IPL 2017 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: MI overpowers KKR to pull off stunner in nail-biting finish

Mumbai Indians pulled off a thrilling four-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders for their first win in IPL 10.

Needing 60 runs off the last 24 balls, Nitish Rana came up with fighting 50 off 29 balls before Hardik Pandya finished the job in dramatic fashion, smashing 29 off 11 balls.

Mumbai made a promising start through openers Parthiv Patel (30) and Jos Buttler (28), who shared a 65 run stand to set the tone for the chase.

It was the first win of the season for Mumbai while Kolkata suffered a painful loss after their 10-wicket win over Gujarat Lions.

Earlier, Manish Pandey smashed 81 off 47 balls to help Kolkata post 178 for seven in 20 overs.

The home side had won the toss and invited Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to bat first. 

Both teams had contrasting results in their opening games with Mumbai Indians losing to Rising Pune Supergiant by seven wickets while KKR thrashing Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets.

Read | IPL 2017 | MI vs KKR: Struggling Mumbai Indians look for win against upbeat Kolkata Knight Riders

Here are the highlights for the KKR vs MI match:

#11:52pm

It is over now. Mumbai pulls off stunner to defeat Kolkata in a nail biter. 

#11.45pm

Nitish Rana out. Blow for Mumbai Indians

#11.43pm

Game on!!! 

#11.42pm

Nitish Rana completes fifty.

#11.40pm

It's Hardik Pandya's turn. Massive six

#11.37pm

Nitish Rana refuses to give up under pressure. Hits a six

#11.29pm

Woakes to Pollard, out Caught by (sub)Rishi Dhawan!!

#11.19pm

Mumbai Indians need 66 runs in 34 balls. Last 4 overs: 39 runs, 1 wicket

#11.06pm

Pandya departs. Caught behind. Mumbai four wickets down. Need 82 runs in 47 balls

#11.05pm

Nitish Rana finishes the over with a six. Good batting by Mumbai Indians

# 11.03pm

Rajpoot to Krunal Pandya, FOUR, to deep mid wicket. Consecutive fours to finish the over

#10.56pm

Narine to Rohit, out!!! LBW!! 

#10.48pm

Out!!! Jose Buttler departs. LBW by Rajpoot. Mumbai now two wickets down

#10.42pm

Parthive Patel departs. LBW

#10.42pm

Now its Parthiv Patel's turn. Huge Six

# 10.39pm

SIX!!! That's a massive hit from Buttler

#10:23pm

Parthiv continues his firework, hits another FOUR to settle himself down. Mystrey man Sunil Narine trying his best to break this partnership. Run Out attempt but Buttler is safe. Not Out from the third umpire. 

#10:22pm

After 4 overs, Mumbai Indians are 38 for no loss. 

#10:19pm

Buttler again goes down against Woakes. Ball is in the air, Lynn after it. He tries hard but misses it. It seems Lyn has injured himself while attempting the catch. An injury for Lyn will be a serious blow for them. He is out of field right now. 

#10:18pm

It's a SIX! First maximum of MI innings. Buttler improvised it well and hit it down hard. 

#10:16pm

Gambhir makes no change, Woakes continues with his second over. Out of line bowling from the English All-rounder with 2 wide bowls, but the ball is still swinging which is a good sign. 

#10:14pm

After 3 overs, Mumbai Indians are 25/0. 

#10:10pm

Trent Boult back for the second over and he starts with a WIDE. Good tight bowling with a dot and a couple of runs. One bad delivary and Parthiv hits it hard. Another FOUR. 

#10:07pm

Two overs gone, Mumbai Indians are 15 for no loss.

#10:05pm

Second over on. Englishman Chris Woakes comes to bowl. Parthiv Patel flicks down the ball on the third man to hit another FOUR. 

#10:02pm

Jos Buttler joins the party. Hits Boult for a FOUR to end the first over. MI 9/0 after the first over. 

#10:01pm

Trent Boult into the attack for KKR. Parthiv Patel starts MI's account with a FOUR. 

#10:00pm

The second innings begins. Mumbai Indians openers out in in the middle to chase KKR's 179 run target. 

#9.52pm

KKR post 178/7 on board. Mumbai Indians need 179 runs to win

#9.48pm

Brilliant batting by KKR. Last 4 overs: 56 runs, 2 wkts

#9.38pm

Malinga to Woakes, out

#9.37pm

KKR 144/5 (18.0 Ovs)  CRR: 8

#9.36pm

Manish Pandya completes a brilliant half-century

#9.31pm

Chris Woakes joins Manish Pandey in the middle

#9.27pm

Malinga to Suryakumar Yadav, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

#9.23pm

Bumrah to M Pandey, SIX, to long on

#9.15pm

McClenaghan to M Pandey, SIX, to third man

#9.13pm

100 up for Kolkata Knight Riders at the expense of 4 wickets

#9.09pm

Harbhajan to M Pandey, FOUR, to third man

#9.05pm

Gone!! Yusuf Pathan departs

#8.55pm

Mumbai have brought Harbhajan Singh into the attack to capitalise on early breakthrough

#8.49pm

Bumrah to Chris Lynn, out Lbw!!

#8.42pm

KKR | Last 4 overs: 40 runs, 2 wkts

#8.33pm

Robin Uthappa

#8.30pm

Gambhir departs, brilliant catch by by McClenaghan

#8.24pm

Last 3 overs: 34 runs, 0 wkts

#8.20 

Free hit for KKR, 2 runs

#8.18pm

Cracking shot by Gambhir, FOUR!!!

#8.15pm

McClenaghan to Chris Lynn, FOUR, to fine leg

#8.11pm

Four!!! Lynnn sends a Malinga delivery for a boundary

#8.09pm

Chris Lynn, Gautam Gambhir open Kolkata Knight Riders innings

#7.37pm

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma wins toss, invites Kolkata Knight Riders to bat first

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Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir(c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa(w), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, Chris Woakes, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Trent Boult

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Jos Buttler, Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Rana, Saurabh Tiwary, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan

Venue

Wankhede stadium, Mumbai

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