New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders secured a spot in the IPL playoffs with an 18-run win over Mumbai Indians on Saturday. The match was initially postponed due to rain, but was reduced to a contest of 16 overs per side. KKR, who chose to bat first in the rain-affected match, posted a competitive 157 for 7 with Venkatesh Iyer scoring an explosive 42 runs off just 21 deliveries.
In comparison, Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians could only muster 139 players against eight. Despite a quick start from Ishan Kishan, who contributed a blistering 40 off 22 balls, Mumbai Indians were unable to match Varun Chakaravarthy (2/17) and Sunil Narine (1/21) in the middle overs. It was difficult to compete with the spin duo of.
Tilak Varma's aggressive 32 off 17 balls provided some momentum but it wasn't enough to lead his team to victory.
Mumbai Indians captain Pandya reflected on the loss and admitted that his team did not perform to its full potential throughout the season.
“It was tough. We had the fundamentals as a batting unit, but we couldn't take advantage of them and that cost us. The wickets were sticky, so momentum was important, but after that we couldn't take advantage of them. Considering my conditions, their score was par.'' I thought the bowlers did well. When the ball came back from the boundary, it hit the covers and it went well, but overall it was a win,” Pandya said at the post-match presentation.
“I just want to go and have fun and play some good cricket. That was the motto from the beginning, but we haven't played enough good cricket,” he said.
Mumbai Indians became the first team to be eliminated from the IPL 2024 tournament.
During the match, Venkatesh Iyer spearheaded the Kolkata Knight Riders batting attack with an impressive 42 off 21 balls, followed by Rinku Singh (20 off 12 balls) and Andre Russell (14 off balls). 24 balls), which led KKR to over 150 runs. Execute milestones. Nitish Rana too chipped in with a solid 33 from 23 balls.
In the bowling department, MI's Jasprit Bumrah was outstanding, finishing the match with figures of 2/39 from 4 overs. Meanwhile, veteran spinner Piyush Chawla also made an impact by picking up two wickets while conceding 28 runs in three overs.
In comparison, Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians could only muster 139 players against eight. Despite a quick start from Ishan Kishan, who contributed a blistering 40 off 22 balls, Mumbai Indians were unable to match Varun Chakaravarthy (2/17) and Sunil Narine (1/21) in the middle overs. It was difficult to compete with the spin duo of.
Tilak Varma's aggressive 32 off 17 balls provided some momentum but it wasn't enough to lead his team to victory.
Mumbai Indians captain Pandya reflected on the loss and admitted that his team did not perform to its full potential throughout the season.
“It was tough. We had the fundamentals as a batting unit, but we couldn't take advantage of them and that cost us. The wickets were sticky, so momentum was important, but after that we couldn't take advantage of them. Considering my conditions, their score was par.'' I thought the bowlers did well. When the ball came back from the boundary, it hit the covers and it went well, but overall it was a win,” Pandya said at the post-match presentation.
“I just want to go and have fun and play some good cricket. That was the motto from the beginning, but we haven't played enough good cricket,” he said.
Mumbai Indians became the first team to be eliminated from the IPL 2024 tournament.
During the match, Venkatesh Iyer spearheaded the Kolkata Knight Riders batting attack with an impressive 42 off 21 balls, followed by Rinku Singh (20 off 12 balls) and Andre Russell (14 off balls). 24 balls), which led KKR to over 150 runs. Execute milestones. Nitish Rana too chipped in with a solid 33 from 23 balls.
In the bowling department, MI's Jasprit Bumrah was outstanding, finishing the match with figures of 2/39 from 4 overs. Meanwhile, veteran spinner Piyush Chawla also made an impact by picking up two wickets while conceding 28 runs in three overs.