Kolkata Knight Riders courtesy of some beast mode hitting by Venkatesh Iyer & Rahul Tripathi were able to finally beat Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in the 34th match of the IPL 2021. Iyer scored 53 off 30 balls, smashing 4 fours and 3 sixes, and Rahul Tripathi scored a quickfire 74* off 42 balls with 8 fours & 3 sixes. For MI, Jasprit Bumrah was the sole wicket take with 3 wickets to his name.
In the first innings, MI with the help of de Kock's 55(42) scored 156/6 in 20 overs. For KKR, Lockie Ferguson & Praisdh Krishan picked up two wickets each.
Earlier, KKR Captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field first against MI. The match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Brief Score:
Mumbai Indians – 156/6 in 20 overs. (Quinton de Kock - 55 (42), Ferguson - 2/27, Krishna - 2/43)
Kolkata Knight Riders - 159/3 in 15.1 overs. (Rahul trpathi - 74*(42), V Iyer - 53(30), Bumrah - 3/43)
