KKR vs MI Match 65 Live Commentary - Kolkata (20 May 2026)

Turn for Narine! Begins with the off-break, on a length, on off. Varma gets his bat out in front for the block whilst being on the back foot. Gets beaten as the ball rips past the bat.

This goes the other way, turning into the pads, on the shorter side. Tilak glances it behind square leg for a run.

Fuller and quicker at 96.4 kph, on off. Hardik taps it wide of cover and crosses over for a quick single.

FOUR BYES! That has beaten everyone! Floated up, on a good length, on off. Varma looks to play the line of the ball with a straight bat. The ball lands and spins away to go past the bat. The keeper is beaten and Manish Pandey at a wide slip stands no chance as the ball goes right between them.

Tilak is not picking Narine at all. One that spins back into the left-hander, on the shorter side. Varma stays on the back foot to block. Ekes out an inside edge onto the back thigh.

A bit fuller at the sticks, Tilak clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Kartik Tyagi bowls it full, attacking the middle stump. Hardik Pandya flicks it swiftly, but straight to Varun Chakaravarthy in the short mid-wicket region.

Good-length delivery, angling in, around off and middle. Hardik Pandya works it from his back foot to deep square leg and gets a single.

A sharp bouncer, on middle. Tilak Varma spots the short delivery and immediately ducks underneath.

Great work in the deep! On a good length, around off, Tilak Varma punches it toward the left of the deep cover fielder. Anukul Roy sprints across the turf and stops it with his boot just before the boundary cushions. Brace taken.

Back of a length, around off, shaping away. Tilak Varma dabs it with soft hands to point and gets a quick single.

Now that one stays low! Kartik Tyagi hits on the back of a good length, outside off. Hardik Pandya rocks back and looks to punch it away but the ball skids through after pitching and beats the under edge of the batter.

Lands it on a back of a length, outside off. Varma angles it behind point for a single.

SIX! A Suryakumar Yadav special! Too straight by Dubey, on the pads, on the fuller side. Suryakumar is standing on the off stump, and he bends to pick it up over long leg for a six.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! The change of angle does the trick for Saurabh Dubey. Another low score for Suryakumar Yadav. Dubey switches to around the wicket and bowls it on a back of a length at 128.6 kph. Suryakumar hangs back and throws his hands at the ball. It comes back a touch to catch the inside edge before crashing into the stumps. Wicket number 2 for Saurabh and MI are 4 down for 41.

Oh, hello! Full in length at 129 kph, outside off. Hardik dances down the track and swings to go down the ground but fails to connect.

FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes! Dubey errs in line as this is too wide, on a back of a length. Pandya looks to force it away on the off side. Gets a thickish outside edge and it goes down to deep third, where the man in the deep is a bit square and he stands no chance of cutting it off.

Back to over the wicket, on a short of a length, on middle. Hardik hops and drops it beside the strip on the leg side. They cross. After 6 overs, MI are 46/4.

FOUR! Oh, that's a delightful shot. Suryakumar Yadav gets off the mark in some style. Green pitches it fuller, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav gets on his front foot and drives it neatly toward the right of the bowler, through the mid on region for four runs.

FOUR! Easy pickings for SKY! Full-length delivery, pitching it on leg. Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line and rolls his wrists to flick it through short fine leg for another boundary.

Green drags his length back a shade, outside off. Suryakumar Yadav punches it to deep cover and gets an easy single.

Cameron Green switches his side and comes around the wicket to the left-hander. Bowls on the back of a length, around off. Tilak Varma rocks back and dabs it down the deck.

On a hard length this time, just outside off. Tilak Varma opens the face of the bat and guides it through backward point for a single. Varma is underway!

Excellent delivery to end the over! Right into the block hole, just outside off. Suryakumar Yadav once again shuffles to cover the stump, but ends up jamming it toward the off side. 10 runs from the second over of Cameron Green.

Goes past the bat! Angling away, on a length. A fiddle at the ball with no real conviction by Rohit and he is beaten on the outside edge.

Another play and a miss! Seam-up ball, into the wicket, on middle. A premeditated charge by Rohit, but he is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball lands and seams away to square Sharma up.

SIX! Nicely done! Fuller in length, outside off. Rohit plants his front foot across the line and hangs low. He manages to get under the ball to play the scoop over the deep fine leg fence.

A bit of nip back in, on a back of a length, on middle. Rohit keeps it out on the leg side.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A well-judged catch by Cameron Green and the start gets even better for KKR. Saurabh Dubey has his arms aloft in delight. Dubey takes pace off and serves it full, on off. Sharma looks to go big on the leg side and swings across the line. He does not pick the change of pace and is early into the lofted hit. It goes a long way up behind mid-wicket. Cameron Green charges across to his right all the way from mid on, while Rovman Powell also goes for the catch from mid-wicket. Green has Powell in his peripheral vision, converging to his left, but he is not put off by it. At the last moment, Rovman leaves it for Cameron and the Aussie having got to the ball, holds on nicely close to his chest.

Wide! Well wide on off, on a length, Varma lets it go.

On a back of a length, on middle. Tilak hangs back to defend.

SIX! High and long enough! Green delivers it on a good length, angled in, on middle and leg. Rohit presses half-forward and swings away with the angle. Gets more height than distance on it but Rohit gets more than enough bat to clear the backward square leg fence.

Nearly chopped on! Green pulls the length back and keeps it outside off. Rohit gets on his toes to punch it away. Ekes out an inside edge and it goes past the leg stump before rolling away on the leg side. They cross.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Expertly held by Manish Pandey. Cameron Green provides a big wicket to KKR. Angled in from around the wicket, on a good length, on middle. Rickelton gets a bit low and has a swipe across the line. A top edge is found and it is skied a long way up in the cover-point region. Manish Pandey calls for it as he moves to his left. He keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through and his head stays still right through. Even though the ball curves away from him at the last moment, he has it covered. He hangs low and dives to complete the catch.

Beaten! Full and in the channel by Green. Dhir is sucked into the drive. The ball moves away just enough to go past the outside edge.

Oh, that kept a bit low. Green bangs it into the surface, outside off. Naman throws his hands at the ball but the ball goes under his blade and goes on the bounce to the keeper.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! KKR get the review right and it is a double blow from Cameron Green. Cameron serves it full, allowing the ball to move away in the air. Dhir is lured into the drive and pushes at the ball away from his body. The ball goes past the bat and it is snaffled with ease by the keeper, Angkrish Raghuvanshi. KKR go up in unison but the finger stays down. Ajinkya Rahane takes the review. The UltraEdge confirms the outside edge when the ball is close to the bat. A three-ball duck for Dhir.

Going across, on a good length from over the wicket. Rohit defends it right under his eyes.

Ouch, that will hurt. Shaping back in a touch, on a back of a length. Rohit swivels to swing it away behind square leg. The ball sneaks under the blade to catch Sharma right on the box. Dubey is quick to walk up and check on the veteran batter.

On the shorter side, pushed across. Rohit stays on the back foot and angles it behind point for a single.

Wide! Seaming away but it goes beyond the tramline on off. Rickelton flashes hard but misses.

Closer to the off stump, bowled on a back of a length. Ryan extends his hands and punches it on the up to cover-point. Manish Pandey moves to his left and gets low but the ball goes under his hands. It rolls behind and the batters cross over.

Well bowled! Pushes the length up in line with the leg stump. The ball swings back in late and Rohit does well to get the front pad out of the way and keeps it out.

Gets away with it! Lands it on a length but too straight, on the pads. Sharma fails to help it away. The batters are quick to cross over for a leg bye as the ball dribbles to the left of the keeper.

Roy drops it short first up, on middle. Ryan Rickelton stays back and punches it to long on. With this single, Rickelton and MI are underway.

Sliding into the pads, on a nagging length. Rohit turns it through square leg and picks up a single to get off the mark.

FOUR! Gets it through! A little bit short and sliding across the left-hander. Rickelton presses back and gets on top of the bounce to punch it through covers for a boundary.

Edgy! Pushed through by Roy, on a good length, on middle. It curves away in the air as Rickelton looks to flick it away. Gets an outside edge that goes wide of short third. Varun Chakaravarthy hobbles to his right to cut it off.

Full and on the pads, clipped straight to mid-wicket.

Rapped on the pads! Turned down by the umpire. That seems to have pitched outside the line. Floated up, landing outside the line of the leg stump. A bit too full for the sweep but Rickelton goes for it. He misses and gets hit on the pads.