Kolkata, May 20 -- Fine knocks from Rovman Powell and Manish Pandey helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) keep their playoff hopes alive, defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) by four wickets at Eden Gardens on Thursday.

With this win, their sixth in the previous seven games, KKR keep their playoff dream alive and kicking. With six wins and losses each and a no result, KKR is at the sixth place in the points table. While MI is at the ninth spot with four wins and nine losses.

During a chase of 148 runs, Finn Allen started with two fours against Deepak Chahar, but was removed in the same over for eight in five balls, with two fours. KKR was 10/1 in one over.

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Manish Pandey joined forces, batting with caution till the four...