KKR vs MI IPL 2024 highlights:
KKR vs MI : Shreyas Iyer’s KKR beat Hardik Pandya’s MI by 18 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. The former becomes the first side to qualify for the playoffs of 2024 season. Getting an invitation to bat first, KKR posted 157 for 7 as the match was reduced to 16-overs-a-side due to a delayed start due to rain.
KKR qualified for playoffs
In the match of KKR vs MI, Kolkata Knight Riders have scored a decent total of 157/7 in their 16 overs with some good batting display by Venkatesh, Nitish and Andre Russell after losing three quick wickets early on. Piyush Chawla was the pick of the bowlers who provided breakthroughs for the MI at crucial juncture and finished his spell at 28 for 2 in 3 overs. Mumbai need to chase 158 to win the match.
In the chase, Mumbai Indians started well but faltered during the middle overs to end at 139 for 8 in stipulated 16 overs. Mumbai Indians ended their four-match losing run with a dominant win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game but were knocked out from the playoff qualification race due to other teams’ results. Mumbai have won just once in their last five matches against Kolkata and also suffered a big loss in the first leg at Wankhede Stadium this season.
Who get player of the match ?
Varun Chakaravarthy got player of the match award. He did fantastic job for KKR. Varun took 2 crucial wickets and ge gave only 17 runs in his 4 over spell in KKR vs MI match. He said ” The plan was to make him (Rohit) hit across the line, obviously there was help from the wicket and I was able to use it to my advantage. Tactically we (talking about Narine) are similar, but technically we are slightly different. The wickets were too flat initially, my bowling has been same from the first match and it is just that the results are showing up now.”
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