In the ongoing IPL, Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) are at ninth position with six points and a net run rate of -0356, having won just three out of eleven matches in the tournament. After showing poor performances in the 17th season of the tournament, MI's chance to finish the competition in the top three is over, but they can still qualify for the play-offs. On Friday, the Mumbai-based franchise suffered a 24-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium.
Currently, Pandya's side has six points after playing 11 matches and needs to win the next three matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants to get six points from these matches. 12 points after playing 14 matches will only be enough to qualify for the play-offs if the results of other franchises go in MI's favour.
MI cannot end their IPL 2024 run above Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the standings as they already have 16 and 14 points respectively after playing 10 matches.
While the Mumbai-based franchise will remain below Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as they have already secured 12 points. So, they can only finish at fourth place if LSG admits defeat in their remaining four matches against KKR, SRH, Delhi Capitals (DC) and MI.
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya's side will also keep an eye on Chennai Super Kings (CSK), DC, Gujarat Titans (GT), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and hope they don't cross the 12th. point mark and have a lower net run rate in IPL 2024.
To sum up the match between MI and KKR, Mumbai put Kolkata to bat first, a solid partnership stand of 83 runs between Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) guided KKR to 169. For MI returned Jasprit Bumrah with a double wicket to spare before returning with a spell of 3 for 18 in 3.5 overs.
In reply, MI were bowled out for 145. Starc made a great comeback in the tournament, returning with a figure of 4-33 in just 3.5 spells, handing KKR a 24-run win. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine both finished with identical figures of 2/22, including some big wickets in the first half of the chase, putting KKR on top of the match.
After the win, KKR are at the second position in the IPL 2024 standings with 14 points. While MI is in ninth place with 6 points.
MI will take on SRH in their upcoming match at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
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