Russell puts his money where his mouth is: "I never fear any bowler. Never. Bowlers fear me! (laughter) I'm not bragging or anything," Russell said. "I can get out in one ball tomorrow, or the first ball they bowl can go for six. I'm not afraid to get out. It's not a life and death situation. You're giving yourself a chance to score runs, and they're trying to get you out.

"[Jasprit] Bumrah is a top bowler, [Lasith] Malinga - top bowler. But they're human beings. Tomorrow they can bowl a few balls that slip out of the fingers and don't come out like they normally come out - and I'm in business. I never back down."

Shashank : "Difficult to understand Eden Gardens turnaround story. 2010-2016 it used to be a spinners paradise, teams would even play three spinners at times to win matches,and then I remember Ganguly when he became the president of CAB saying how he wanted Eden Gardens to be a fast pace track, a track that would suit the fast bowlers and come 2019 it has turned into a bowlers nightmare, a track where you can start playing across the line right from the word go. "

9:46pmThey've done it, KKR, after many press conference chapters. They sent Russell at No. 3 and it seemed Mumbai had extremely well thought-out plans for him. They worked briefly too. Until they didn't. And I suppose this is why you need to give him more deliveries. Those first 15-20 balls where they kept him quiet could have been in the last five overs on another day. Today, it's 80 off 40, unbeaten. A proper pasting. Set up with some Shubman Gill poetry up front. And Chris Lynn found form too. I suspect a lot of batsmen could on this surface. But historically, you have almost no chance of chasing 233. Mumbai Indians will know that. Let's see if that frees them to send some of their own hitters up the order.

231 is the highest score this season....