Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates, 21st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

ADKR had won the two previous games but have been handed a reality check again. The MIE bowlers used the conditions really well in the second half of the game and won this by a good margin. They are shaping up to be a tough team to beat for sure. ADKR will look to bounce back from this. That's it from this game. We will be back with another game of cricket. Bye bye for now.

Zahoor Khan, Player of the Match: I thank the management for trusting me. I dedicate this award to my wife and my twins. I have been playing here for the last 8-10 years. I tried to use the conditions. The slower ball and the wide yorker. They have the best batting line up. But our captain and management give us plans ahead of every game.

Kieron Pollard: Obviously, the coach came out on the boundary line before he told me some choice words. So, I didn't have to say anything. I just had to watch him and you know what I was thinking. Just put pressure and apply pressure. When you play that bad shot and lose a wicket, the new batter is under pressure. I took the time-out at the 6-over mark and told the guys that the game has just started. Now, it's 14 overs. Now, we have the entire field to play with. Now, let's play the dimensions and let's use the pitch that's going to give us some assistance.Ghazanfar has been bowling well for us. He has a long way to go. We are looking to give him confidence. He has done well for us. From the start, it would be horses for courses. Huge shoes to fill when you have to come in for Rashid.

Jason Holder: We've just got to be a little bit smarter moving back. Just trying to string those partnerships together for a little bit longer. We lost by 30-odd runs today. That's just one good partnership. If you look at it from that angle. Definitely chaseable. We lost wickets and lost the momentum. We were cruising but then we did some blunders. Credit to Mumbai but we should have won the game. Probably need to be smarter when batting. Just build a little with the bat. I think all in all, we've just got to be a little bit smarter, a little bit more clinical when we've got teams on the ropes and try to execute our plans.

17:39 Local Time, 13:39 GMT, 19:09 IST: MIE win and they needed it. They have won two on the bounce now. The Knight Riders remain 5th on the table after this loss. They started well in the chase. But then the short balls into the deck and the slower balls took over. It proved to be tough to get those away and the Knight Riders fell well short in the end. The MIE unit with this win are second on the table and have bolstered their chances of a top four finish. MIE managed 187 and at the break it seemed, the powerful line up of the Knight Riders will give the target a shout but that was not to be post the 10-over mark in the chase. Zahoor Khan with his 3-wicket spell was extraordinary.