Captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first, after which Mumbai fast bowlers sent Phil Salt, Sunil Narine and Shreyas Ayye to the pavilion cheaply. However, they were able to maintain the pressure due to the stormy innings of Venkatesh, Rana and Andre Russell. However, Mumbai Indians pulled things back a bit and could only manage a score of 157/7.
Kolkata had a bad start but recovered from the crisis of 40/3 to post a challenging score.
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya decided to bowl first to take advantage of the pitch, which was a bit sweaty after being under cover for a few days due to rain.They got early success when Newan Thushara dismissed opener Phil Salt after the England batsman hit a six off the first ball. Thushara adjusted his length and slowed it down a bit and Salt skied Anshul Kamboj to fine leg on six of five balls.
Jasprit Bumrah sent the dangerous Sunil Narine back for a duck with his first ball of the match, a brilliant inswinging yorker that started wide, turned wide and troubled the stumps.
Captain Shreyas Iyer (7) was next, bowled by Anshul Kamboj on 7 out of 10 balls, with the ball going a long way before being released.
Just when it seemed that Mumbai were on top and Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana had made things worse for them, they scripted a slight recovery by scoring 37 runs for the fourth wicket partnership.While both hit some brilliant shots, including Bumrah's 15 in the second over and Venkatesh Iyer's fourth over which included two fours and a six, the Mumbai Indians bowlers missed a few tricks and failed to maintain the pressure.
Venkatesh, who top-scored with 70 when KKR played against MI in the reverse match at the Wankhede, helping the team win its first match at the Wankhede in 12 years, scored 42 off 21 balls. He played an innings of 0.50, hitting six fours and two sixes, before he was dismissed. The long-off bowling by Piyush Chawla and Suryakumar Yadav left me with a sigh.
Rana and Andre Russell, who returned to the side after missing a few matches, put together a fifth-wicket partnership of 39 runs and scored more freely as Mumba Indians bowlers bowled at fuller lengths and the batsmen swung their arms into the range. .
Rana, whose LBW decision was overturned in DRS as the ball narrowly missed the stumps, hit Hardik Pandya for a four and a six off consecutive balls, hitting two fours off Bumrah in the 12th over, before reaching the crease off the non-striker. Caught out a short distance away.It ended with a brilliant effort from Tilak Verma.
As was expected of him, Russell played a brief innings of 24 runs in 14 balls and then dismissed Kamboj off the bowling of Chawla.
Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh hit some big shots in the end, allowing Mumbai Indians to pull things back a bit to stop KKR, who were heading towards 170-180 at one point, with Thushara and Bumrah bowling some good overs. Rinku was dismissed by Bumrah in the final over, before Ramandeep Singh hit a six off Bumrah's final ball, helping them reach a strong total of 157/7 in 16 overs.
Piyush Chawla was the most successful among MI's bowlers with 2-28 in three overs, while Jasprit Bumrah took 2-39 in four overs.Brief Score:
Kolkata Knight Riders 157/7 in 16 overs against Mumbai Indians (Venkatesh Iyer 42, Nitish Rana 33, Piyush Chawla 2-28, Jasprit Bumrah 2-39).
Kolkata had a bad start but recovered from the crisis of 40/3 to post a challenging score.
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya decided to bowl first to take advantage of the pitch, which was a bit sweaty after being under cover for a few days due to rain.They got early success when Newan Thushara dismissed opener Phil Salt after the England batsman hit a six off the first ball. Thushara adjusted his length and slowed it down a bit and Salt skied Anshul Kamboj to fine leg on six of five balls.
Jasprit Bumrah sent the dangerous Sunil Narine back for a duck with his first ball of the match, a brilliant inswinging yorker that started wide, turned wide and troubled the stumps.
Captain Shreyas Iyer (7) was next, bowled by Anshul Kamboj on 7 out of 10 balls, with the ball going a long way before being released.
Just when it seemed that Mumbai were on top and Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana had made things worse for them, they scripted a slight recovery by scoring 37 runs for the fourth wicket partnership.While both hit some brilliant shots, including Bumrah's 15 in the second over and Venkatesh Iyer's fourth over which included two fours and a six, the Mumbai Indians bowlers missed a few tricks and failed to maintain the pressure.
Venkatesh, who top-scored with 70 when KKR played against MI in the reverse match at the Wankhede, helping the team win its first match at the Wankhede in 12 years, scored 42 off 21 balls. He played an innings of 0.50, hitting six fours and two sixes, before he was dismissed. The long-off bowling by Piyush Chawla and Suryakumar Yadav left me with a sigh.
Rana and Andre Russell, who returned to the side after missing a few matches, put together a fifth-wicket partnership of 39 runs and scored more freely as Mumba Indians bowlers bowled at fuller lengths and the batsmen swung their arms into the range. .
Rana, whose LBW decision was overturned in DRS as the ball narrowly missed the stumps, hit Hardik Pandya for a four and a six off consecutive balls, hitting two fours off Bumrah in the 12th over, before reaching the crease off the non-striker. Caught out a short distance away.It ended with a brilliant effort from Tilak Verma.
As was expected of him, Russell played a brief innings of 24 runs in 14 balls and then dismissed Kamboj off the bowling of Chawla.
Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh hit some big shots in the end, allowing Mumbai Indians to pull things back a bit to stop KKR, who were heading towards 170-180 at one point, with Thushara and Bumrah bowling some good overs. Rinku was dismissed by Bumrah in the final over, before Ramandeep Singh hit a six off Bumrah's final ball, helping them reach a strong total of 157/7 in 16 overs.
Piyush Chawla was the most successful among MI's bowlers with 2-28 in three overs, while Jasprit Bumrah took 2-39 in four overs.Brief Score:
Kolkata Knight Riders 157/7 in 16 overs against Mumbai Indians (Venkatesh Iyer 42, Nitish Rana 33, Piyush Chawla 2-28, Jasprit Bumrah 2-39).
