IPL 2024 points table: Mumbai Indians are yet to be eliminated despite defeat to KKR. See how they can advance

Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers rose to the occasion and defended a modest total en route to a 24-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match on Friday. In fact, it was KKR’s first win over MI in Mumbai after 12 years. Opting to bowl, Jasprit Bumrah (3/18) was in top form as MI bowled out KKR for a modest 169. Sri Lankan medium pacer Nuwan Sohara (3/42) blasted the top order as Bumrah was menacing at the back with the captain Hardik Pandya (2/44) also took a few wickets.

For KKR, Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) made significant contributions to guide the visitors to a decent but below-par total.

But MI faltered in their chase as they were bowled out for 145 in 18.5 overs.

The victory helped KKR maintain second place in the table, but now with 14 points from 10 games. Meanwhile, MI remained in 9th position with 6 points after playing 11 matches. However, mathematically, Mumbai Indians are still alive in the playoff race. They need to win their remaining three matches and hope for favorable results in the other games to finish in the top four.

Here is the updated points table:

Ruturaj Gaikwad continues to hold the orange cap with 509 runs in 10 games, while Jasprit Bumrah reclaimed the purple cap with 17 wickets in 11 games.

Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 35) and Tim David (24 off 20) were MI’s notable contributors in their failed chase.

Mitchell Starc was the best bowler for KKR with figures of 4 for 33, while Varun Chakravarthy (2/22), Sunil Narine (2/22) and Andre Russell (2/30) took two wickets each.

(With PTI inputs)