IPL 2021: Was A Great Fightback, Excellent Fightback By Each One Of Them, Rohit Sharma After MI Record Their 1st Win This Season
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 runs in their IPL 2021 match. This is Mumbai Indians’ 11th victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in their last 12 matches in IPL.
Mumbai Indian skipper Rohit Sharma praised the team for their fightback and said that You don’t see a game like this often.
“Was a great fightback, excellent fightback by each one of them. You don’t see a game like this often. Lots of confidence from this game and we move forward. KKR batted brilliantly in the powerplay,” said Rohit.
Rohit Sharma also feels his side was still 15-20 runs short of the par score.
“The trend in Chennai is that you can’t hit with a ball. You have to plan before going to the bat. We were 15-20 runs short. Should have batted well at the fag end. We need to understand how we need to bat at the death but I don’t want to take anything away from the boys,” he said.
KKR was on the right track for an easy win, but Rahul Chahar grabbed a web and removed the top four batsmen before Jaspreet Bumrah and Trent Boult raged and won the match to the Mumbai Indians.
“Rahul came and got us crucial wickets in the middle. Krunal bowling those overs at the end was vital as well. It was a complete team effort and credit to all the bowlers. As batters you need to carry on,” he added.
Suryakumar Yadav was an exceptional performer for Mumbai Indians, as all the other batsmen failed to leave an impression towards the end of the innings.
“SKY has pushed his form well. He plays fearlessly and in the first few overs, it’s a positive sign for us. We need a guy to do that. We have done well as a team The finishing part is done, all we need to understand is the surfaces here and the adaptation,” he said.
Andre Russell’s five-wicket haul had bundled Mumbai Indians out for 152 after batsman Suryakumar Yadav’s gutsy knock.
In response, KKR was restricted to 142/7 thanks to an all-rounder bowling performance from Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians will next lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday.
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