Tags: Indian T20 League 2023,
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 22nd Match at Mumbai, Apr 16, 2023,
Mumbai XI,
Kolkata XI
Revealed on: Apr 16, 2023
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Venkatesh Iyer scored an excellent 104 off 51 balls. Nevertheless, the knock went in useless as Mumbai Indian beat KKR by 5 wickets in match quantity 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, April 16.
Bowling first after profitable the toss, Mumbai Indians did a good job of limiting Kolkata Knight Riders to 185 for six. Iyer was excellent as he smashed six fours and as many as 9 sixes, scoring at a strike charge of over 200. Nevertheless, the remainder of the batters couldn’t make a lot of an affect. N Jagadeesan (0), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8) and skipper Nitish Rana (5) all fell cheaply as KKR stumbled to 73/3.
Shardul Thakur (13) and Rinku Singh (18) additionally couldn’t convert begins. Ultimately, a formidable cameo by Andre Russell (21* off 11) lifted KKR to 185. The West Indian batter struck three fours and a six to provide the Kolkata innings a push on the loss of life. For Mumbai, Hrithik Shokeen claimed 2/34, whereas 4 different bowlers chipped in with a wicket every.
Rohit Sharma, who didn’t play within the first half because of a abdomen bug, got here in because the Impression Substitute within the chase. He appeared in first rate contact and scored 20 off 13, including 65 runs for the opening wicket with Ishan Kishan. The latter displayed nice hitting type, slamming 5 fours and as many sixes. Kishan was dismissed for 58 off 25, bowled by Varun Chakaravarthy.
Stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav returned to type with a advantageous 43 off solely 25 balls. He added 60 runs for the third wicket with Tilak Varma (30 off 25) as Mumbai eased in direction of victory. Varma was bowled by Suyash Sharma, whereas Suryakumar was caught behind off Thakur. Tim David (24 not out off 13) performed one other spectacular cameo to take MI over the road in 17.4 overs.
Talking after profitable the Participant of the Match, Venkatesh Iyer stated, “Would have been happier if we’d have completed on the profitable observe however nonetheless, happy with my effort. That is the position given to me by the administration and it is my job to repay them. Clearly it was a really lovely wicket to bat on. When you rating these 30-40 runs, it will get simple to attain. Actually pleased to get 100.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
