets squared up as he looks to play at it. Gets it off the back pad and it rolls to backward point for a leg bye.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Another one bites the dust! Mumbai are falling apart here. Russell takes pace off and goes into the deck, around off, Tim David shuffles across a bit and shapes up to drag the pull towards deep mid-wicket. Fails to get the distance and it goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Shreyas Iyer standing way inside the fence, completes an easy catch.

WIDE! Digs in another bumper, over middle, Nehal Wadhera lets it go as the ball sails over his head for a wide.

In the air....but it just about evades Phil Salt! So close! Continues to bang it into the surface, over, Nehal Wadhera gets into a tangle as he goes for the pull. The ball gets big on him and it lobs behind the wicket where Phil Salt moves to his right and leaps but the ball evades him and the batters cross for one.

FOUR! A valiant effort in the deep by Ramandeep Singh but in vain! Shortish length, over middle, Tilak Varma attempts the pull but does not get hold of it. It goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Ramandeep Singh dives full-length to his left but the ball bursts through his hands and trickles away for a boundary.

On a good length and outside the off stump line, Tilak Varma cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Takes pace off and digs it just short outside off, Nehal Wadhera with an extended arm cuts it uppishly in the gap between point and cover for a single.. 

Goes full and outside off, Tilak Varma gets closer to the line and jams it to left of point for a single to end the over. Mumbai now need 57 off the last 3 overs.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! Comes from around the wicket and serves it on a fullish length, Tilak Varma reaches out in front, takes it on the full and glides it over backward square leg for a boundary.

SIX! Not off the middle of the bat but still gets the distance! Takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Tilak Varma is a bit early into the pull shot. Gets it off the bottom part of the bat but gets enough bat on it to clear the deep square leg fence for a maximum.

Angling away and keeps it slow, on a length, on off, Tilak Varma is made to reach out and mistimes the hack back to the bowler.

FOUR! Smart batting and this is turning out to be a good over for Mumbai. 14 runs off it with two balls to go. At pace, angling across, outside off, Tilak Varma pulls out the reverse paddle and executes it to perfection. Hits it to the right of short third for a a boundary.

This is on a back of a length, on off, Tilak Varma loses his shape in trying to go big on the leg side. Miscues the shot to deep mid-wicket for one.

OUT! RUN OUT! A suicidal second run and Nehal Wadhera pays the ultimate price! Tilak Varma wanted to be on strike at the start of the next over but the second run was not on there. On a hard length, on off, Nehal Wadhera hangs back and slaps it down to long off. Tilak forces Nehal to come back for the second run but he is never going to make it as he had played the shot off the back foot. Mitchell Starc collects it and releases it on the bounce near the stumps at the batting end. Phil Salt comes up to the stumps and does the rest.

WIDE! Bangs it in short, slower as well, over middle, Tilak Varma shapes up to fetch the pull from over his head but misses. Wide given.

Bowls it on a fullish length, around off, Tilak Varma is not allowed to get underneath it and toe-ends the shot to deep cover for one.

SIX! Andre Russell misses his mark and Naman Dhir makes him pay! Goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, on middle, Naman Dhir holds his shape and whips it over deep backward square leg for a six.

Gets the yorker right this time, on off, Naman Dhir gets his bat down and digs it out beside the pitch on the off side. Tilak sets off but gets sent back by Dhir and Russell does well not to have a shy at the bowling end.

SIX! Naman Dhir gets the distance again! The game is far from over. Errs in length does Russell, low full toss, on middle, Naman Dhir stays put and hits it in front of square this time. Swipes it over deep mid-wicket for six more runs.

FOUR! Up and over! In the slot, on off, Naman Dhir gets underneath it and goes inside out over extra cover for four more runs. Can Naman clear the fence again and make it less than 20 runs to get in the final over?

Uh no! Unfortunate for Phil Salt! Goes into the wicket and around off, Naman Dhir gets into two minds to pull it away. Gets a top edge that lobs to the right of the keeper. Phil Salt takes a few steps to his right but trips over an fails to get there in time. 22 needed off the last over for Mumbai.

OUT! TAKEN! Harshit Rana starts the over in the best possible fashion! More than the wicket it is the dot that will help Kolkata and Tilak Varma will remain off strike. Back of a length, over middle, Naman Dhir goes deep in his crease to heave it away. Gets a top edge that goes high in the air and only as far as deep mid-wicket where Rinku Singh settles under it and does the rest.

Angling in, on a back of a length, on off, Anshul Kamboj stabs it down in front of point and brings Tilak Varma on strike.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Harshit Rana has put the final nail in the coffin! Hits the deck hard but does offer width on off, Tilak Varma goes after it but gets undone by the extra bounce there. Gets an outside edge that flies straight to Phil Salt who does the rest.

Digs it into the deck, over off, Piyush Chawla backs away and slashes hard at the delivery and misses out on the connection.

Rolls his fingers over the ball and serves it on a length, on off, Piyush Chawla dabs it in front of point for one.

KOLKATA ARE THROUGH TO THE PLAYOFFS! Harshit Rana serves it on a good length, on off, Anshul Kamboj stays rooted in his crease and knocks it down to long on without much timing for a single. Harshit Rana has his arms aloft in delight and what a final over it was from him. Kolkata win by 18 runs and become the first time to have 'Q' next to their name.