Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, with Manish Pandey scoring 45 off 33 balls and Cameron Green setting the tone with the ball in a chase that ended with seven balls to spare. Green took two wickets for 23 runs in three overs and struck in his opening over, helping Kolkata hold Mumbai to 147 for 8 before the home side reached 148 for 6.
Green's burst changed the mood early. Ryan Rickelton was caught by Pandey at point off Green, and Naman Dhir was given out caught behind after a review in the same spell, leaving Mumbai under pressure before the innings had settled. Saurabh Dubey and Kartik Tyagi then added two wickets apiece, while Suneil Narine gave up only 13 runs in his four overs as Kolkata kept the scoring under control.
Mumbai still found late runs through Corbin Bosch, who finished unbeaten on 32 off 18 balls. But the target remained manageable, and Kolkata's chase was built around Pandey and Rovman Powell, who made 40 off 30 balls. Finn Allen scored 8 off 5 balls and Ajinkya Rahane added 21 off 17 balls before Green, batting for Mumbai in the chase, was caught at fine leg for 4 off 8 balls.
The result marked Kolkata's sixth win in their last seven games after they began the 2026 Indian Premier League season by losing their first five completed matches. That turnaround has pushed them into the play-off race, with the side sitting in sixth place and one point behind fourth-placed Rajasthan Royals at the time of the report. Rahane said the change in belief has been central to the revival, saying: After that first win, we started believing,
Green's figures represented his best bowling display of the season, and the margin was another sign that Kolkata's late surge is real rather than temporary. For a team that looked finished a month ago, the table now leaves little room for doubt: the fight for fourth place is alive, and Kolkata are still in it.
