KKR Choose Chase as Hardik, SKY Return for MI
News Desk
Mumbai: In a crucial must-win encounter, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in Kolkata on Tuesday night. The decision came after persistent rain left the pitch under covers for much of the day, making conditions favorable for chasing.
KKR stayed alive in the tournament race after winning five of their last six matches following a difficult start to the season. However, they still needed victories in their remaining fixtures along with favorable results from other teams to keep their playoff hopes intact.
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The home side received a major boost with the return of spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who had been dealing with a niggle throughout the campaign. KKR also made a change to their lineup by bringing in power-hitter Rovman Powell in place of injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians were strengthened by the returns of captain Hardik Pandya and star batter Suryakumar Yadav. Afghanistan spinner AM Ghazanfar was also expected to feature as the Impact Player while defending later in the match.
Mumbai Indians lineup included Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Raghu Sharma.
KKR fielded Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Saurabh Dubey and Kartik Tyagi.
