New Delhi: Follow mumbai indians‘ and Kolkata Knight RidersAustralian World Cup Champion All-rounder Shane Watson Comments said the Kolkata-based team did not deserve to win the match as they initially lost five wickets in quick succession.
KKR’s 24-run win over MI at the Wankhede Stadium came courtesy of the impressive 83-run partnership between KKR and MI Venkatesh Iyer and added by Manish Pandey Mitchell StarkBowling was outstanding with a record of 4-33.
The former Australian cricketer stressed that Knight Riders had no reason to win the match after losing their first five wickets so quickly against five-time champions MI.
“KKR had no right to win that game tonight being five wickets down. It just shows how hard they fought and some of the things that happened. Whether it was some decisions in the bowling that changed or the batting line-up deployment, which Some of the decisions were very confusing, just to give KKR a real upper hand in a game that was on a knife edge at times,” Watson said on Jio Cinema.
The 42-year-old further mentioned that this win will give a huge boost to the confidence of the team led by Iyer.
“Look, it will give KKR a lot of confidence to know that they don’t have to be at their best and they don’t have to be in a position towards the end of the game, they have the fight and determination to find a way to actually get the win.” On the right side of the result ,” added the two-time IPL champion.
Coming into the match, batting first, a solid partnership between Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) led KKR to 169 runs. Jasprit Bumrah was the bowler’s choice and took 3 wickets for 18 in 3.5 overs, taking two wickets in one over.
In reply, MI were bundled out for 145 runs. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine both ended the match with identical figures of 2/22, including some big wickets in the first-half chase, which put KKR in the lead in the match.
KKR ranked second after win indian cricket league 2024 14 points in the standings. Meanwhile, MI is ranked ninth with 6 points.
KKR next face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.
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KKR’s 24-run win over MI at the Wankhede Stadium came courtesy of the impressive 83-run partnership between KKR and MI Venkatesh Iyer and added by Manish Pandey Mitchell StarkBowling was outstanding with a record of 4-33.
The former Australian cricketer stressed that Knight Riders had no reason to win the match after losing their first five wickets so quickly against five-time champions MI.
“KKR had no right to win that game tonight being five wickets down. It just shows how hard they fought and some of the things that happened. Whether it was some decisions in the bowling that changed or the batting line-up deployment, which Some of the decisions were very confusing, just to give KKR a real upper hand in a game that was on a knife edge at times,” Watson said on Jio Cinema.
The 42-year-old further mentioned that this win will give a huge boost to the confidence of the team led by Iyer.
“Look, it will give KKR a lot of confidence to know that they don’t have to be at their best and they don’t have to be in a position towards the end of the game, they have the fight and determination to find a way to actually get the win.” On the right side of the result ,” added the two-time IPL champion.
Coming into the match, batting first, a solid partnership between Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) led KKR to 169 runs. Jasprit Bumrah was the bowler’s choice and took 3 wickets for 18 in 3.5 overs, taking two wickets in one over.
In reply, MI were bundled out for 145 runs. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine both ended the match with identical figures of 2/22, including some big wickets in the first-half chase, which put KKR in the lead in the match.
KKR ranked second after win indian cricket league 2024 14 points in the standings. Meanwhile, MI is ranked ninth with 6 points.
KKR next face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.
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