Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2016, Highlights: Rohit Sharma, Jos Buttler Stun KKR At Eden Gardens, MI Taste First Win

After being put in to bat, Kolkata Knight Riders lost Robin Uthappa early but Gautam Gambhir's 64 and Manish Pandey's 52 helped the hosts post a strong total on the board. In reply, Rohit Sharma anchored the chase for Mumbai Indians with an unbeaten 84 and a quickfire knock from Jos Buttler helped the tourists win the match by six wickets with five balls to spare. (SCORECARD | FIXTURES | RESULTS I POINTS TABLE I NEWS | STREAMING)

23:52 hrs IST: That's it. Thank you for joining us for today's match at Eden Gardens. See you all tomorrow for the clash between Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants. 

Rohit Sharma (Man of the Match): "It's a high scoring ground, we have played enough to understand that. We were up for the chase for anything around 175 but they got around 10 extra. We bowled well in the end, at one point they looked like getting 200." 

Gautam Gambhir (KKR skipper): "We didn't start well with the ball and missed our lengths. Credit goes to them for accelerating at the right time. We thought that spinners will be more useful than fast bowlers, so we played 3 spinners."

23:32 hrs IST: And that's it. Mumbai Indians defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets to register their first victory of the season. 

23:31 hrs IST: Brilliant for Rohit Sharma. He's treat to watch when on song. Mumbai now require 1 off 6 balls. 

23:28 hrs IST: WICKET! Russell picks his first one of the night. Brilliant innings from Jos Buttler, 41 off just 22 balls. 

23:26 hrs IST: FOUR! Too full from Russell and Rohit smashes it over his head. 

23:24 hrs IST: Tight over from Hastings. Just four of it. Mumbai now require 18 off 12 balls. 

23:19 hrs IST: FOUR! Rohit sweeps it towards backward square leg, misfielding from Pathan and it touches the boundary. 

23:15 hrs: 16 runs off 3 balls. Buttler, you beauty! Mumbai now require 32 off 25 balls. 

23:13 hrs IST: Russell is back into the attack. KKR in desperate need of wickets. 

23:11 hrs IST: SIX! Buttler is on a roll. Short delivery from Hogg and Buttler gives it the treatment it deserves. 

23:09 hrs IST: FOUR! Lovely straight it from Buttler. Hogg has no answer to it. Mumbai now require 55 off 31 balls. 

23:02 hrs IST: Four! Buttler chips it towards extra cover to score his first boundary. 

22:57 hrs IST: WICKET! Full-toss well outside off from Kuldeep, McClenaghan chases it to play it towards extra cover but instead slices it to Munro. 

22:53 hrs IST: SIX! McClenaghan is on a six-hitting spree. His third one of the night. Mumbai now require 80 off 52 balls.

22:48 hrs IST: Surprise! Mitchell McClenaghan comes in ahead of Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler. 

22:46 hrs IST: OUT! Pandya loses his wicket to Chawla. He scored just 9 off 10 balls. 

22:45 hrs IST: 6 runs. What just happened? 

22:40 hrs IST: Strategic time-out. Mumbai now require 116 off 66 balls. 

22:37 hrs IST: SIX! Short delivery from Chawla and Rohit smashes it over the mid-wicket region. 

22:35 hrs IST: Excellent over by Kuldeep Yadav. Just five runs of it. Mumbai are 63/1 after 8 overs. 

22:26 hrs IST: WICKET! Parthiv Patel run out for 23(20). Plays it towards short mid-on and surprisingly calls Rohit for a run. Hogg sprints towards the ball and throws it to Uthappa who whips off the bails. Parthiv is well short of his crease. Mumbai are 53/1 after 6 overs. 

22:22 hrs IST: Great start by both Rohit and Parthiv. Mumbai are 50/0 after 5 overs. 

22:18 hrs IST: FOUR! Length delivery from Hastings and Rohit plays an elegant drive towards the extra cover. 

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during match 5 of the Indian Premier League against Kolkata Knight Riders.

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22:14 hrs IST: FOUR! Shortish delivery from Hogg and Rohit times it well towards backward square leg. Mumbai are 32/0 after 3.2 overs. 

22:09 hrs IST: Consecutive fours by Parthiv off Russell. Taking full advantage of the Powerplay overs. 

22:07 hrs IST: FOUR! Length delivery from Hastings and Rohit lofts it over the mid-on fielder. Mumbai are 18/0 after 2 overs. 

22:02 hrs IST: Welcome back to the chase! Rohit Sharma gets off the mark with a glorious flick off his pads -- first six of the Mumbai innings. Mumbai are 8/0 after 1 over. 

21:43 hrs IST: And that's it! KKR finish their innings with 187/5. 

21:42 hrs IST: RUN-OUT! Confusion between both Munro and Pathan and in the end, the former sacrifices his wicket. Southee throws the ball from long-off towards the striker's end as Parthiv whips the bails off in a flash. 

21:39 hrs IST: Last over and it's Jasprit Bumrah who'll bowl. 

21:34 hrs IST: WICKET!!! Gambhir goes for a well-made 64. 

21:34 hrs IST: Kolkata are 170/3 after 18 overs. Can they get to 200? 

21:30 hrs IST: BOWLED! Short one from McClenaghan, Russell looks to pull but instead gets an under-edge onto the stumps. 

21:28 hrs IST: SIX! Russell is on a rampage now. 4th six for him. Kolkata are 163/2 after 17 overs. 

21:25 hrs IST: DROPPED! Slower one from Bumrah, Gambhir mistimes it and Bumrah drops a sitter. 

21:24 hrs IST: Last five overs have yielded 52 runs for KKR. 

21:19 hrs IST: SIX! Another one from Russell. Back of the hand delivery from Southee and Russell hits it towards long-on. Kolkata are 138/2 after 15 overs. 

21:17 hrs IST: SIX! Short one from Southee and Russell pulls it flat over the square leg boundary. 

21:13 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandey tries to flick a slower delivery from Harbhajan but instead gets a leading edge. Kolkata are 122/2 after 14 overs. 

21:11 hrs IST: 100-run partnership between Gambhir and Pandey. 

21:09 hrs IST: Second strategic time-out. Kolkata are 118/1 after 13 overs. 

21:06 hrs IST: Fifty for Pandey. His 6th in IPL. 

21:01 hrs IST: Fifty for Gambhir. His 27th one in IPL. Kolkata are 108/1 after 12 overs. 

Ricky Ponting: "Simmons is ruled out of the tournament and Martin Guptill has been called in as a replacement." 

20:53 hrs IST: SIX!!! It's raining sixes at the Eden Gardens. Gambhir comes down the wicket to Suchith and smokes it towards mid-wicket. Kolkata are 99/1 after 11 overs. 

Gautam Gambhir slammed his 27th IPL fifty as KKR marched towards a big total.

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20:50 hrs IST: Great going by Gambhir and Pandey. KKR are 81/1 after 10 overs. 

20:47 hrs IST: SIX!!!! And it's a big one from Pandey. Full and straight for Harbhajan and Pandey hits it towards deep mid-wicket region. 

20:41 hrs IST: DROPPED! Regulation catch and Rohit misses an easy opportunity. Gambhir gets a life. Kolkata are 59/1 after 8 overs. 

20:35 hrs IST: SIX! First of the night for KKR. Slower delivery from Pandya and Manish Pandey launches it towards long-on. 

20:29 hrs IST: First strategic time-out. Kolkata are 40/1 after 6 overs. 

20:26 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary for Manish Pandey. Short and wide from McClenaghan and he absolutely nails it towards mid-wicket region. 

20:24 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries from Gambhir off Southee. The southpaw seems to be in good form! 

20:20 hrs IST: WICKET! Uthappa goes for 8. Bouncer from McClenaghan, Uthappa plays a mistime pull and top edges to Pollard at cover. Kolkata are 22/1 after 4 overs. 

20:14 hrs IST: FOUR! This time it's Gambhir. Too full and he times it towards mid-wicket. 

20:11 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary for KKR. Middle and off from Southee and Uthappa plays it towards square leg. Kolkata are 11/0 after 2.2 overs. 

20:10 hrs IST: Brilliant fielding from Pandya. Gambhir plays it towards deep point, Pandya dives to save a certain two. 

20:05 hrs IST: Tight over from Southee. Kolkata are 3/0 after first over. 

20:01 hrs IST: Uthappa gets off the mark with a single. Back of length delivery from Southee and he plays it behind square. 

19:58 hrs IST: It's time for action. Gambhir and Uthappa make their way out in the middle. Tim Southee to start the proceedings for Mumbai. 

19:51 hrs IST: Earthquake in Myanmar, strong tremors in Kolkata and Guwahati. 

Tremors felt . Just evacuated building in #Kolkata

- Derek O'Brien (@quizderek) April 13, 2016

Crazy scenes in Eden Gardens. All of us felt tremors in the Press box, evacuated and then returned. Earthquake?

- Karthik Lakshmanan (@lk_karthik) April 13, 2016

19:43 hrs IST: He'll not be playing today but great news for KKR that he is back.  

The Spin Wizard is BACK!!! @SunilPNarine74 in @KKRiders colours at the Eden Gardens #KKRvMI #IPLhttps://t.co/XgXEz3wVRc

- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2016

19:32 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams: 

KKR: Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Colin Munro, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, John Hastings, Brad Hogg, Kuldeep Yadav 

MI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Jos Buttler, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, J Suchith, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah 

19:30 hrs IST: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma wins the toss and elects to bowl first. 

19:29 hrs IST : Toss time!

19:20 hrs IST : STAT ATTACK - Mumbai Indians have a lead of 11-5 over Kolkata Knight Riders in head-to-head matches in Indian Premier League. 

19:06 hrs IST : Always a good gesture though!

The teams met during practice at Eden Gardens. Check out more images: https://t.co/XoljEjU60q #KKRvMI #DilSeIndian pic.twitter.com/fUtMZuj7DW

- Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 13, 2016

19:00 hrs IST : Hello and welcome to the coverage of the fifth match of the Indian Premier League season 9. Kolkata Knight Riders take on Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens tonight. KKR thrashed Delhi Daredevils in their first game while Mumbai were outclassed by debutants Rising Pune Supergiants. 

Jacques Kallis (right) was appointed the new Kolkata Knight Riders coach before the start of the season while Wasim Akram continues to be the bowling coach of the Indian Premier League team.

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KKR have lost just once in their last 13 IPL matches at the Eden Gardens. Having routed Delhi Daredevils by nine wickets in their opening match this season, KKR will have a psychological edge against defending champions Mumbai Indians, who lost their opener against debutants Rising Pune Supergiants by identical nine wickets on April 9.

MI have been poor starters. They lost their first four games last season. In 2014, Mumbai Indians lost their opening five. This dangerous trend in a long-drawn championship is not welcome by any team management and that will make Rohit Sharma's men extremely hungry tonight.

For Rohit Sharma, Eden has been a lucky ground. He scored an unbeaten 98 and a 50 in his last two IPL games in Kolkata. Not only his form but the performance of MI's top order will be crucial on what traditionally has been a slow and spin-friendly pitch.

Mumbai Indians' coach Ricky Ponting and captain Rohit Sharma addressing a press conference in Mumbai.

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KKR's team is well suited to Eden's conditions. Their bowling is rather tailor-made as Brad Hogg's exploits against DD showed. Although Sunil Narine is available for selection, it is unlikely Gautam Gambhir will tamper with the playing XI.

Both teams have a wealth of experience on their bench. MI head coach Ricky Ponting must have worked overtime to plan a strategy to check KKR, who have Jacques Kallis, Wasim Akram and Simon Katich in their dugout.

For the record, KKR have beaten Mumbai only five times in their 16 IPL meetings.