IPL 2021: Tripathy, Iyer powers KKR to an emphatic 7 wickets win over MI
Xtra Time Web Desk: Half centuries from Rahul Tripathi (74 not out off 42 balls) and Venkatesh Iyer (53 off 30 balls) helped Kolkata Knight Riders register an emphatic seven-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in IPL 2021 clash on Thursday. The win saw KKR leapfrog Rajasthan Royals to fourth spot with 8 points from 9 matches. Mumbai Indians slumped to sixth spot after two consecutive loss against CSK and KKR on their return in the second leg of IPL 2021.
Chasing 156, KKR produced a solid batting effort with Tripathi and Iyer adding 88 runs for the second wicket to take the side home with 4.5 overs to spare. Jasprit Bumrah picked up all the three wickets for MI, giving away 43 runs from his four overs.
Earlier, Mumbai Indians (MI) scored 155/6 batting first. The defending champions got off to a flyer with Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock scoring freely on their ways to 33 and 55 respectively. But after they were dismissed, KKR bowlers stifled the MI batsmen with just 75 runs added in the last 10 overs. Lockie Ferguson was particularly impressive ending his spell with 2/27.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 155/6 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 55, Rohit Sharma 33; Lockie Ferguson 2/27, Prasidh Krishna 2/43).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 159/3 in 15.1 overs (Rahul Tripathi 74 not out, Venkatesh Iyer 53; Jasprit Bumrah 3/43).
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