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IPL 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Highlights: Kishan, bowlers guide MI to big win

Mumbai Indians are peaking at the right time and hosts Kolkata Knight Riders will be wary when take take on the defending champions in an IPL clash on Wednesday.

Mumbai Indians’ Ishan Kishan scored a match winning 62 off 21, to guide the visitors to a massive 102 run victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday

Kolkata, May 9: An all-round show by a rejuvenated Mumbai Indians saw the defending champions clinch a whopping 102-runs victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday (May 9). After posting a massive total of 210, the Mumbai bowlers came to the party, bowling KKR out for just 108 in 18.1 overs. With the win Mumbai climbed to the fourth spot on the table, while hosts KKR slipped down to fifth courtesy the net run rate.

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After being put into bat the Mumbai Indians, who had had a dismal start to the tournament, rode on a blistering innings by Ishan Kishan (62 off 21) to continue their return to form. Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis gave Mumbai the perfect start. But the show stopper was Ishan, who took the game away from the Knights in the first innings itself. Opening the innings for Mumbai, Suryakumar and Lewis built a slow but steady partnership, laying the groundwork for the innings.

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Kolkata got their first breakthrough as Lewis (18 off 13) was caught at short third man off a Piyush Chawla delivery. With the partnership broken, Chawla got his second wicket in the very next over as Yadav (36 off 32) was caught by Rinku Singh at deep mid-wicket to slow down the Mumbai charge.

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Rather that’s what the Knight’s camp thought. But it was all downhill from there. Player of the match Ishan put on a blistering show, scoring the second quickest 50 of the season. Kishan brought up his half century off just 17 deliveries.

The 19-year-old from Patna, was on a roll as his innings was studded with five fours and six sixes. Kuldeep Yadav beared the brunt of Kishan’s blitz as the youngster smashed Yadav for four back-to-back sixes. Kishan brought up his half century in style, scoring it off a boundary. The teenager looked settled for a massive score, before the experience Narine brought a halt to his innings.

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Trying to loft a Narine delivery for another six at deep mid-wicket, Kishan was caught by Robin Uthappa just at the ropes to bring an end to his brilliant Knock. Following his dismissal a dejected Ishan walked back to the dugout but not before he received a pat on the back from skipper Rohit Sharma and a standing ovation from the team. He had done the job for the visitors on the evening.

Following Kishan’s dismissal, Sharma, who had been dropped on 10 by Nitish Rana, took charge of the innings. Sharma scoring 36 off 31 along with Hardik Pandya (19 off 13) kept the scoreboard ticking. KKR pulled MI back claiming two back-to-back wickets, that of Sharma and Pandya. But a quickfire innings by Ben Cutting saw the Mumbai Indians post the highest ever total at the Eden Gardens. Krunal Pandya finished off the innings with a six to set a huge target for the Knight Riders.

In reply, the Knights faltered from the very onset. With the odds stacked against them and the asking rate high, KKR failed to get going from the beginning. Add to that a couple of run outs. It was a recipe for disaster and the Knights crumbled under the resurgent defending champions.

Robin Uthappa (21 off 15) and Nitish Rana (21 off 19) top scored for the home team. The regular wickets and disciplined fielding from the visitors gave the Knights no room for a comeback. The Pandya brothers led the bowling attack, picking up two wickets a piece. With Mumbai doing everything right on the field on the evening, the hosts crumbled to their worst defeat, falling 102 runs short of the required target.

With the win Mumbai continued their comeback and are very much in contention for the play-offs. Meanwhile, the Knight Riders have to make a strong come back if they want to make it to the play-offs.

Story first published: Thursday, May 10, 2018, 14:39 [IST]
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