Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) went head-to-head with the Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the 51st match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) on Friday, Might 3, on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
After successful the toss, MI elected to bowl first within the match. The Jasprit Bumrah-led bowling unit did a terrific job as they bundled out KKR for 169. Bumrah and Thushara picked up three wickets every whereas Hardik Pandya bought two wickets and Piyush Chawla bagged one. For KKR, Venkatesh Iyer, who loves batting in opposition to MI, scored a superb 70 runs.
Chasing the goal, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Naman Dhir took an extended stroll again to the dugout with out scoring large runs. Suryakumar Yadav (56) was the one batter who regarded assured whereas taking part in his photographs and he saved MI within the sport. Nevertheless, after his dismissal, Tim David (24) additionally flopped once more and MI had been restricted to 145 to lose the match by 24 runs.
Talking after the match, MI captain Hardik Pandya blamed the batting failure of his facet for the loss within the match. Hardik Pandya mentioned:
“I imply clearly within the batting inning, we couldn’t kind partnerships and saved shedding wickets, in T20s for those who don’t kind partnerships, it can value you.”
Hardik Pandya admitted that there are lots of questions round Mumbai Indians that may take a while to reply. Hardik Pandya acknowledged:
“Not a lot, there are lots of questions however that may take a while to reply however for now, not a lot to say.”
Hardik Pandya made certain that he lauded his bowlers for a improbable show and he added that MI are going via a tricky time however these occasions will make them a greater unit. Hardik Pandya mentioned:
“As you talked about, the bowlers did a improbable job, the wicket bought slightly higher after the primary innings, and the dew got here on. We’ll undergo the sport and see what may now we have accomplished higher. You retain preventing, that’s what I inform to myself, by no means go away the battlefield, powerful days come however good additionally come right here, it’s difficult however challenges make you higher.”
What Occurred In The Earlier Assembly Between Mumbai Indians And Kolkata Knight Riders
The final time, these two groups took on one another was within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. They solely locked horns with one another as soon as in that season and Mumbai Indians comprehensively received by 5 wickets with 14 balls remaining.
After being invited to bat first within the match, the Knight Riders managed 185 for six as Venkatesh Iyer did the majority of the work for the workforce along with his superb century. Iyer smashed 104 runs off 51 balls, with 6 fours and 9 sixes. The second-highest run-getter within the innings was Andre Russell who chipped in with 11-ball 21.
On the bowling facet of issues, Hrithik Shokeen bagged two wickets for MI whereas Cameron Inexperienced, Duan Jansen, Piyush Chawla, and Riley Meredith picked up one wicket every.
Chasing the goal, Rohit Sharma scored simply 20 however Ishan Kishan (58) and Suryakumar Yadav (43) stitched collectively an excellent partnership and showcased a batting masterclass to take MI nearer to the win. After the dismissal of the duo, the middle-order batters did a great job for the workforce as they accomplished the run-chase in 17.4 overs. For KKR, Suyash Sharma bagged two wickets whereas Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, and Lockie Ferguson bought one wicket every.
