KKR raced to fifty in just 4.1 overs as Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis continued the momentum set by Pathan in the very first over.
Mitchell Johnson took the wicket of the hard-hitting batsman, who had earlier blasted Harbhajan Singh by scoring three consecutive boundaries and a six in the first four balls of the match. Hosts skipper Gambhir joined the party and hit a six, taking the score to 26 after the first over.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gambhir won the toss and decided to bat against Mumbai Indians in second of their three back-to-back home fixtures in the sixth IPL.
Due to rain delay, the toss was held at 8 pm and subsequently the game began at 8:30 pm.
Mumbai have left out their skipper Ricky Ponting and Rohit Sharma will lead the side against the champions. Mitchell Johnson replaced his country mate in the squad.
Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal make it to the Mumbai side in place of Munaf Patel and Jasprit Bhumrah. Kolkata have included Iqbal Abdulla in their side.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das (wk), Rajat Bhatia, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Laxmipathy Balaji and Iqbal Abdulla.
Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal.
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