Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets to get back to winning ways.

KL Rahul does it again as he takes Punjab over the line with more than an over to spare.

12 needed off 12 balls.

Unadkat comes back into the attack and Rahul starts with a couple.

He again slaps the ball to cover and the batsmen scamper through for another two.

Short ball on the leg side and Rahul helps the ball on it's way to a six over fine leg.

Rahul then plays the late cut and that is boundary!

He then gets a single.

Dot ball to finish as 15 runs come off the over.

Archer comes back into the attack.

Stoinis gets a couple to the leg side and then smashes the full toss over covers for a boundary.

He then takes a single.

Rahul gets his half-ton with a upper cut over third man for a six.

He takes a single to cover and then Stoinis ends the over with a quick couple to long on as 16 come off the over.

Stokes brought back into the attack.

Short ball and Rahul pulls it for a single to mid-wicket.

Stonis then gets a single to square leg.

Rahul then runs a couple to deep point.

And he gets another couple to long-on.

Rahul then gets a single to the leg side.

Stonis then gets the inside edge to short fine and runs a single off the last ball of the over.

Unadkat comes into the attack.

He starts with a wide and then a dot.

Slower ball, Stoinis gets thick edge and it goes past a diving Buttler for a four to third man.

A dot ball later, Stonis survives a run-out bid as he scampers for a single.

Is Rahul is gone here! The replays show the ball bounced just before Samson caught it at point. The soft-signal from the on-field umpires say it is not out. 3rd umpire says not out.

Rahul gets a life and takes a single off the last ball of the over as 7 runs come off it.

Punjab losing wickets at regular intervals here while they still struggle to find the big over.

Gopal comes back into the attack. 

After playing a dot, Rahul gets a single off the 2nd ball.

Two dot balls later, Stoinis slaps the ball over the bowler's head for a six. 

He ends the over with a single as 8 runs come off the over.

Stoinis is the new man in and starts with a dot as four runs and a wicket come off the over.

Gowtham continues and he gets the wicket of Axar after giving 4 runs off the first four balls.

Axar tries to pull over mid-wicket but only manages to hole out to Short in the deep. He goes for 4.

Unadkat comes back into the attack and Axar gets a single down the ground.

Dot ball.

Play and a miss! 

Rahul then whips the ball to mid-on for a single.

Axar then tucks one to square leg for a single.

Dot to end the over as only 3 come off it.

Axar is the new man in and gets off the mark with a single off the inside edge to square leg.

12 runs and a wicket come in the over. 

Anureet continues.

The batsmen take 3 runs.

He then bowls at Nair's pads and he chips it over backward square leg for a six.

Nair then runs a couple. 

Nair foxed by the slower one and gets an inside edge, chops it on to his stumps. He goes for 31.

Gopal continues and the batsmen take 4 runs off the first four balls and then Nair comes down the track and chips it over long-off for a six! 

Dot to end the over as 10 runs come off the over. 

Debutant Anureet Singh comes into the attack and what looked like a good over with four runs coming off the first five balls, Rahul takes four runs off the over as he cuts it through backward point for a boundary off the last ball.

Rahul and Nair are just happy to rotate the strike but they need some big runs now.

Leggie Gopal comes into the attack and Nair gets a single off the first ball.

Short ball and Rahul pulls it square of the wicket for a four.

He then pulls again to the leg side for a single.

A dot ball later, Nair gets a single to long-off.

Rahul gets a single to mid-on to bring up the teams 50 as 8 runs come off the over.

Stokes continues and Rahul gets a single.

Nair then plays the straight drive to get a boundary to long on.

A dot ball later, he plays a late cut to third man.

Rahul plays it down to third man next for a single.

Nair then gets a single to long-on as 5 runs come off the over.

Unadkat comes into the attack.

Rahul takes a single to mid-on.

Nair plays three dots.

He then gets the inside edge and the ball falls short of Buttler. Dot to end the over as just one run comes off it. 

Nair is the new batsman. He starts with a dot, lucky the ball bounced before Rahane at slip.

He then gets off the mark with a four to third man after sloppy fielding by Gopal.

Stokes comes into the attack and Agarwal takes a single to mid-on.

After a dot, Rahul gets a single to the on side. 

Stokes bowls short and Agarwal pulls and is caught by Tripathi at backward square leg for 2. 

Gowtham continues. He bowls a bit short, Rahul makes room and cuts it for a boundary.

He nearly has Gowtham off the next ball.

A wide next.

Rahul then reverse sweeps to third man.

He then plays it to fine leg for another four.

He plays out two dots to end the over as 13 come off it.

Jofra Archer opens the bowling at the other end.

A dot ball and then Rahul gets a single to the leg side for a single.

What a ball! Gayle plays and misses! 

Another one. What pacy bowling! 

Gayle backs away and hammers the ball over point for a boundary. 

Dot to end the over as 5 come off it.

KL Rahul and Chris Gayle open the innings for KXIP while Gowtham opens the bowling for Rajasthan.

Rahul gets off the mark with the single to long-on.

Gayle is yet to get off the mark and starts with 5 dots.

Just one run comes off the over.

Tye continues and Unadkat starts with a single.

Slower ball next and that is a dot.

Slower one again and Gopal tries to slash him over but only gets a single.

Unadkat then gets a single. 

Gopal gets another single and a dot to end the innings as Gopal is run out at the batsmen's end. 

Just 4 come off the last over.

Rajpoot comes back into the attack and Unadkat starts with a single.

Dot ball later, Gopal takes a couple of back-to-back boundaries off the bowler.

The batsmen then run a single each  as 11 run come off the over.

Gopal then takes a single to long-on.

Unadkat is the new man and he plays a shot over cover point to get off the mark with a single.

Slower ball and Gopal gets a single to long-on.

Another slower ball and another single to Unadkat.

Slow full toss and Gopal just smashes it past the bowler for a boundary. 8 come off the over and a wicket too.

Tye comes into the attack and strikes!

Tripathi is man out as he is foxed by the slower ball, he tries to go after the ball only to hand a simple catch to Ashwin at mid-off.

Axar comes back into the attack and Gopal starts the over with a couple.

A dot later he gets a single to fine leg.

Tripathi then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Gopal gets a mid-wicket.

Tripathi then gets a single to end the over as 6 runs come off it.

Gopal is the new man in and gets off the mark with a couple.

He then gets a single to fine leg.

Tripathi then picks a couple and then ends the over with a boundary. 13 runs and a wicket come in the over.

Rajpoot comes into the attack.

Gowtham cuts it past backward point as Mujeeb makes a hash of it at third man and that is a boundary.

Rajpoot gets the wicket now. Short and quick, Gowtham doesn't get a hold of the shot and hands an easy catch to Stoinis at short mid-wicket.

Mujeeb on a hat-trick as K Gowtham is the new man in.

Mujeeb bowls a wide. 

Gowtham gets off the mark with a single to long-on.

Tripathi gets a couple to the leg side after superb  running between wickets.

He then plays out two dot balls as 4 runs and 2 wickets come in the over.

Mujeeb continues and he has taken two wickets off consecutive balls.

He first has Buttler caught behind off the faintest of edges and next ball has Joffra Archer bowled neck and crop.

Archer done in by the wrong one and loses his middle stump.

Ashwin continues and gives just two runs in the over and new man in Tripathi gets off the mark with a single.

Buttler hammers the last ball of the over for a four.

10 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Mujeeb continues and he starts with a dot.

Next ball, Stokes reverse sweeps and sends the ball to the boundary.

He then gets a single.

Buttler then gets a single to bring up the team 100.

Stokes is out after a relay effort in the deep. Stokes comes down the track and hammers the ball over the bowler's head. 

Mayank Agarwal takes the catch but as he goes off balance he throws the ball to Manoj Tiwary who completes the catch to send Stokes back for 12.

Ashwin comes back into the attack and is hammered for 9 runs as Stokes gets a boundary off him.

Stoinis comes into the attack and Samson takes a couple as Ashwin misfields at covers.

The batsmen then take a single each off the next three balls.

A dot ball later, Buttler scampers for a single off the last ball of the over.

Tye comes into the attack and Samson takes a single off the first ball.

Short ball next and Buttler cuts it through backward point for a couple.

He then pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Samson again happy to take a single.

A dot ball later, Buttler pulls the ball to backward square leg for a boundary as 9 runs come off the over.

Axar comes back into the attack and the batsmen take 9 off the over, including a boundary.

Mumbai Indians beat KKR by 13 runs.

Chawla is the new man. Karthik has the strike. That is a dot.

Karthik then hammers the ball through backward point for a four.

Karthik then pulls the ball and that is no run.

With 15 runs needed off 1 ball, Karthik takes a single off the last ball.

KKR lose by 13 runs.

Krunal bowls last over and Narine starts the over with a powerful four.

Narine then holes out to Rohit at covers and he goes for 5. 

Bumrah continues and Karthik misses out on the loose ball on the leg side. That is a dot.

Bumrah bowls a full toss and that has been sent over deep mid-wicket for a six.

Dot ball next.

One for the over as Bumrah bowls another bouncer.

Karthik then slaps the ball past the bowler for a four.

Karthik dropped by Duminy! Karthik pulls it and Duminy drops him at mid-wicket, the ball goes over the fence one bounce and that is a four.

Hardik continues as Narine is the new man in.

Dot to start the over.

Narine gets off the mark with a pull to mid-wicket.

A dot ball later, Hardik bowls short and wide and Karthik cuts it through point for a boundary.

Next ball is a dot.

Karthik then plays the ball to deep point and gets a single off the last ball of the over as 6 come off the over.

Karthik then gets a boundary through cover.

Bumrah then bowls on the leg side and Karthik gets a boundary through fine leg. That is 4 leg byes.

54 needed off 24 balls and Bumrah comes into the attack.

A starts with a loosener and Karthik plays him to point for a single.

Russell surprised by the pace and plays it for a single.

Karthik then picks out the yorker and gets a single to long-on.

Russell done in by the short one, he tries to pull, miscues it and Krunal completes a good catch running behind to send him back for 9.

Markande comes into the attack.

Russell starts with a dot.

He then plays the ball to short fine leg for a single.

A dot ball later, Karthik cuts it through point for a single.

Short ball next and Russell creams the ball to long-on for a four.

Dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

McClenaghan comes back into the attack and gives just 4 runs.

Andre Russell is the new batsman in.

The batsen had crossed and Karthik takes a single to cover.

Russell just taps the ball down and scampers for a single to get off the mark.

Karthik then plays the ball down to third man to end the over with a single.

5 runs and wicket come in the over.

Hardik comes back into the attack and Rana gets a single.

Karthik gets off the mark with a single to third man past backward point.

Short ball, Rana goes after it, gets a top edge and holes out to Bumrah in the deep. He is gone for 31.

Karthik is the new batsman in.

Rana plays out two dots before taking a single off the last ball of the over.

Markande continues and Rana gets a single off the 2nd ball.

Uthappa is gone now. He is foxed by the wrong-one, tries to go after the ball but only manages to sky it and give a simple catch to Cutting in the deep. He goes for 54 off 35 balls.

Cutting continues and Uthappa sweeps the ball to fine leg for a boundary off the 2nd ball.

Next ball, Uthappa just cuts it through backward point to get the 100 on the board.

WOW! Uthappa then picks up the slower one and pulls it over mid-wicket to bring up his half-century.

Uthappa then pulls it down to fine leg for another four.

Dot to end the over as 16 come off it.

Bumrah comes back into the attack.

A dot to start and next ball Rana gets a single. 

Slower ball and Uthappa miscues. He gets one run for it.

A dot ball later, Rana gets a single to the off side.

Uthappa again plays the ball in the air towards long-on and gets a single.

Just four come in the over.

Cutting comes into the attack. 

The batsmen are content with taking the singles and twos.

He then strays slightly and Uthappa picks it and plays it fine for a boundary.

Dot to end the over as 7 runs come off it.

Krunal continues and he gets hammmered for 7 runs in the over. What was looking like a good over turned out to be bad one as the last ball was sent for a four.

Markande brought into the attack and Rana welcomes him with a four. Nicely swept through square leg for a boundary.

Next ball is a dot.

He then takes a single to long on.

Uthappa plats two dots and then sends the ball sailing over deep mid-wicket for a six.

Next ball, Uthappa slaps it past the bowler for another maximum as 17 come off the over.

Krunal comes into the attack.

Rana takes a single to start off.

Uthappa brings up the 50 by coming down the track and slapping the ball over the bowler's head for a six!

Uthappa then takes a single.

Rana then gets some width and cuts it through point for a boundary.

He then gets a single to the leg side as 13 runs come off the over.

Hardik continues. Uthappa plays a dot.

Slower bouncer, short ball, Uthappa pulls and Mayank Markande drops a sitter. Uthappa is on 4.

Next ball is a dot again.

Uthappa then pulls the short one to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Another bouncer.

Hardik then bowls another bouncer and that is called wide.

Dot ball to end the over as only three come off it.

Just 47 have come in the Powerplay overs.

McClenaghan continues and he gives 11 runs in the over. He spoils the over by bowling the last ball short and Rana cuts it over backward point for a six.

Prasidh comes on to bowl the last over and he starts well with a well-directed bouncer.

Duminy then slaps the ball down the ground for a single to long-on.

Hardik then edges the slower ball and it goes over short third man for a boundary.

He then bowls a wide.

Another edge and Hardik gets another four down third man.

Dot ball next and Hardik gets an inside edge and a single off the last ball of the over as MI get to 181 for 4 in their 20 overs.

Narine continues and Hardik gets a single off the first ball.

Short ball and Duniny pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

He then plays a couple to long-on.

He then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Hardik then gets a single to the leg side.

Duminy gets a single to mid-wicket.

12 come off the over.

Johnson comes into the attack and he starts with a wide.

Hardik then gets a single to long-on.

Dumimy then gets off the mark with a couple to deep mid-wicket.

Two dot balls now to Duminy, one a short one.

Next ball is a wide.

Slower one and Duminy gets the inside edge to his pads and that is a single.

Hardik then plays the ball to long-on for a single.

Duminy is the new man and he plays out a dot.

Narine comes back into the attack. 

Krunal starts with a dot.

He then plays a single to long-off.

Hardik then gets a single before Krunal sends the ball sailing over long-on for a six.

Krunal is out next ball, trying to be too ambitious he pulls and hands the catch to Shubman Gill at long-on.

Prasidh comes into the attack and Krunal gets a single to fine leg.

Hardik then plays flick off his wrist down to mid-wicket for a single.

Dot ball next.

Krunal then pulls it over mid-wicket for a single.

Short and wide and Hardik slices it through point for a boundary.

Next ball, Hardik paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Krunal is the new batsman and he pulls the ball over mid-wicket to get off the mark with a four.

He then plays and misses.

Bouncer and again Krunal swings his arms.

Krunal then plays the ball to mid-wicket and gets a single as 6 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Russell comes back into the attack.

Slower ball and Pandya gets a single to long-on.

Russell then bowls a little wide, Surya tries to cut, gets the bottom edge and Karthik completes a catch. Surya goes for 59.

Johnson comes back into the attack and starts with a dot.

Surya then clips the ball to the leg side for a single.

Full ball and Pandya just mistimes and he gets a single to a single on the leg side.

Surya then gets a single to cover.

Hardik then plays a dot and then he gets a single to long off as 4 runs come off the over.

Chawla continues and he is taken to the cleaners by Surya and Hardik as they take 13 runs off him, including a four and a six!

Narine comes back into the attack.

Surya gets to his 50 with a single.

Rohit then takes a couple to fine leg.

A dot ball later, Rohit is on his way back to the dug out as Narine strikes.

Rohit sweeps, gets a top edge and that is a catch at deep mid-wicket. 

Surya gets a single and then Hardik gets off the mark with a couple as 6 runs and a wicket come in the over.

Chawla comes back into the attack.

First ball is a dot.

Rohit picks the ball on the half-volley and drives it through covers for a four.

Rohit then takes a single on the off side to bring up the 100.

Surya then just taps the ball for a single.

Rohit then takes a couple and a dot to end the over.

Rohit comes into bat and gets off the mark off the 2nd ball. 

Russell then bowls a wice.

Surya then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Rohit ends the over with a single to backward point as 6 runs and wicket come in the over.

Andre Russell comes into the attack.

Lewis plays the ball off his pads for a couple. 

Russell strikes!

Slower one, Lewis mistimes it and it goes straight into the hands of short third man. He is gone for 43.

Kuldeep continues.

Surya then cuts it through point for a boundary to spoil what was a fairly decent over. 7 come off the over.

KKR bowlers still searching for the breakthrough after 8 overs as KKR score over 10 runs per over.

Rana comes back into the attack and Lewis gets a single to mid-wicket.

Next ball on the leg side and Surya then picks the gap and plays it in the cow corner for a boundary.

Next ball is a single.

Lewis then gets a bottom edge and nutmegs Karthik to get a boundary to third man.

Rana then bowls a wide and next ball Lewis hits the ball hard in the direction of the bowler who fails to latch on to the return chance. The batsmen take a single.

Surya then times the ball through deep extra cover for a boundary. 

With KKR looking for a wicket, Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack here.

Nicely cut late through short third man for a couple by Surya. 

Next is a short ball and he only manages to get a single to long-on

Lewis then gets a single.

Surya then comes down the track, swings his arms and plays it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Two dot balls to end the over as 10 runs come off it.

Chawla comes into the attack and is welcomed with a six! 

It's a juicy full toss and Lewis slaps it over the leg side boundary for a six.

He then plays the ball to the off side for a boundary to bring up the 50.

Lewis then edges the ball to third man for another four.

Three dot balls and 14 runs come off the over.

 

Prasidh comes back into the attack and Surya plays the ball to backward point. It's a dot.

Surya then mishits and plays the ball to mid-on and hares down for a single.

The batsmen take a run each and then Lewis picks up the slower one and pulls it over mid-wicket for a six.

He then taps the ball around the corner for a single.

The defending champions appear resurgent after Fridays tense victory over Kings XI Punjab, though their play-off hopes still hang by a thread, thanks to the spate of reverses over the past few weeks.

Mumbais under-performing batsmen finally clicked against Kings XI and will look to replicate their performance against another top of the table outfit.

It is a different story for KKR, with skipper Dinesh Karthik leading the charge in style. Following an emphatic six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings, KKR jumped to third spot and a third win on the trot will boost their qualifying hopes considerably.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (captain), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, R Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Mitchell McLenaghan, Mustafizur Rahaman, Jasprit Bumrah, Akila Dananjaya, Ben Cutting, JP Duminy, Rahul Chahar, Sharad Lumba, Adam Milne, Siddhesh Lad, Md Nidheesh, Mohsin Khan, Anukul Roy, Pradeep Sangwan, Tajinder Singh, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary.