Gautam Gambhir got an early reprieve when Mitchell McClenaghan dropped a skied caught-and-bowled chance. Gambhir was on 8 then BCCI
Kolkata Knight Riders' openers used the extra life well, posting 50 in the sixth over BCCI
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Robin Uthappa was also given a life when Parthiv Patel missed an easy run-out opportunity BCCI
But this time Knight Riders could not capitalise on it for long; Uthappa holed out to Kieron Pollard at long-on just three balls later BCCI
Shakib Al Hasan departed soon after, before McClenaghan finally had his man when Gambhir top-edged a pull to Pollard at mid-off BCCI
McClenaghan could have picked up more wickets had Tim Southee not dropped catches off consecutive deliveries in the 19th over BCCI
Yusuf Pathan chipped in with 19 off 8, including four fours, to take Knight Riders' final total to 174 for 5 BCCI
After Parthiv was dismissed early in the chase, Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu put on 59 off 34 BCCI
After Rayudu's departure, Sunil Narine picked up the wickets of Krunal Pandya and Jos Buttler to reduce Mumbai Indians to 106 for 4 in 13 overs BCCI
Rohit kept batting fluently, though, keeping the chase on track with an unbeaten 68 off 49 BCCI
Kieron Pollard, who marched out at the fall of the fourth wicket, added the finishing touches. He pummelled 51 off 17, including two fours and six mighty sixes, to see his side home with two overs to spare BCCI
