The match between Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders was very crucial for both sides and Mumbai Indians needed to win the match to keep their hope alive for the next round of the tournament. It was a bowling-friendly pitch and The bowling unit of both teams performed really well but the bowling unit of Kolkata Knight Riders was superior and they won the game at the home ground of Mumbai Indians after 11 years. So let’s get into the article to check out the full details of the match.
A look back to the game between Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field first and they had a good outing with the ball as the bowling unit provided a good start. Phil Salt added only 5 while Sunil Narine contributed 8.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi and the captain of the side Shreyas Iyer contributed 13 and 6 respectively. Venkatesh Iyer performed really well under pressure and smashed 70 from just 52. This particular innings was very helpful for Kolkata Knight Riders to post a decent total on the board.
Rinku Singh missed out for 9 while Manish Pandey contributed 42 to the total from just 31. Andre Russell added 7 and Ramandeep Singh contributed 2. Kolkata Knight Riders finished the innings at 169 after 19.5 overs.
In the reply, Mumbai Indians was not able to play well against the bowling unit of Kolkata Knight Riders as Ishan Kishan contributed 13 while Rohit Sharma added 11 to the total. Naman Dhir was in the third position and he contributed 11 while Suryakumar Yadav smashed 56 from 35.
Tilak Varma added 4 while Nehal Wadhera and Hardik Pandya contributed 6 and 1 respectively. The poor performance of Hardik Pandya is continuous and that is creating serious problems for Mumbai Indians. Tim David and Gerald Coetzee contributed 24 and 8. But that was not enough for Mumbai Indians as the team all out for 145 in 18.5 overs.
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