Mumbai break hoodoo by crushing rusty Kolkata by 49 runs

Dubai

Mumbai Indians displayed a stunning performance against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to seal a comfortable 49-run victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match yesterday. Rohit Sharma played a fastpaced inning of 80 runs before bowlers destroyed KKR’s batting line up, confirming Mumbai Indians’ win in the match.

Chasing a massive target of 196 runs, KKR got off to a poor start as both the openers Shubman Gill and Sunil Narine were dismissed within the first five overs. Trent Boult got hold of Gill (7) while Narine was caught behind off James Pattinson’s delivery. Nitish Rana and Dinesh Karthik then took the field and played cautiously and took the team over the 50-run mark.

They formed a 46-run partnership before Karthik (30) was given LBW in the 11th over, bowled by Rahul Chahar. In the next over, Kieron Pollard dismissed Rana (24), putting KKR under immense pressure. Eoin Morgan and Andre Russell then took the responsibility of the chase but Jasprit Bumrah was brought back into the attack and the pacer restricted batsmen from hitting big shots.

KKR were playing at 82/4 after the completion of the 13th over. The fall of the wickets did not stop as Bumrah removed both Russell and Morgan in the 16th over. In the Bumrah’s next over, Pat Cummins came out furiously and struck four sixes to the pacer. Although Bumrah conceded 27 runs in the over, it did not make much of a difference. Pattinson then dismissed Cummins (33) in the 19th over.

Chahar bowled the last over and Mumbai Indians easily registered a win in the match. Bumrah, Boult, Chahar, and Pattinson all picked up two wickets each in the match. Earlier, put in to bat, Mumbai Indians had the worst possible start with opener Quinton de Kock back in the hut in the very second over.