In the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians match of IPL 2024, KKR defeated Mumbai by 18 runs. This victory secured KKR's spot as the first team to qualify for the playoffs. The match, affected by rain, was limited to 16 overs each. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya watched KKR score 157 runs. Venkatesh Iyer contributed 42 runs and Nitish Rana added 33 runs to KKR's total.
Jasprit Bumrah and Piyush Chawla each took 2 wickets for Mumbai. Mumbai Indians could only manage 139 runs in their 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan scoring the highest at 40 runs and Tilak Verma chipping in with 32 runs. Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell, and Harshit Rana claimed 2 wickets each for KKR, while Sunil Narine took one wicket.
