Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Friday. Chasing a target of 149, MI completed the job with opener Quinton de Kock playing a fine innings of 78 off 44 balls. Batting first, KKR made 148 for five. KKR's pace spearhead Pat Cummins top-scored with an unbeaten 36-ball 53 while new captain Eoin Morgan remained not out on 39 off 29 deliveries at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, even as the other established batsmen failed to impress.
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Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 148/5 in 20 overs (Pat Cummins 53 not out, Eoin Morgan 39 not out; Rahul Chahar 2/18)
Mumbai Indians: 149/2 in 16.5 overs (Quinton de Kock 78 not out).
7:03 PM IST: New KKR captain Eoin Morgan wins toss and opts to bat first.
7:07 PM IST: Playing XIs -
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jasprit Bumrah.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Chris Green, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna.