Members of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrate their win against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League cricket match in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to qualify for the playoffs of the IPL 2024 after beating Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. The match started late due to rain and it was cut to 16 overs per side. MI invited KKR to bat first and they somehow posted 157/7 on the board after 20 overs. Venkatesh Iyer top-scored with a 21-ball 42, while Rinku Singh and Andre Russell contributed with 20 off 12 balls and 24 off 14 balls respectively, as KKR scored more than 150. Nitish Rana made 33 off 23 balls. MI had a strong start with Ishan Kishan going berserk in the powerplay, but failed to maintain momentum and ultimately lost by 18 runs.
Members of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrate their win against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League cricket match in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate the dismissal of Mumbai Indians' Tilak Varma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Phil Salt successfully dismiss Mumbai Indians' Nehal Wadhera during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Mumbai Indians' Tilak Varma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine and Phill Salt celebrate the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Ishan Kishan during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Nitish Rana plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.