Hardik and Tilak struggling! A fine over from Narine. Interestingly, Rahane took slip and short leg. Just three runs off the over. Just 64 off the first 10 for MI.

Just four runs off the over! Varun Chakravarthy, hobbling, still delivers a tidy one. And after the long rain delay, we head into yet another break-Strategic Timeout!

MI: 61/4 (9)

Some of the players are warming up. Hardik and Tilak have also just walked out of the dressing room. We're hearing the match will resume at 9:15 pm, with no overs lost.

The umpires have spoken to the captains. If there's no rain in the next 5-10 minutes, we could have a restart time soon. The covers have been completely removed, except for the one on the pitch.

If match resumes as a five-over game, KKR's target will be 42. Still plenty of time to complete a 20-overs-a-side match. We have confirmation that covers are being peeled off. Huge cheer from the crowd.

Eden pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee is in talks with the umpires. There's no rain at the moment, or it has eased considerably. The ground remains under cover though. MI won't mind a washout, but it could prove a major blow to KKR's playoff hopes.

We hear the rain has stopped! The skies are clear for now, though there's still heavy lightning around. Officials are out for an inspection. Hope for the best!

Heavy rain stops play! It's absolutely pelting at Eden Gardens. Credit to the ground staff for covering the entire field in no time. If this gets washed out, both teams will share a point-leaving KKR with a maximum of 14 and denting their playoff hopes.

Chopped on! SKY's adventure ends as Dubey angles one into the right-hander. SKY chops it back onto the stumps-MI now in deep trouble. Dubey picks up his second. KKR are in dreamland at Eden Gardens!

MI: 41/4 (5.3)

Dispatched by SKY! Flicked over long leg for a six-vintage Surya. Shuffles across, gets under it, and sends it sailing over the ropes.
MI: 41/4 (5.2)

Another top-edge, another screamer! Green snares it this time, sprinting from mid-on towards midwicket. Rohit goes for the pull but is early on it. Green judges it to perfection - MI in trouble! A wicket for Dubey!

MI: 23/3 (3.5)

Green strikes again! He celebrates with Raghuvanshi as KKR go up for a caught-behind appeal, but the umpire isn't interested. Dhir chased it well away from his body, and replays show a faint edge.

MI: 17/2 (2.6)

Green strikes! Rickelton is early into his shot and gets a top edge that goes miles up in the air. It was swerving but Manish Pandey makes no mistake. Dives forward and judges it superbly. 
MI: 17/1 (2.3)

Launched into the stands! Rohit welcomes Green with a bang. Plants his front foot forward and swings hard across the line. It sails over deep backward square leg boundary for a six.

MI: 16/0 (2.1)

Six runs off Anukul's opening over! A loud LBW shout, but it pitched well outside leg. Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy seems to be hobbling in the outfield.
MI: 6/0 (1)

KKR have a slim but realistic chance of reaching the playoffs. If they win both remaining matches and RR and PBKS lose theirs, they can finish with 15 points. 

Meanwhile, Anukul Roy will bowl the first over for KKR!

KKR's impact sub options: Finn Allen, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi

MI's impact sub options: Shardul Thakur, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, AM Ghazanfar

KKR remain unchanged as Ajinky Rahane opts to bowl. Hardik Pandya is back for MI, who ring in multiple changes.

MI batting-first XI: Rohit, Rickelton, Dhir, SKY, Tilak, Hardik, Jacks, Bosch, Chahar, Bumrah, Raghu Sharma.

KKR bowling-first XI: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey

Eden Gardens was under covers around 5 PM, but the weather has since cleared and the covers have been removed. The toss is now likely to take place as scheduled.

No team has dominated another more in IPL history than Mumbai Indians have dominated KKR. This will be the 37th meeting between the two sides and MI have won 25 of the previous 11 matches against KKR.

Rohit Sharma is 66 runs away from 3500 runs as opener in IPL. He will become the 7th Indian and 10th overall to achieve the feat. Shikhar Dhawan holds the record for scoring most runs as an opener in IPL (6,362).

Finn Allen and Ryan Rickelton have provided explosive starts for their respective teams in recent matches, and this matchup could well decide the outcome of the tie. After managing just 56 runs in his first five innings, Allen has bounced back with 260 runs at a strike rate of 152.05 in his next seven outings. Rickelton, meanwhile, has scored over 400 runs this season at a strike rate exceeding 180.

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Raghu Sharma, Trent Boult, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Krish Bhagat, Suryakumar Yadav, AM Ghazanfar, Hardik Pandya, Keshav Maharaj, Ashwani Kumar, Mayank Markande, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi, Matheesha Pathirana, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rovman Powell, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Daksh Kamra, Blessing Muzarabani.

Hello and welcome to our live blog for this crucial IPL 2026 clash between KKR and Mumbai Indians from Eden Gardens. KKR are still in the playoff race, but they will need other results to go their way. MI, meanwhile, will be keen to play spoilsport.