Having been put to bat first, Mumbai Indians' (MI) wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton departed on six runs in seven balls, including a boundary. Veteran batsman Rohit Sharma scored 15 runs in 13 balls, including two maximums (Pic: File Pic)

Naman Dhir was dismissed on a three-ball duck. Suryakumar Yadav managed to score 15 runs in six balls, with the help of two boundaries and a maximum (Pic: File Pic)

Later, Tilak Varma lost his wicket on 20 runs after facing 32 balls, and also smashed a maximum. Facing 27 balls, captain Hardik Pandya scored 26 runs, including two boundaries and a maximum. Will Jacks returned to the pavilion on 14 runs, which came in seven balls, including a boundary and a maximum. Corbin Bosch garnered an unbeaten 32 runs off 18 deliveries, laced with three boundaries and two maximums. Deepak Chahar was dismissed on 10 runs in seven balls, which included two boundaries. With this, the "Paltan" posted a total of 147 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the Knight Riders (Pic: File Pic)

Kolkata's Saurabh Dubey and Cameron Green managed to pick up two wickets each. Having completed four overs, Dubey was smashed for 34 runs, whereas Green leaked 23 runs in three overs. Kartik Tyagi also bagged two wickets by conceding 37 runs in four overs. Sunil Narine also chipped in with one wicket. Anukul Roy and Varun Chakaravarthy went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against the "Paltan" (Pic: X/@KKRiders)

It will be interesting to see if KKR's star reliable batsman, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, manages to deliver a match-winning knock against the "Men in Blue and Gold" in Kolkata (Pic: File Pic)