Mumbai won the toss and decided to bowl first, its tremendous bowling made Kolkata halt at 133 runs with a loss of seven wickets. Mumbai chased the target and achieved the same in just 16.1 overs. This is the 8th defeat of Kolkata Knight Riders in the last 9 matches in Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai has already qualified for the playoffs and now it has secured the highest rank in the points table after this victory. This is 9th win in 14 matches of Mumbai and with this win, it has scored 18 points. Although Chennai Super Kings also has 18 points from 14 matches, Mumbai has reached the top on the basis of better run rate.
At the same time, to reach the playoff, Kolkata had to win this match in every situation, but now the team is out of the playoffs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, after losing to Kolkata, has become the fourth team to reach the playoffs. Prior to Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have already qualified for Playoffs.
This is Kolkata's 8th defeat in 14 matches, so with this, the team remains at number five with 12 points, while Hyderabad also has 12 points out of 14 matches but on the basis of better run rate, Hyderabad has been able to reach the playoffs.
Chasing the target of 134 runs from Kolkata, Mumbai were given a good start by Quinton de Kock (30) and Rohit shared 46 runs for the first wicket in 6.1 overs. After De Kock was catch out, Rohit, with an unbeaten partnership of 88 runs for the second wicket with Suryakumar Yadav (46 not out), gave Mumbai the unanimous victory by nine wickets in 16.1 overs. Rohit hit eight boundaries in 48 balls while Yadav hit five fours and two sixes in 27 balls.
