Kolkata Knight Riders buried Mumbai Indians under an avalanche of runs, winning by 34 runs to keep the dying embers of their playoff hopes burning. Posting their season best of 232 for two, the Knights struck early blows to peg back the chase at a packed Eden Gardens.

Hardik Pandya played a blinder to resurrect MI hopes but there was just too much left to do after the top-order had fallen to scoreboard pressure. Hardik, who added 63 off 30 deliveries for the fifth wicket with Kieron Pollard and stitched together another 64 off 28 with brother Krunal, scored a 34-ball 91 with six boundaries and nine fours before he fell going for another big one.