MI beat KKR by 9 wickets, will play CSK in Qualifier 1

MI's win means Sunrisers Hyderabad are into the playoffs. Both KKR and SRH have 12 points in 14 matches, but net-run-rate helped SRH to edge out the Kolkata side.

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders were knocked out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 as Mumbai Indians handed them 9 wickets defeat here at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

Playoff itineraries

With this win, MI set Qualifier 1 clash against Chennai Super Kings which will be played on May 7 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In the eliminator, Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Delhi Capitals at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam on May 8.

MI's win means Sunrisers Hyderabad are into the playoffs. Both KKR and SRH have 12 points in 14 matches, but net-run-rate helped SRH to edge out the Kolkata side.

After bowlers restricted KKR for 133, Quinton de Kock (30), Rohit Sharma (55) and Suryakumar Yadav (46) made things easy for hosts of the match MI to earn a comfortable win. As Prasidh Krishna removed de Kock on team score 46 for 1, Sharma and Yadav built unbeaten 88 runs second wicket partnership that took MI home with 23 balls to spare.

Disciplined MI topple CSK from No. 1 spot

With this win, MI grabbed the no. 1 position at the points table with 18 points in 14 matches. Their nine-wicket win improved their net-run-rate which eventually helped them to topple Chennai Super Kings from the numero uno position.

Earlier, MI skipper Rohit Sharma winning the toss asked KKR to bat. A disciplined MI bowling attack restricted them for 133 runs.

SRH will play DC in Visakhapatnam on May 8.

Putting into bat first, the visitors got off a flying start as they cruised to 49 for 1 in 6.1 overs, but MI bowlers pulled their team back in the game ripping through KKR middle-order.

Uthappa plays 40 off 47 balls innings

Destructive Chris Lynn's dismissal saw MI thumping their authority in the game. When Lynn slammed 41 off 29 balls Robin Uthappa was patchy as the latter played notorious 40 runs innings off 47 balls, an innings which can't even be seen in ODIs these days.

Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell's successive dismissals in back to back deliveries amplified their woes.

Later Nitish Rana tried his best to improve the scorecard by playing a blazing 26 off 13, but he didn't get any support from Uthappa.

Lasith Malinga was the pick of the bowlers as the veteran Sri Lankan pacer picked up three wickets giving away 35 runs. Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah came second and third in the list as they took two wickets each conceding 20 and 31 runs respectively. Pandya picked up wickets of Lynn and Shubman Gill, who scored 9 runs off 16 balls.

Meanwhile, Krunal Pandya conceded just 14 runs in four overs.