Sandeep's early inroads, coupled with Nadeem and Rashid's strikes in the middle overs, put the brakes on Mumbai.
Morgan (68) found runs all over the ground and seemed in a hurry from the get go as the net run rate would have been on his mind.
Bumrah bowled a line and length that was Test match quality. He bowled with fire and accuracy. His bowling had it all -- pace, bouncers, yorkers -- everything to make scoring difficult. He literally put Delhi out of the contest.
The duo shared six scalps among them -- the impact of their performance saw Delhi unable to make any headway into the match.
KKR did not win the mini-battles in the game and 172 eventually proved too little.
Every shot played by Ruturaj was a sight to behold as he played some effortless, crisply timed boundaries over after over.
It's hot, hot, hot in the UAE and the cricketers have brought out some funky shades to keep the sun out of their eyes.
De Villiers and Kohli's dismissals end RCB's hopes of getting to 150 odd that would have been a par score.
The 23 year old plundered bowlers, over after over, getting the fours, sixes and the singles and twos at will.
From 100 for 3 in 16.1 overs, SunRisers were all out for 114 in 19.5 overs after a spectacular no show from the SRH middle order for their sixth loss from 11 games.
After conceding 52 runs in the first six overs, KXIP announced a remarkable comeback as in the next six overs, the side gave away just 25 runs and took three wickets.
With no substantial partnerships or intent-filled batting, it was always going to be a task as all KKR managed was 84.
Siraj's brilliance saw KKR reduced to 14 for 4 inside 4 overs -- the lowest score by any team inside the Powerplay this season. The Hyderabad lad became the first bowler to bowl two maidens in an IPL game.
Bowling three overs between them at the death, the South Africans kept it tight, giving just 15 runs and taking 2 wickets.
Rajasthan were going at nearly 13 runs an over until debutant Tushar Deshpande came into the attack in the 11th over.
And it was a special night for the all-rounder on Tuesday, as he came good in all three departments, in a must-win match for the former champions.
Curran, who started positively from the outset, then smashed two sixes and as many boundaries off Khaleel Ahmed in the fourth over
Krunal kept bowling tight lines, giving away only singles in his overs.
Every over had a boundary while the singles and twos came at will.
Kings XI needed to dominate the SunRisers Hyderabad bowlers early, while keeping wickets in hand.
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