Mumbai end KKR's chase streak at Eden

May 13, 2017

Seasonal showers forced a 30-minute delay in start of play at Eden Gardens, in a match that was to decide which team finished at No. 1 on the table•BCCI

Mumbai's decision to send Saurabh Tiwary to open the innings paid off as the left-hander blunted Knight Riders' early efforts with an array of exquisite drives•BCCI

...but was dismissed by Ankit Rajpoot for a 21-ball 27•BCCI

... who sprinted to the striker's end to run Tiwary out for 52•BCCI

The hosts lost their captain quickly after that - Karn Sharma holding on to an excellent catch off Mitchell Johnson's bowling •BCCI

Manish Pandey and Colin de Grandhomme then added 41 runs for the sixth wicket, but could not carry on and see the side home•BCCI

Mumbai Indians opted to rest six of their players; Nitish Rana was one of them•BCCI

Trent Boult, replacing an injured Chris Woakes, took out Tiwary's opening partner, Lendl Simmons, in his second over•AFP

Ambati Rayudu's second knock after a return from injury was eased by Robin Uthappa, who dropped him on 10•BCCI

Rayudu clobbered six fours and three sixes during his 37-ball 63 and propelled Mumbai past 170•AFP

Playing his first game of the season, Vinay Kumar dismissed the dangerous Chris Lynn, leaving Knight Riders reeling at 53 for 4•BCCI

With 14 needed off the final over, Hardik Pandya's variations were too much for the Knight Riders tail •BCCI

Rohit Sharma looked imperious from the outset at his favourite hunting ground...•BCCI

Even though Tiwary struck an sublime fifty in his first game of IPL 2017, he did not stand a chance in a dash against Umesh Yadav...•AFP

Knight Riders stuttered early in their chase as Tim Southee dismissed Sunil Narine in the first over•BCCI

At one stage of his innings, Yusuf Pathan blazed to 19 off four balls but fell only three balls later, adding only one run to his score •BCCI