In one era, Kolkata Knight Riders clinched a thrilling victory over Mumbai Indians in Kolkata. On Friday, at Wankhede, Aditya Vijay’s team soared high with a win flag for the first time since 2012.
After the year 2012, Mumbai lost to the West Bengal team for the first time in their home ground. In a divergent match, Mumbai lost by 24 runs to Shreyas Iyer’s team.
This IPL season witnessed an extraordinary match, surpassing 200 runs in the IPL for the first time. This was the first match of the season, where both teams were bowled out for the first time. Kolkata won a rare victory by batting first.
Friday night witnessed a face-off between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede. Kolkata batted first and managed to score 169 runs in 19.5 overs before being all out. In response, Mumbai ended their innings with 145 runs in 18.5 overs. Kolkata won by 24 runs.
Although Kolkata’s start wasn’t promising. Nuwan Thushara and Hardik Pandya’s bowling prowess restricted them to 57 runs, losing five wickets. Venkatesh Iyer and Manish Pandey turned the tables, scoring 70 runs off 52 balls and 42 runs off 31 balls, respectively.
Among others, only Raghuvanshi (13) managed to enter double digits for Mumbai. Bumrah and Thushara took three wickets each for Mumbai.
Mumbai’s situation while chasing 170 runs looked more desperate. Kolkata created pressure by taking six wickets for 71 runs. However, Suryakumar and Tim David turned the game around. With each ball, they pushed the boundaries further, scoring 50 runs off 28 balls.
However, in the 19th over, Andre Russell sent Suryakumar back, altering the match’s course. Surya got out after scoring 56 runs off 35 balls. Despite Tim David’s efforts, Mumbai couldn’t regain control. In the 19th over, they were all out under Stark’s attack, who claimed four wickets.
