KKR registered its 7th win(KKR ) 

IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians clashed in the 51st match of IPL 2024. In this, Shreyas Iyer’s KKR (KKR )  won by 24 runs. In this match held at Wankhede Stadium, after losing the toss and batting first, KKR team was all out for 169 runs. Venkatesh Iyer scored the highest score of 70 runs for KKR. While chasing the target, Mumbai Indians batsmen collapsed for 145 runs without playing the entire over. Suryakumar Yadav definitely scored a half-century for Mumbai, but it was not enough to win. He played an inning of 56 runs. This is KKR’s 7th win this season, while Mumbai team has lost its 8th match in 11 matches.

Mumbai battered by KKR’s bowling

Kolkata bowlers performed brilliantly and did not allow Mumbai to chase 170 runs. The most expensive IPL player worth Rs 24.75 crore, Mitchell Starc bowled amazingly and made 4 batsmen his victims. He gave 33 runs in his 3.5 overs. Starc made Ishan Kishan (13 runs), Tim David (24 runs), Piyush Chawla (0 runs) and Gerald Coetzee (8 runs) his victims. Apart from Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell got 2 wickets each.

Suryakumar’s efforts in vain
Mumbai had a very bad start while chasing the target of 170 runs given by KKR. Except Suryakumar Yadav, the top order of the team was a complete flop. 6 wickets had fallen on Mumbai’s score of 71 runs. Deadly batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya were sitting in the pavilion. Suryakumar Yadav definitely stayed on the crease on one side, but his efforts also went in vain. Surya continued on his personal score of 56 runs. Apart from him, Tim David scored 24 runs. The rest of the batsmen were complete flops. Mumbai team was all out for 145 runs in 18.5 overs.

Venkatesh played a brilliant innings

The KKR team, which came to bat first, faltered at one time, when 6 batsmen returned to the pavilion with a score of only 57 runs. Venkatesh Iyer remained at the crease and along with Manish Pandey, who came to bat as an impact player, made a half-century partnership for the seventh wicket and took the team to a respectable score. Facing 52 balls, Venkatesh scored 70 runs with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes, while Manish Pandey scored 42 runs in 31 balls, which included 2 fours and 2 sixes. The rest of the batsmen of the team including captain Shreyas Iyer were flops.

KKR 14 points

With the victory in this match, KKR has achieved 14 points. This is the 7th win of KKR team in 10 matches. The team has already staked claim for entry in the playoff race. From here, KKR’s path to the playoffs is clearly visible. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians is on the verge of being out of the tournament. Mumbai has played 11 matches and lost 8 matches. Even if the team wins the remaining three matches, it is impossible to enter the playoffs with 12 points.