KKR vs MI, IPL 2024 Rain Updates: Mumbai Indians win toss and bowl first in 16 overs per side contest
21:05: Mumbai Indians have won the toss and will bowl first in 16 overs per side contest. MI are going in with the same team. For KKR, Nitish Rana comes in for Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
20:50: The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2024 match will start at 21:15. It will be a 16-overs per side contest. The toss ahead of the match will be held at 21:00.
One bowler can bowl his full quota of four overs, while four bowlers can bowl a maximum of three overs. The Powerplay will be from overs 1 to 5.
20:20: The umpires will have an inspection of the conditions at Eden Gardens at 20:45. The cut-off time for a five-over game is 22:55.
19:50: In some good news, the rain has stopped at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The covers are coming off.
18:55: The toss in match number 60 of IPL 2024 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been delayed due to rain.
The scheduled time for the toss to take place was 7 pm, but the covers are on at the iconic stadium.
While Kolkata Knight Riders are top of the points table, with 16 points from 11 matches, Mumbai Indians are ninth, with eight points from 12 games.
MI have been eliminated from the playoffs race, while KKR are one win away from sealing a place in the top-four.
If today’s match gets abandoned due to rain, both Kolkata and Mumbai will get one point. With 17 points, Kolkata Knight Riders will become the first team to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2024.
What when KKR and MI clashed earlier in IPL 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians earlier met in IPL 2024 at the Wankhede, Mumbai on May 3. Kolkata registered a hard-fought 24-run win in this match - their first triumph over MI at the venue in 12 years.
Asked to bat first, KKR lost half their side for 57, but Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Impact Player Manish Pandey (42 off 31) lifted them to 169. In their chase, MI were bowled out for 145 in 18.5 overs despite Suryakumar Yadav's 56 off 35 as Mitchell Starc starred with 4-33