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Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling unit registered a 24-run win in a battle of attrition against five-time champions Mumbai Indians in an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. If KKR’s batsmen were guilty of not working to their game plan in the first half and were bowled out for just 169 runs with Venkatesh Iyer’s contribution of 70 runs, Mumbai Indians’ underperforming batsmen had no chance on a difficult wicket. There was no chance, which required both application and patience. , They were all out for 145 runs in 18.5 overs and were practically out of the contest which has been a nightmare for Hardik Pandya.

A memorable victory for @KKRiders

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– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 3 May 2024

This was KKR’s first win in Mumbai after 12 years and the last time they won at the venue, their principal owner Shah Rukh Khan got embroiled in an argument with security staff, due to which he was banned from hosting the event for the next three years. Was banned from the venue. That year, KKR won the trophy and with this win they got 14 points and remained in the race for a place in the top two teams.

Despite a brilliant half-century from Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai Indians were all out for 145 in 18.5 overs while chasing the target of 170, with the batting once again lacking as Mitchell Starc (3.5-0-33-4) KKR recorded its seventh win in 10 matches.

Suryakumar was proving to be the difference between the two sides with a top quality innings until he top-edged a full toss ball from Andre Russell (2/30) which brought MI back from the brink.

Suryakumar scored 56 runs in 35 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes, keeping MI’s hopes alive.

After being reduced to 71/6 at one point, Suryakumar had brought the equation down significantly for his team.

But none of the MI batsmen showed their hand as KKR won the match with a flurry of wickets in the end.

KKR’s spin duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine was also impressive, producing similar figures of 4-0-22-2 to keep the MI batsmen under pressure.

After hitting a six and a four off Starc, Ishan Kishan (13) missed a wild heave, resulting in the Australian taking down his leg stump.

Naman Dheer (11) hit two fours early on, but he too overstepped and missed a four off Chakraborty’s first ball.

Playing as an impact sub, Rohit Sharma (11) hit a brilliant six over extra cover off Starc but failed to connect well when he went for a short pull off Narine.

Manish Pandey covered a lot of distance while charging back to restrict MI to 46 for three in the powerplay.

Chakravarthy ensured a brief stay in the middle for MI’s most successful batsman this year when he had Tilak Verma (4) caught by Narine at short third man.

The flow of wickets pushed MI on the back foot and the pressure led to further success when Nehal Wadhera (6) took his wicket off Narine.

MI skipper and India’s vice-captain for the upcoming T20 World Cup Hardik Pandya once again came out with a bang at home ground Wankhede Stadium, but had to succumb to the strange pace of the surface.

Pandya’s innings lasted only two balls as he, like some others, was early in his shot which produced a top edge which was easily caught.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders’ aggressive approach failed on a sluggish surface as they were bowled out for 169 despite a half-century from Venkatesh Iyer.

Venkatesh scored 70 runs in 52 balls, but his selfish attitude of trying to save his wicket by sacrificing enforcer Russell certainly led to a 20-run loss for the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned team, which proved costly in the end Not done.

The experienced Pandey scored 42 runs in 31 balls in an 83-run partnership with Venkatesh for the sixth wicket.

As the top order flew by before the total reached 60, the last five fell for just 29 runs as Jasprit Bumrah (3/18 in 3.5 overs) was too hot to handle on his toes at the death.

On a two-paced wicket, with the odd ball coming onto the bat slower than expected, the KKR batsmen were guilty of rushing their shots and not reading the track well before formulating their plans.

As a result, half their team was back in the hut without doing anything significant on the board in the powerplay.

Following a poor performance from the explosive top order, Rinku Singh (9) also missed his chance to bat big, forcing KKR to turn to the experienced Pandey as an impact sub to defend the order.

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