The Kolkata Knight Riders made a disciplined effort with the ball to comfortably defend Team 165 in their 52nd win at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Pat Cummins (3 for 22) and Tim Southee (1 for 10) have had a long time exploring and reaping rewards to help their team hunt for tickets to the knockout stages.
After being stunned by Bumrah during the end of their business round, the Knight Riders came back strong to remove the objection in the first place.
Rohit Sharma fell into a strange sort of sacking in the first game, trailing Southee. Tilak Varma and Ramandeep Singh fell when trying to hit bellicose shots from Andre Russell, while Tim David, after a rough start to his innings, took the lead after trying to pull CV Varun .
However, Ishan Kishan (51, 43b, 5×4, 1×6) held firm on the other end. Playing the role of successful serveers, he found the odd boundary through sweetly timed steering shots in the ‘V’. As he also couldn’t resist the fatal shot, the Knight Riders finished excellently and were indeed at the top. Cummins took two more in the same trip, both short deliveries. Poor management by low-level smashers has accelerated the decline.
Highlights of MI vs KKR, IPL 2022: Knight Riders beat Mumbai 52 points, raising playoff hopes
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Brilliant Bumrah
Mumbai has a fighting chance in the mid-game mainly due to Bumrah’s stellar bowling performance. Troubled with spanners and short deliveries, Bumrah claimed her first five sticks (5-10) bonus in the IPL as the Horsemen lost their way after a bright start bark for their innings. The last six players fell in 28 runs.
Venkatesh Iyer (43, 24b, 3×4, 4×6), his eleventh return to action after sitting out the last two games, helped his team to the highest overall score in PowerPlay this season – 64 times – against Nitish Rana (43, 26b, 3×4, 4×6) take the baton from him and keep the boundaries coming. The beaters then perished in turn to shoot sharp, rising delivery shots from Bumrah.
Bumrah changed the game in the 15th minute, softening Russell with a sharp strike before challenging him with a short serve aimed straight at his chest. Andre tried to pull but tried to find the man for a long time.
Rana also fell, trying to play the upper part. In the Bumrah sequel, three fisherman were caught after they tried to pull off quick deliveries.
