In the post-match interview, Chakravarthy admitted that 170 points was a sub-par score and that the dew in the second game made the task more challenging. Hurd won and it was a great run. plan.
Chakaravarthy expresses his admiration for KKR spinners Sunil Narine, called him a “legend” and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to play with him.He also praised Venkatesh Iyer and Manish PandeyThe 83-run partnership helped KKR recover from their first-innings woes.
“Sonny is a legend and I don’t know since when he has been bowling the same way. It’s great to be bowling with him. It was a very special win because we got into trouble in the first innings. It was great to take the game off their shoulders like Pandey and Venkatesh, just like we conceded against Punjab so we said let’s do it,” he added.
In this match, KKR scored a total of 169 runs, thanks to a solid partnership between Venkatesh Iyer (52 off 70) and Manish Pandey (31 off 42). Jasprit Bumrah was MI’s most outstanding bowler, taking 3 wickets and scoring 18 runs in 3.5 overs.
In reply, MI were bowled out for 145, with Mitchell Starc making an impressive comeback, taking 4 wickets for 33 runs in just 3.5 overs. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine also contributed two wickets each to take crucial wickets in the first-half chase.
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The win puts KKR in second place in the IPL 2024 standings with 14 points, while MI are currently in ninth place with six points. KKR’s next match will be against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.
(Input from ANI)
