MI suffered a loss by the hands of KKR on Friday.© BCCI
Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers rose to the event and defended a modest complete en path to a 24-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match on Friday. By the way, it was KKR’s first win over MI in Mumbai after 12 years. Opting to bowl, Jasprit Bumrah (3/18) was at his finest as MI bowled out KKR for a modest 169. Sri Lankan medium pacer Nuwan Thushara (3/42) blew the top-order whereas Bumrah was menacing on the again finish with skipper Hardik Pandya (2/44) additionally getting a few wickets.
For KKR, Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) made vital contributions to take the guests to an honest however sub-par complete.
However MI faltered of their chase as they had been bowled out for 145 in 18.5 overs.
The win helped KKR retain their second place within the desk however now with 14 factors to their credit score from 10 video games. In the meantime, MI remained on the ninth spot with 6 factors after enjoying 11 video games. Nonetheless, mathematically Mumbai Indians are nonetheless alive within the race to playoffs. They should win their remaining three matches and hope for beneficial outcomes from different video games to finish at prime 4.
Right here is the up to date factors desk:
Ruturaj Gaikwad continues to carry the Orange Cap with 509 runs from 10 video games, whereas Jasprit Bumrah reclaimed the Purple Cap with 17 wickets from 11 video games.
Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 35) and Tim David (24 off 20) had been the notable contributors for MI of their failed chase.
Mitchell Starc was the very best bowler for KKR with figures of 4 for 33, whereas Varun Chakravarthy (2/22), Sunil Narine (2/22) and Andre Russell (2/30) picked up two wickets apiece.
(With PTI Inputs)
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