In a pulsating encounter on the Wankhede Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged victorious towards Mumbai Indians (MI) within the 51st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
KKR, after being requested to bat first, confronted early setbacks towards MI’s formidable bowling assault. Regardless of this, they managed to publish a aggressive complete of 169 runs in 19.5 overs, largely as a result of Venkatesh Iyer‘s blistering 70 off 48 balls and Manish Pandey‘s steady 42 off 31. In reply, MI struggled against KKR’s bowling, dropping wickets at common intervals. Though Suryakumar Yadav showcased his ability with a gritty half-century, he lacked assist from his teammates. MI finally succumbed to stress and had been bowled out for 145 runs in 18.5 overs, falling brief by 24 runs. Mitchell Starc emerged because the hero for KKR, claiming 4 essential wickets to dismantle MI’s batting lineup and safe victory for his crew.
Mitchell Starc roars after taking out Gerald Coetzee with a basic yorker
Starc, who had already taken wickets of Tim David and Piyush Chawla in his over, dealt the ultimate blow to MI by dismissing Gerald Coetzee with a pinpoint yorker. On the second final supply of the nineteenth over, Starc’s ball swung sharply, catching Coetzee off guard and demolishing the center stump. This significant second sealed the victory for KKR.
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A memorable win for @KKRiders 🥳
They wrap up a stable efficiency to get previous the #MI problem 💜 💪
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 3, 2024
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MI nearly out of the playoff race
After their loss to KKR, MI’s hopes of creating it to the playoffs have diminished considerably. With solely 6 factors to their title, MI presently occupy the ninth place within the crew standings. Even when MI had been to win all their remaining matches, they’d solely accumulate 12 factors, which isn’t sufficient for them to qualify. Consequently, MI’s journey within the seventeenth season of the IPL seems to be heading in direction of an unfavourable conclusion.