Mumbai Indians have opened their account by registering a dominating win over Kolkata Knight Riders. Hardik Pandya, the MI captain, asked KKR to bat first. KKR lost the plot early as they were dismissed for a paltry total of 116 runs. MI chased the total with ease. The match impacted the points table.
Mumbai Indians have broken their losing streak by finally winning their first match of the season. Cricket was back at the Wankhede. Mumbai Indians, with a strong record against the Kolkata Knight Riders, were full of confidence. They justified it with their dominating performance.
Hardik Pandya won the toss and asked KKR to bat first. The MI captain cited dew as a possible reason for his decision. As it turned out, dew or not, MI had an easy target to achieve. Trent Boult rocked the KKR innings in the very first over by dismissing Sunil Narine.
In the next over, Deepak Chahar dismissed Quinton de Kock to raise further concerns for KKR. However, what followed was even more dramatic. Making his IPL debut, Ashwani Kumar showed his skills on the grand stage. The left-arm pacer dismissed Ajinkya Rahane on his first ball. He also developed a chance against Venkatesh Iyer. But it was dropped. In his next spell, he took more wickets.
He dismissed Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, and Andre Russell to break the backbone of KKR batting. No MI bowler went home without picking up a wicket. KKR ended up being dismissed for 116 runs in 16.2 overs.
MI came out all guns blazing. Ryan Rickelton scored his first IPL half-century. He remained not out till the end, scoring 62 runs in 41 balls. Rohit Sharma was dismissed cheaply again. Andre Russell took his wicket as Sharma was dismissed for 13 runs. Will Jacks played a scratchy inning and was dismissed for 16 runs in 17 balls.
Russell was the one picking up the wicket again. It was all that KKR could celebrate, as Suryakumar Yadav was the next batter in. Yadav showed his class as he knocked bowlers around. Completing the chase with a six, SKY scored 27 runs off just 9 balls. MI chased down the total in just 12.5 runs, handing KKR a big defeat.
Rank | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | NRR |
1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.266 |
2 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.32 |
3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.963 |
4 | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.625 |
5 | Punjab Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.55 |
6 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.309 |
7 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.771 |
8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.871 |
9 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.112 |
10 | Kolkata Knight Rider | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.428 |
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