The Defending Champions Mumbai Indians are known for their fighting caliber and the team opened their account with a sensational victory over Kolkata Knight Riders and it was a joint effort by the batting lineup and the bowlers of the squad. It is worth mentioning that Rahul Chahar showcased an amazing performance in the match and the same turned things to the Mumbai side. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out all the available details of the match between Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first on the slow and tricky pitch in Chennai but the captain of Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma played with the calculations and responsibly.
Rohit Sharma and De Kock came out to open the innings of Mumbai Indians but De Kock went back to the pavilion for just 2. However, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav showcased incredible performance in the middle and they scored 43 and 56 respectively. Pandya brothers added 15 runs each and none other players were capable to score.
Mumbai Indians finished their innings at 152 after 20 overs on the board. It is worth mentioning that Andre Russell created the damages in the innings of Mumbai as he removed 5 wickets by giving just 15 runs in his 2 overs.
In the reply, Kolkata Knight Riders started with a positive attitude and Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill scored heavily as both scored 57 and 33 respectively. Once it made everyone believe that Kolkata Knight Riders will win comfortably but the magic of Rahul Chahar happened in the match as he removed 4 wickets and Kolkata Knight Riders couldn’t reach the target as they finished at 142 with the loss of 7 wickets and Mumbai Indians registered their first victory in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians won by 10 runs and it is worth mentioning that it was the 200th match of Rohit Sharma in IPL.
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