It was yet another forgettable performance for Mumbai Indians at the IPL 2024. Mitchell Starc took four wickets as a disciplined bowling performance helped Kolkata Knight Riders seal a 24-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Friday. Chasing a below-par 170, Mumbai lost wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for 145 off 18.5 overs at the Wankhede Stadium.
Suryakumar Yadav raised hopes with a 35-ball 56 but his dismissal in the 16th over tipped the scales in Kolkata's favour. This was Kolkata's first win over Wankhede in 12 years and seventh from 10 matches this season.
Mumbai dropped to ninth in the 10-team league after their eighth defeat in 11 matches. Kolkata are at the second position and are well poised to make it to the play-offs.
“Obviously, we couldn't form partnerships and kept losing wickets,” said Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya.
“There are many questions that will take time to answer. But for now there is not much to say.”
Mumbai got off to a shaky start, with Starc flattening the leg stump of Ishan Kishan (13) and Varun Chakravarthy sending Naman Dhir (11) back.
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Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika Sajdeh reacted strongly to Ishan Kishan's dismissal.
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The home side suffered another major shock when Rohit Sharma, who came in as an impact sub, miscued a shot and was then caught by Sunil Narine for 11.
Pandya's poor form continued as he searched for one match, much to the disappointment of the strong home crowd.
Yadav scored his third half-century of the season and Tim David scored 24, but Kolkata did well to contain the five-time champions.
Earlier, Kolkata lost five quick wickets, including those of prolific Phil Salt (five) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (six) after being put in to bat.
Venkatesh Iyer (70) and impact sub Manish Pandey (42) reeled at 57-5 to keep Kolkata steady at 83 runs and put a respectable total on the board.
Iyer, who hit a century at the same ground last season, hit three sixes and six fours in his fighting 52-ball knock.
“It's an extremely good feeling because we haven't won in Wankhede for 12 years,” said Varun Chakravarthy from Kolkata.
“This is a very special win as we were down and out in the first innings. The way Venkatesh and Manish pulled it back was great.”
Sri Lanka's Jasprit Bumrah and Nuwan Alsohara were the bowlers' favourites, taking three wickets each and troubling the batsmen with their line and length on a lively wicket.
With AFP inputs
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