Kolkata Knight Riders are in a do-or-die situation as they face Mumbai Indians in the 65th match of the season today. KKR remain alive in the IPL 2026 playoffs race with five wins in their last six games, but need to overcome the five-time champions at Eden Gardens. After early elimination, Mumbai will look to finish their campaign with strong performances in their remaining two games.
Also read: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Match Prediction
IPL 2026 Match 65: KKR vs MI Live Score and Match Updates
The game likely to resume soon
The rain has completely stopped. But for some reason, the covers remain in place. Eden Gardens has one of the best drainage systems, so we are not expecting a delay due to a wet outfield.
Rain has stopped
Good news for KKR fans as rain has stopped, but the ground remains covered at the moment.
Rain stops play
Rain arrives at Eden Gardens and interrupts the play. The covers are coming on.
Hardik Pandya - 7 off 7 balls
Tilak Varma - 7 off 12 balls
MI - 57/4 in 8 overs (CRR 7.12)
50 up for MI
Kartik Tyagi bowls a brilliant first over after the powerplay, conceding just 4 runs and keeping MI batters quiet at Eden Gardens.
Tilak Varma - 5 off 7 balls
Hardik Pandya - 6 off 6 balls
MI - 50/4 in 7 overs (CRR 7.14)
Suryakumar Yadav OUT!!!
Bottom edge and bowled. A stunning short delivery from Saurabh Dubey to remove Suryakumar Yadav, and MI go 4 down in the powerplay.
Suryakumar Yadav scored 15 off 6 balls. Hardik Pandya comes in at No. 6.
MI - 45/4 in 5.5 overs (CRR 7.71)
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Rohit Sharma OUT!!!
Rohit Sharma takes on Saurabh Dubey with a stunning six over the deep fine leg, but throws away his wicket while attempting another big shot over the deep mid wicket. Cameron Green takes a stunning catch to end Rohit's troubling knock.
Rohit scored 15 runs off 13 balls. Tilak Varam comes in at No. 5.
MI - 24/3 in 3.5 overs (CRR 6.26)
Cameron Green strikes again
Outside edge and caught behind. Cameron Green strikes again in the same over to remove Naman Dhir. Umpire says no, Rahane takes a review, and replay shows a spike. Cameron Green is proving his worth after poor start to the season.
Dhir scored a three-ball duck. Suryakumar Yadav comes in at No. 4.
MI - 17/2 in 3 overs (CRR 5.66)
Ryan Rickelton OUT!!!
Rohit Sharma welcomes Cameron Green with a stunning six over the deep square leg, but the bowler removes Ryan Rickelton on the third ball of the third over. A big breakthrough from the Aussie all-rounder.
Rickelton scored 6 off 7 balls. Naman Dhir comes in at No. 3.
MI - 17/1 in 2.5 overs (CRR 6.00)
KKR in control
Saurabh Dubey bowls a brilliant second over, conceding just 4 runs and troubling Rohit Sharma on a couple of occasions.
Ryan Rickelton - 6 off 6 balls
Rohit Sharma - 2 off 6 balls
MI - 10/0 in 2 overs (CRR 5.00)
KKR off to strong start
Ryan Rickelton smashes Akukul Roy for a four at extra covers, but the bowler makes a strong comeback with three dot deliveries, conceding just 6 runs off the first over.
Ryan Rickelton - 5 off 5 balls
Rohit Sharma - 1 off 1 ball
MI - 6/0 in 1 over (CRR 6.00)
The game is on at Eden Gardens
Openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton are out in the middle to kick off the game at Eden Gardens.
Anukul Roy to bowl the first over for KKR.
No Shardul Thakur today
Shardul Thakur picked up 4 wickets against PBKS in the last game and has been MI's leading pace wicket-taker. But the pace all-rounder fails to find a place in MI's XI today.
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MI XI - Hardik, Surya return
Both Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav are back for MI. Allah Ghazanfar also returns. Raj Angad Bawa, Shardul Thakur and Sherfane Rutherford miss out.
MI XI (batting first): Ryan Rickelton (w), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Raghu Sharma
Impact players: Shardul, Mayank Rawat, Minz, Krish Bhagat, Ghazanfar
KKR XI - Rovman Powell returns
One change for KKR today. Rovman Powell replaces injured Matheesha Pathirana. Finn Allenn starts from the bench.
KKR XI (bowling first): Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey
Impact players: Arora, Allen, Ramandeep, Tejasvi, Tripathi