Bhumrah,Karn Sharma shatters Knight Riders, takes Mumbai Indians into final

Mumbai Indians pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah and leg spinner Karn Sharma shared seven wickets to set up a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders and enter the final of the Indian Premier League

Mumbai Indians will take on Rising Pune Supergiant in the final to be played in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Opting to bowl after winning the toss at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Mumbai Indians rode on the brilliance of Bumrah (3/7) and Man-of-the-Match Karn Sharma (4/16), as they restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to a paltry 107. Mumbai Indians chased down the target in 14.3 overs, reaching 111/4.

It was an impressive start from Rohit Sharma's men as Kolkata Knight Riders lost three wickets in the powerplay overs while managing just 25 runs - their lowest tally in the first six overs this season. Bumrah was the star in that period, getting rid of Chris Lynn (4) and Robin Uthappa (1) while Karn Sharma lured pinch-hitting opener Sunil Narine (10) and beat him with a googly to have him stumped.

Karn Sharma then got rid of skipper Gautam Gambhir (12) and Colin de Grandhomme off successive deliveries; Gambhir holing out to Hardik Pandya at deep mid-wicket and de Grandhomme trapped in front for a golden duck. He missed a hat-trick, but had done enough to throw KKR off the track.

The Knights had something to hold on to as the uncapped pair of Ishank Jaggi and Suryakumar Yadav stitched a 56-run partnership for the sixth wicket to pull Kolkata Knight Riders out of the dismal situation.However, the job was all but done by then as his side were just 20 runs away from victory.But sharama did the magic .