KKR vs MI highlights: Starc's four-wicket haul helps Kolkata win by 24 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders will look to iron out their flaws and get the better of a misfiring Mumbai Indians when the two teams placed on the opposite ends of IPL points table spectrum clash on FridayWith six wins in nine games giving them 12 points and the second position in the IPL points table a berth in the playoffs looks within the grasp of twotime winners KKRBut the Shreyas Iyerled side will have to find consistency across departments and avoid any slipups in order to make it to the final fourEach of their three losses have come in the last six games for KKR who were at the receiving end of a record run chase by Punjab Kings but did well to bounce back with a sevenwicket thrashing of Delhi CapitalsWith the bat KKRs requisite firepower in the ranks entwined with an ultraaggressive approach has delivered the goods more often than not but it is their bowling which needs improvementMitchell Starc has given nearly 12 runs an over while managing a mere seven wickets in eight outings On flat battingfriendly pitches the lanky Australians lack of control has also been exploited well by zealous battersHarshit Rana is among those with most wickets 11 for KKR this season but the rightarm seamer will serve a onematch ban for his animated celebrations after dismissing DCs Abhishek PorelVaibhav Aroras nine scalps in five games make him KKRs best bet with the ball A small Wankhede Stadium with a battingfriendly wicket tends to encourage scores in excess of 200 and the team would be mindful of thatSpotlight will also be on Rinku Singh whose exclusion from Indias main squad for the T20 World Cup has triggered an outpouring of sympathy for the 26yearold The powerhitter has not got enough game time this season which probably tilted the scales against himFor Mumbai Indians the race to the IPL playoffs seems lost even though the fivetime winners have five more games to playEven if Mumbai Indians win each of these they can only get to 16 points and somewhere in the middle of the points table not necessarily challenging those who have been consistently goodAlso ReadBCCI cheers fans jeerKKR vs MI live updates Full squadsMumbai Indians Hardik Pandya c Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Dewald Brevis Jasprit Bumrah Piyush Chawla Gerald Coetzee Tim David Shreyas Gopal Ishan Kishan wk Anshul Kamboj Kumar Kartikeya Akash Madhwal Kwena Maphaka Mohammad Nabi Shams Mulani Naman Dhir Shivalik Sharma Romario Shepherd Arjun Tendulkar Nuwan Thushara Tilak Varma Harvik Desai wk Nehal Wadhera Luke WoodKolkata Knight Riders Shreyas Iyer c KS Bharat wk Rahmanullah Gurbaz wk Rinku Singh Angkrish Raghuvanshi Sherfane Rutherford Manish Pandey Andre Russell Nitish Rana Venkatesh Iyer Anukul Roy Ramandeep Singh Varun Chakravarthy Sunil Narine Vaibhav Arora Chetan Sakariya Harshit Rana Suyash Sharma Mitchell Starc Dushmantha Chameera Sakib Hussain Mujeeb Ur Rahman Gus Atkinson Allah Ghazanfar Phil SaltKKR vs MI live updates Dream11 predictionWicketkeepers Phil Salt Ishan KishanBatsmen Suryakumar Yadav Tilak Varma Shreyas Iyer Tim DavidAllrounders Andre Russell Sunil Narine cBowlers Jasprit Bumrah vc Gerald Coetzee Varun ChakaravarthyKKR vs MI live updates Toss updateMumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders MI made one change bringing in Naman Dhir in place Mohammad Nabi while KKR have decided to field the same playing XI Interestingly MI have kept Rohit Sharma as an Impact Sub for the matchKKR vs MI live updates Confirmed playing XIsMumbai Indians Playing XI Ishan Kishanw Suryakumar Yadav Tilak Varma Nehal Wadhera Hardik Pandyac Naman Dhir Tim David Gerald Coetzee Piyush Chawla Jasprit Bumrah Nuwan ThusharaKolkata Knight Riders Playing XI Philip Saltw Sunil Narine Angkrish Raghuvanshi Shreyas Iyerc Venkatesh Iyer Rinku Singh Andre Russell Ramandeep Singh Mitchell Starc Vaibhav Arora Varun Chakravarthy11 14 PM MI 14510 185Lead pacer Mitchell Starc claims three wickets in the final over and completes his fourwicket haul Mumbai Indians were bowled out for 145 runs11 10 PM MI 1387 18All of Mumbais hopes are on David and Coetzee Mumbai need runs in 2 overs10 58 PM MI 1247 16Russell strikes the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai is in huge trouble as they lost the wicket of their set batsman10 46 PM MI 1106 14Suryakumar finds boundaries for Paltan despite losing wickets in a quick session Tim David and Suryakumar eye a crucial partnership10 36 PM MI 826 12Andre Russell strikes the wicket of captain Hardik Pandya soon after Narine claims Wadheras wicket Mumbai is on the back foot10 22 PM MI 674 10Mumbai eye crucial partnership Nehal Wadhera joins Suryakumar in the run chase at the Wankhede Stadium10 08 PM MI 543 8Mumbai is in huge trouble with Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma in the middle KKR is in total control of the match10 02 PM MI 463 6No comeback for Mumbai as KKR spinner Varun Chakaravarthy dismisses Dhir Sunil Narine on the other hand claims the wicket of Rohit Sharma9 52 PM MI 381 4Dhir and Rohit display an aggressive approach despite losing the early wicket of Kishan Mumbai Indians are now 38 runs for the loss of one wicket after 4 overs9 42 PM MI 161 2Ishan Kishan departs after smashing two backtoback boundaries to Starc Naman Dhir joins Rohit Sharma in the runchase of 170 runs915 PM 169 20 oversKKR finish on a high after couple of early setbacks thanks to the dangerous Venkatesh Iyer who propelled the side to a fighting total with his calm demeanour and ability to thrive under pressure Statistical matchups and pitch conditions suggest a competitive encounter with chasing being the preferred choice in Mumbais humid conditions All eyes on hosts Mumbai from hereon854 PM 1537 17 OversManish Pandey walks back to the pavilion however 20 runs came off that over by Hardik Pandya A mixup in the middle and Andre Russell loses his wicket as well834 PM 1095 13 OversKKR eye an improved runrate with five wickets in hand and seven overs left to play Pandey and Iyer have settled well in the middle now821 PM 995 114 OversKKR are building on a steady 50run partnership with Manish Pandey and Venkatesh Iyer in the middle as MI look for wickets812 PM 725 9 OversMumbai in control of the contest as KKR duo PandeyIyer step off to save some crucial wickets for them 72 for the loss of five wickets with two set batsmen in the middle800 PM 574 6 OversPowerplay is over and KKR have lost four big wickets with 57 runs in the first six overs Piyush Chawla is being deployed by Pandya now750 PM 333 33 OversKKR are in troubled waters at the moment as skipper Shreyas Iyer departs and Thushara claims his third wicket of the day Sunil Narine is joined by Venkatesh Iyer now738 PM 141 1 overInform Philip Salt gets caught by Tilak Varma off Nuwan Thusharas delivery KKR lose their first wicket but Raghuvanshi comes in and smashes a six over leg side