07/10Result
54th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 7 2021
KKR won by 86 runs
Player of the Match
Shivam Mavi
Shivam MaviKolkata Knight Riders
07/10Result
54th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 7 2021
KKR won by 86 runs
Player of the Match
Shivam Mavi
Shivam MaviKolkata Knight Riders

So a good day of cricket comes to an end, but don't forget there are two concurrent matches tomorrow. Until then, see you! Goodnight and goodbye!

Shivam Mavi is the Player of the Match: "[Performance in important time] Very happy to do this in this stage of the game. Plan was to bowl wicket-to-wicket and not give room. Because the ball was staying low. [Transition from U-19 to IPL, what have you learnt?] When I was playing U-19, I came to KKR. You have to keep learning when you arrive, and I have learnt when to use the slower balls, when to bowl the yorkers, and what to deliver in which period of the game. [Favourite wicket?] Shivam Dube's. When you get someone lbw or bowled, you feel good as a bowler. We've done what we need to. Lets see what happens tomorrow."

Morgan after a dominant win: "I don't think it could have got better. Losing the toss and batting was difficult. The start we got was fantastic. Gill and Iyer have been our shining light. To get 170 we thought was in a commanding position. A really strong performance today. Having aggressive players coming in in the middle order helped us kick... Shakib coming in and performing the way he has in the last two games has made replacing Andre Russell easier. He has contributed massively. We are taking it day by day [with Russell], so he's working incredibly hard. Fingers crossed. I hope [I can play golf tomorrow]. I am not too attached to things as to what will happen and what won't happen... We have done everything tonight. We deserved to win..."

Time for the presentations

Anubhab Mukherj: "So basically SRH can knock MI out with a coin toss."

Ayush: "Does these mean Mumbai needs to score 250 and then bowl srh under 80" --- Absolutely. As simple as that!

Satishakumar: "KKR investment in Indian young lads last two seasons giving yields now."

Vishal Kahate: "What if Sunrisers bat first tomorrow? Can MI qualify?" --- Nope, they can't.

Ferguson after his three-wicket haul: "Tried to bowl the natural, hard length as much as possible. Credit must go to the batters... We watched the Mumbai game here over the weekend... Just icing [the niggle] and jogging around there. The medical team at KKR is fantastic. Impressive young bowler [Mavi]. Bowls clearly according to his plans. He's got a bit unlucky at times... It's awesome to see him develop over the years..."

Here's Samson after the loss: "It was a much better wicket we got last time. This was staying low... 171 was easy chaseable on this wicket with the batting line-up we have. We wanted to execute whatever we planned, but we didn't do it today. I am very proud of the character we showed. We were losing some easy games. We wanted to do well mindset wise. We need to play a better standard of cricket. Those were the challenges [losing Stokes, Buttler and Archer]... Being the captain, I changed the way I look at my innings. I look at the conditions and the batsmen around me. Always thinking about the match situation... That got me a bit more runs..."

Meanwhile, Mumbai will need to win by 171 runs tomorrow if they are to qualify for the playoffs. And if Mumbai chase, it is all but impossible for them to make it.

9.21pm Comprehensive win by Knight Riders. An 86-run win coming on the back of all-round dominance. Gill and Iyer set the platform with the bat, and Mavi and Ferguson led the way with the ball. Just two batters got into double figures for Royals, and that pretty much sums it up.

16.1
W
Shivam Mavi to Tewatia, OUT, bottom edge on to the stumps, and gone! This is the lowest total by Royals this IPL. Tewatia goes for the slash to this full ball wide of off, and gets it off the bottom edge and on the bounce to the stumps. Mavi bowls one with a change of pace, and finishes with his best IPL figures

R Tewatia b Shivam Mavi 44 (42m 36b 5x4 2x6) SR: 122.22

Mavi replaces Ferguson. Over the wicket.

END OF OVER:
16 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 85/9 (87 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.31, RRR: 21.75)

  • Mustafizur Rahman0 (3b)
  • Rahul Tewatia44 (35b)
  • Sunil Narine4-0-30-0
  • Lockie Ferguson4-0-18-3
15.6
0
Narine to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, full and a bit wide of off. He lets that go
15.5
0
Narine to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, full ball, and a touch wide of off. Beats his bat which is dangling out, although he withdraws it late
15.4
0
Narine to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, good length ball on off turning into him, and blocked back

Narine around the wicket, with Shakib at short leg and with a slip there too.

Mustafizur is the last man.

Asif: "You can keep Shakib out of bowl, but you can't keep Shakib out of game."

Sarthak: "15.1 - how can you run a bye off a spinner?" --- Why not? The ball took off after striking Karthik's gloves, and so he couldn't collect cleanly. That is what allowed the bye.

Time-out

15.3
W
Narine to Tewatia, 1 run, OUT, Sakariya is run-out at the keeper's end! The throw was very accurate and very close to the stumps, where Karthik's gloves took off the bails hurriedly. There was a mix-up among the batters after Tewatia went for the slog-sweep to this full ball on middle, but got a top edge toward fine leg. Sakariya thought there was two - and even Tewatia took a step forward for it - but was sent back and eventually fell short

C Sakariya run out 1 (20m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

15.2
0
Narine to Tewatia, no run, very full and straight on middle. Defended back

Remains around to Tewatia

15.1
1b
Narine to Sakariya, 1 bye, tosses it up to go full outside off, and has the ball turning into the batter, who misses the drive, as the sneaks through for a bye

Narine from around the wicket, with a slip.

END OF OVER:
15 | 8 Runs | RR: 83/8 (89 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.53, RRR: 17.80)

  • Rahul Tewatia43 (33b)
  • Chetan Sakariya1 (4b)
  • Lockie Ferguson4-0-18-3
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-14-1
14.6
4
Ferguson to Tewatia, FOUR, slashed over point! Gill runs and dives to his left from third man, and saves a few has his back boot touching the rope while trying to pat that ball back. It was a good length ball wide of off, and Tewatia looked to utilise the width available
14.5
2
Ferguson to Tewatia, 2 runs, pulls this short of a length ball outside off, and bisects long-on and deep square leg for a couple more
14.4
2
Ferguson to Tewatia, 2 runs, lifts that between mid-off running back and long-on running to his right! It is a full ball in the slot on off, and he goes for the uppish drive again. But the ball somehow lands safely

SHRAVAN: "Wow!!!!...no extras from KKR so far."

14.3
0
Ferguson to Tewatia, no run, fuller ball on off, and defended back to the bowler
14.2
0
Ferguson to Tewatia, no run, dances around in his crease to first move his back leg and finally going across to try and scoop that fullish ball on middle and leg, but misses, as the ball goes over the stumps
14.1
0
Ferguson to Tewatia, no run, goes full and just outside off at 147.5kph, as Tewatia drags it to mid-off

Ferguson back. Around the wicket

END OF OVER:
14 | 1 Run | RR: 75/8 (97 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.35, RRR: 16.16)

  • Chetan Sakariya1 (4b)
  • Rahul Tewatia35 (27b)
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-14-1
  • Sunil Narine3-0-29-0
13.6
0
Varun to Sakariya, no run, tosses it up to go very full on off. Defended back to the right of the bowler

Around the stumps to Sakariya, and with a short leg and slip

13.5
1
Varun to Tewatia, 1 run, shorter in length on middle and leg, and clipped toward long-on. Varun gives the chase for a second, but gives it up after that
13.4
0
Varun to Tewatia, no run, very full on middle and leg, and he defends off the outside edge, with the ball rolling over toward point
13.3
0
Varun to Tewatia, no run, full and quicker on off. Blocked back toward extra cover
13.2
0
Varun to Tewatia, no run, slower and full on off. Taps this toward point
13.1
0
Varun to Tewatia, no run, goes for the reverse-sweep to this full ball outside off, but finds wide-ish third man

Varun back from over the wicket.

Kaushik: "Looks like everyone will get the ball, but Shakib."

END OF OVER:
13 | 8 Runs | RR: 74/8 (98 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.69, RRR: 14.00)

  • Chetan Sakariya1 (3b)
  • Rahul Tewatia34 (22b)
  • Sunil Narine3-0-29-0
  • Lockie Ferguson3-0-10-3
12.6
0
Narine to Sakariya, no run, sticks his front leg out to this good length ball wide of off, which is turning into him
12.5
0
Narine to Sakariya, no run, full and straighter on off. Blocked back off the front foot
12.4
1
Narine to Tewatia, 1 run, comes down the track to this full and wide ball outside off. He reaches out for it to lob that over the bowler's head for a single

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RR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0LS LivingstoneYBK Jaiswal
2nd1LS LivingstoneSV Samson
3rd11LS LivingstoneS Dube
4th1S DubeAnuj Rawat
5th20S DubeGD Phillips
6th1R TewatiaS Dube
7th1R TewatiaCH Morris
8th27JD UnadkatR Tewatia
9th23R TewatiaC Sakariya
10th0Mustafizur RahmanR Tewatia