KKR made two modifications, bringing in Pat Cummins for Tim Southee and handing Rasikh Salam a debut on the expense of Shivam Mavi
KKR made two modifications, bringing in Pat Cummins for Tim Southee and handing Rasikh Salam a debut on the expense of Shivam Mavi
Suryakumar Yadav marked his maiden look in Indian Premier League’s 2022 version with a fifty that helped Mumbai Indians set a good complete in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders. But it surely was Pat Cummins, additionally taking part in his first sport of the season, who took the sport away from Mumbai Indians and hand the Knight Riders a uncommon win in opposition to its bogey group.
Using on Suryakumar (52, 36b, 5×4, 2×6) and Tilak’s 83-run partnership off 52 ball and Kieron Pollard’s streaky cameo (22 n.o., 3×6), Mumbai Indians set the Knight Riders a goal of 162 on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation’s Worldwide Stadium on Thursday night time.
When Andre Russell, whose tantalising face-off versus Jasprit Bumrah lasted very brief as he perished to Tymal Mills’ short-ball ploy, regardless of Venkatesh Iyer wanting robust on the different finish, Mumbai Indians was in cost. Kolkata required 61 runs off 41 balls, with half of its aspect again within the hut, primarily to efficient short-ball ploy by the pacers.
In got here Cummins and sealed the deal within the subsequent 17 minutes. Going through simply 15 balls, Cummins’ exhilarating show of clean-hitting left Mumbai Indians flummoxed and an 18,000-plus spectators within the stands – the biggest turnout this IPL – in awe. Not solely did Cummins equal the quickest fifty in IPL off simply 14 balls however he additionally helped the Knight Riders surpass Mumbai Indians’ 161 for 4 with a whopping 4 overs to spare.
Cummins began his onslaught to Mills with a six and a 4 off the left-arm pacer within the 14th over and continued his wrath on Bumrah within the subsequent, meting the tempo wizard the identical remedy.
Fellow Australian Daniel Sams suffered probably the most within the subsequent over that proved to be a 35-run over. It included 4 large sixes, a 4 and an above-waist-high no-ball that was neatly caught on the ropes by Suryakumar and Cummins ran two.
The cameo almost blurred the recollections of Mumbai Indians’ amassing 76 runs within the final 5 overs to arrange an attention-grabbing chase. Umesh Yadav, beginner Rasikh Salam – taking part in solely his second IPL sport in opposition to the identical group that he debuted for in 2019 – and Cummins stored the MI top-order in test. The thriller spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy carried on the nice work as Mumbai Indians was reeling at 54 for 3 on the midway stage.
Suryakumar and Tilak, dropped by Rahane off Umesh on three, then exploded. In the long run, it mattered little as Cummins stamped his authority on the sport.
Groups:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sam Billings(wk), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Varun Chakaravarthy
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Dewald Brevis, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi, Jasprit Bumrah.
