MI vs KKR, 54th match at Kolkata, , May 13 2017 - Match Result

What's certain now is Knight Riders can't finish in the top two. They'll travel to Bengaluru to play the eliminator. They were this close to playing Mumbai in Mumbai and earn a second chance at qualification. Should they lose out, they'll look back at the batting brain fade today. Anyway, tomorrow will decide if RPS or Sunrisers join Mumbai in the top two. A win for Pune would mean Sunrisers play Knight Riders in the eliminator. Exciting action. Hope to see you early on a Super Sunday. Cheers

Ambati Rayudu is the Player of the Match for his 37-ball 63. "It was tough wait after the injury. The team was doing well, so I had to sit out. The wicket was sticky today, we knew if we get close to 180 we can win the game. It's really tough to keep after four years. Honestly I don't enjoy it but I'm happy to do the job with the team."

Rohit Sharma: We spoke of finishing on a high. We wanted to play the brand of cricket we spoke about. Very happy. Today proved we have a great bench strength. It can be frustrating to sit out, but all of them have been proven match winners. This was the perfect example of playing a perfect game. They were going at 10 an over but we kept picking wickets. We were sticking to our plans,we didn't panic. When the batsmen go after the bowlers like that, it can be hard to keep calm but everyone executed well. It's a little tournament we have to play now, the playoffs.

Gautam Gambhir: With the kind of wicket this was, this was chaseable. Had one of the batsmen batted till the end, we would've got there. Just irresponsible shots, batsmen were trying to throw their bats at everything. I thought to restrict them to 174 was an unbelievable effort. I thought we were trying to chase this down on 10-12 overs. We were a batsman short. We need to pull up our socks. If we bat like this it doesn't matter if we're in the Playoffs or not. Got to bat better."

12.05am Knight Riders will wonder just how they lost the plot. 25 needed off three with Manish Pandey at the crease and you would've thought they'd ace this. But strange are the ways of this game. Mumbai made six changes today. Tested their bench strength, and yet managed to dig in to pull off a super win. Rayudu-Tiwary rolled back the clock to 2010 in a crucial stand upfront with the bat. Hardik and Johnson then took over to deliver at vital times with the ball.

Game, set and match

wonder if they made a mistake by taking the second. Umesh clearly the more accomplished hitter

Hardik to defend 14 off the final over