Kolkata Knight Riders tame Mumbai Indians at Wankhede: Key stats
Kolkata Knight Riders earned a rare win versus Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in the Indian Premier League. This was a must-win encounter for MI in the IPL 2024 season and they failed to get the job done. KKR were folded for 169. Venkatesh Iyer scored a 70-run knock. Jasprit Bumrah claimed 3/18. In response, MI were 71/6 before losing by 24 runs.
Summary of the match
KKR kept losing wickets and were 57/5 in 6.1 overs. An 83-run stand between Iyer and Manish Pandey helped the Knights get the desired push. MI were superb at the death and kept KKR under 70. KKR did well with the ball thereafter and reduced MI to 71/6. Suryakumar Yadav and Tim David added 49 runs. KKR fought back and completed the job.
10th victory for KKR against MI in IPL history
MI have dominated the scenes against KKR in the competition's history. Out of the 33 matches played between the two teams, MI have won a staggering 23 times. KKR have emerged victorious on 10 occasions. In 11 meetings at the Wankhede Stadium, MI have claimed nine wins (L2) against KKR. Overall, KKR have played 17 times here in the IPL (W5 L12).
Chawla becomes second-highest wicket-taker in IPL
Piyush Chawla claimed 1/15 from three overs against the Knight Riders. He dismissed Rinku Singh in the seventh over. Chawla is now the second-highest wicket-taker in IPL history. Chawla surpassed Dwayne Bravo (183 scalps) to attain the second spot. Chawla is now only behind Yuzvendra Chahal in terms of IPL wickets. He has 184 wickets from 189 matches at an average of under 28.
Bumrah completes 50 IPL wickets at Wankhede
Bumrah (3/18) went on to complete 50 wickets at the Wankhede. The speed merchant reached the milestone with his second scalp. Bumrah became just the second bowler to accomplish this milestone. Lasith Malinga (68) is the only other bowler with 50-plus wickets in this regard. Bumrah steered clear of Harbhajan Singh (49). Bumrah became the fifth bowler with 50-plus IPL wickets at a venue.
Bumrah races to 17 wickets in IPL 2023
With this spell of 3/18, Bumrah has raced to 17 scalps across 11 matches this year. He averages 16.11 and his economy rate is 6.25. He is the current Purple Cap holder. Playing his 131st IPL match, Bumrah raced to 162 scalps. Versus KKR, Bumrah has claimed 23 wickets versus KKR at 20.78. His economy rate is 7.6. He owns 277 scalps in T20s.
Iyer scores a valiant 70 against Mumbai Indians
Iyer's knock was laced with six fours and three sixes. The southpaw has raced to 1,180 runs from 46 IPL games at 28.78. He registered his ninth fifty (100s: 1). His strike rate reads 132.43. With his three sixes, Iyer surpassed the mark of 50 maximums (52). He also owns 106 fours. In IPL 2024, Iyer owns 224 runs from at 32 (50s: 2).
Pandey does well for KKR
Manish Pandey scored a 31-ball 42. He batted for the first time this season and proved his mettle. Pandey, who returned to KKR this season, owns 1,312 runs for the franchise. He surpassed Jacques Kallis (1,295). Overall, he owns 3,850 runs in the IPL.
Sunil Narine dismisses Rohit Sharma for eighth time in IPL
Sunil Narine (2/22) got the key wicket of Rohit Sharma (11). As per ESPNcricinfo, across 20 innings, Rohit has scored 141 runs from 131 balls against Narine. His strike rate is 107.63 and the average reads 17.62. Narine has dismissed Rohit 8 times in the cash-rich league. He has given away just 16 fours and two sixes. Rohit has also faced 53 dot balls.
Narine and Chakravarthy shine with the ball
Narine is now the joint fifth-highest wicket-taker against MI. He has 25 scalps at 23.44. This season, Narine has claimed 13 scalps at 20.69. He has picked at least one wicket in all 10 matches. Overall, Narine has 548 T20 scalps, including 176 in the IPL. Varun Chakravarthy also clocked 2/22. He has 13 wickets this season at 24.61. Overall, he has 75 scalps.
3rd KKR bowler with a four-fer or more vs MI
Mitchell Starc bowled a match-winning spell of 4/33 in 3.5 overs. As per Cricbuzz, he is now the 4th KKR bowler to claim a four-fer or more versus MI. Andre Russell leads the way with 5/15. Narine has two four-wicket hauls (4/15 and 4/20). Starc has raced to 11 wickets from nine matches this season at 33.
Starc's T20 stats
Playing his 36th match in the IPL, Starc has claimed 45 wickets at 23.46. This was Starc's second four-wicket haul in the IPL. Overall, the Australian pacer has 182 wickets from 132 matches at 20.54.
Suryakumar slams his 4th fifty versus KKR
Suryakumar showed his prowess with a knock of 56 from 35 balls. He slammed six fours and two sixes (SR: 160). Playing his 147th IPL match (132 innings), Suryakumar owns a tally of 3,481 runs at 31.64. He slammed his 24th fifty (100s: 1). Against his former side KKR, he has scored 436 runs at 43.60 (50s: 4).
Key stats as a 12-year wait for KKR ends
Before tonight's victory at Wankhede, KKR last won against MI at this venue in 2012. Narine returned with 4/15 from 3.1 overs in a 32-run win. Meanwhile, this was just the fourth instance of MI getting bowled out in 33 H2H contests against KKR. On Friday, KKR's spinners managed 4/44 in 8 overs and the pacers claimed 6/98 in 10.5 overs.
A look at the points table
With three wins and eight defeats from 11 matches, MI are ninth this season (NRR -0.356). MI have played five home games (W2 L3). Meanwhile, KKR have 14 points from 10 games (W7 L3). KKR's NRR reads +1.098.
