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Ritika Sajdeh’s expression as Ishan Kishan walks out amid MI’s dreadful show says it all. Look cricket news

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It was another forgettable performance for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Mitchell Starc took four wickets and produced a disciplined bowling performance as Kolkata Knight Riders secured a 24-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Friday. Chasing the target of 170 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai lost wickets at regular intervals and were all out for 145 runs in 18.5 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav raised hopes by scoring 56 runs in 35 balls but his dismissal in the 16th over tilted the scale in favor of Kolkata. This was Kolkata’s first win at the Wankhede ground in 12 years and seventh in 10 matches this season.

Mumbai slipped to ninth place in the 10-team competition after their eighth defeat in 11 matches. Kolkata are in second place and are well placed to make the play-offs.

Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya said, “Obviously we couldn’t build partnerships and kept losing wickets.”

“There are a lot of questions that will take time to answer. But there’s not much to say right now.”

Mumbai got off to a bad start, with Starc downing the leg stump of Ishan Kishan (13) and Varun Chakravarthy sending back Naman Dheer (11).

Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika Sajdeh reacted strongly to Ishan Kishan’s dismissal.

The home team suffered another big blow when Rohit Sharma, who came in as an impact sub, missed a catch on Sunil Narine’s ball on 11 runs.

Pandya’s poor form continued and he was out on one run, much to the disappointment of the strong home crowd.

Yadav hit his third half-century of the season and Tim David made 24 but Kolkata did well to rein in the five-time champions.

Earlier, after being invited to bat, Kolkata lost five quick wickets including Phil Salt (five) and captain Shreyas Iyer (six).

Struggling at 57-5, Venkatesh Iyer (70) and impact sub Manish Pandey (42) took Kolkata under control with a 83-run partnership to ensure a respectable total on the board.

Iyer, who scored a century at the same ground last season, hit three sixes and six fours in his struggling innings of 52 balls.

“It’s a great feeling because we haven’t won at Wankhede for 12 years,” said Varun Chakraborty from Kolkata.

“It’s a very special win because we were out after losing in the first innings. The way Venkatesh and Manish pulled it back was brilliant.”

Jasprit Bumrah and Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Thushara were the best bowlers, taking three wickets each and troubling the batsmen with their line and length on a lively wicket.

with AFP input

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