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IPL updates! Mumbai consigns Kolkata to fifth defeat
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23:47
Senanayeke's final over, the 18th of the innings, costs Kolkata 10, Pollard hitting a six over long-on. The Sri Lankan spinner has had a forgettable day (4-0-50-1).
Balaji to bowl the penultimate over. It's a good over, just eight runs coming off it. Balaji (4-0-24-0) ends on a good note.
Ten runs required off the last six balls. Bhatia to bowl. He has Pollard (33) caught by Tiwary off the first ball. The second ball drops just short of Tiwary.
Harbhajan smashes the third ball for a huge six. And Rayudu finishes it off with a boundary off the fifth ball.
Mumbai win by five wickets with a ball to spare.
23:33
A boundary by Rohit off Narain helps raise the 50-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
However, the bowler has the last laugh, having Rohit (34) caught off jis own bowling, off his last ball at that.
Narine (3-0-17-3) has helped KKR hit back.
Rohit's 28-ball knock was inclusive of a boundary and two sixes.
Mumbai 132 for four after 17 overs.
23:26
Kieron Pollard replaces his compatriot at the crease and begins with a boundary off Bhatia.
Having been quiet for 14 balls, Rohit Sharma finally breaks free with a huge six off Senanayeke, straight over the bowler's head. Two balls later, the result is the same, only this time it is over deep square-leg.
Bhatia is unlucky as McCullum loses a chance by Pollard (on seven). To make it worse it is a boundary.
Balaji replaces Bhatia (3-0-20-0) in the attack in the 16th over, just before the second strategic timout.
Mumbai 124 for three after 16 overs.
23:05
Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai captain, has come out bat now. Having hit Abdulla for three sixes over midwicket, Smith gets his fourth straight over the bowler.
Abdulla ends with figures of none for 35. MI 75 for two at the first strategic timeout (nine overs).
Rajat Bhatia into the attack after resumption. He gives away four runs.
Narine is back to bowl and he strikes with his last ball, having Smith (62) caught by substitute Brendon McCullum.
Mumbai 82 for three after 11 overs.
22:51
Dinesh Karthik comes in to join Smith.
Senanayeke replaces Abdulla (2-0-16-0) in the attack in the sixth over. Smith smashes the fourth ball to the fence and gets three off the next. And Karthik smashes the last ball to the fence.
Narine taken off after one over and Smith welcomes back Abdulla with a six, his third off the bowler, all over midwicket. The visitors reach the 50-run mark in the over.
Senanayeke's second over sees Smith hitting a boundary followed by a six. A couple off the third ball helps him reach his 14th T20 fifty.
However, the bowler has Karthik (7) out leg before. It's a harsh decision one must say.
Mumbai 64 for two after eight overs.
22:39
Balaji's second over sees Tendulkar take the strike for the first time, after 15 balls. He takes a single off the second ball he faces.
Smith, having struggled for three and half overs, finally cuts loose hoisting Abdulla for successive sixes over midwicket.
Sunil Narine replaces Balaji (2-0-8-0) in the attack in the fifth over. And he strikes fifth ball, crashing through Tendulkar's (2) defence with a beauty.
Mumbai 30 for one after five overs.
22:24
Birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith open the batting for Mumbai and it will be Lakshmipathy Balaji first up for Kolkata.
The second ball is hit over the infield and to the fence by Smith. Five runs off the first over.
Iqbal Abdulla to share the new ball. Just one off the over.
Mumbai six without loss after two overs.
22:06
Johnson's figures (4-0-26-2) make for a good read.
Pollard to bowl the penultimate over. Debabrata Das hits the first ball to the fence to help KKR reach the 150-run mark.
Malinga bowls the last over, cleaning up Tiwary (33) off the fourth ball and Das (6) off the final ball to finish with figures of two for 25.
Kolkata manage 159 for six in their stipulated 20 overs.
21:56
Malinga back into the attack in the 17th over. He gives away eight runs with Morgan hitting the last ball to the fence.
The 18th over will see Johnson bowl out. Morgan smashes the fourth ball over long-on for a six, the shot helping raise the 50-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
Morgan hits the next ball to the fence and Harbhajan is injured in an attempt to field it.
However, Johnson has the last laugh, having Morgan (31) caught by Rohit Sharma.
Kolkata 146 for four after 18 overs.
21:43
Ojha has finished his spell, his figures (4-0-21-2) making for an impressive read.
Harbhajan replaces Chahal (2-0-13-0) in the attack in the 13th over and concedes nine runs, a boundary by Morgan helping KKR get past the 100-run mark.
Chahal replaces Ojha in the next over and Morgan employs another reverse sweep off his first ball and gets another boundary.
Johnson replaces an expensive Harbhajan (2-0-35-0) in the attack in the 15th over. He gives away just a run.
Chahal concedes 13 runs in his final over, with Tiwary getting a boundary and a six.
Kolkata 125 for three after 16 overs.
21:25
Yuzvendra Chahal is handed the ball in the ninth over. Pollard taken off after just one over. Manoj Tiwary gets the first ball past the point fielder (Harbhajan) for a four.
Ojha's bowls a brilliant third over and is unfortunate as Kallis (on 22) is dropped by Johnson at long-off.
Ojha though make amends in his final over, Kallis (37) caught by Rohit Sharma at cover.
Kolkata 93 for three after 12 overs.
21:11
Kieron Pollard into the attack after resumption, replacing Malinga (2-0-16-0). He gives away only four runs.
Ojha strikes in his second over, and he has claimed the big one, having Gambhir (26) caught by Harbhajan.
Kolkata 68 for two after eight overs.
21:00
Lasith Malinga replaces an expensive Harbhajan (1-0-26-0) in the attck in the third over. Kallis hits the second ball through covers for a four.
Johnson's second over is a good one, just two runs coming off it. Malinga's second is also a good one, spoilt to an extent by the first ball boundary by Kallis.
Pragyan Ojha replaces Johnson (2-0-12-1) in the attack in the sixth over, and Gambhir welcomes him with a boundary over midwicket.
KKR 61 for one after six overs. It's the first strategic timeout.
20:42
Mitchell Johnson to share the new ball.
He strikes first ball, having Yusuf (19) caught by Harbhajan at first slip.
Jacques Kallis comes out to join his captain at the crease.
Kolkata 36 for one after two overs.
20:36
Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan open the batting for Kolkata and it will be Harbhajan Singh first up for Mumbai.
It's expensive over, 26 runs coming off it, Yusuf hitting two boundaries and two sixes.
KKR 26 without loss after one over.
20:05
Rohit Sharma will be captaining the Mumbai Indians today. Ricky Ponting, lacking runs, has take the brave decision of dropping himself.
Good evening and welcome to the live coverage of the Indian Premier League match between the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens.
Kolkata wins the toss and opts to bat first.
"We'll put some runs on the board and then try to restrict them," reasoned captain Gautam Gambhir. Sharma, his opposite number, agreed.
"We'd have obviously liked to bat first," he said.
The match has been delayed by half an hour because of rains but no overs has been deducted.
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