Mumbai top league table with 9-run win

Kolkata Knight Riders needs the win to ensure that it goes into the knock-out stage

May 13, 2017 07:42 pm | Updated May 14, 2017 12:14 am IST

Kolkata Knight Riders needs the win to ensure that it goes into the playoffs

Kolkata Knight Riders needs the win to ensure that it goes into the playoffs

 

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The Eden Gardens, which has been the amphitheatre to many a cricketing battle over the years, will see another compelling duel on Saturday when two former champions seeking to prop up their flagging forms meet in what will be their concluding league match of IPL-10.

Kolkata Knight Riders needs the win to ensure that it goes into the knock-out stage as one of the top two teams while the visiting Mumbai Indians will seek to rebound from consecutive defeats and remain the clear leader on points at the end of the league stage.

Immediately after it ensured its play-offs berth, Mumbai Indians has seen a dip in form over the last couple of rounds. The efficiency with which the two-time champion has tackled most of its opponents this season in indicative of the balance the team has attained. Read on.

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