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Times of India | May 3, 2024 16:54:28 UTC
MI vs KKR IPL 2024 Live Scores: After losing 7 out of 10 games and leaving their record in shambles, five-time champions Mumbai Indians return home after a 4-match away defeat to start IPL 2024 next Three home games, starting on Friday against Kolkata Knight Riders.
MI are currently tied at the bottom of the table with Royal Challengers Bangalore, with six points from three wins from both sides, and are ranked ninth in the NRR. Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, are in second place with 12 points from nine games.
Even though Mumbai have lost a lot of battles, the war is not over yet and they still have a slim chance. They need a miracle to get to the next stage of the season.
Hardik Pandya’s MI will face KKR twice in eight days (they will meet again at the Eden Gardens on May 11) and will hope to win their remaining four games and hope for other results Good for them. Four wins from their remaining games would take them to 14 points and keep their hopes of a top-four finish in the playoffs alive.
But considering their performance, they face an uphill climb as they face KKR twice in the next four games besides Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants. All three teams are in the running for a playoff spot and have every opportunity up for grabs as the tournament heads into a frantic race for a playoff spot.
Currently, Rajasthan Royals, who are at the top of the table, seem to be in a comfortable position with 16 points from 9 games.
Mumbai, on the other hand, have had a lackluster season so far, starting with three losses and heading into Friday’s match against KKR, they have lost three in a row – against Lucknow Supergiants, Delhi Capitals team and Rajasthan Royals.
Their defeat in the last game against LSG was particularly disappointing as they managed a paltry 144/7 in 20 overs and although their bowlers did fight back, the four-wicket loss did expose it All problem areas of the team.
Despite the presence of players like India captain and six-time IPL champion Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, etc., the batsman Tim David, Hardik Pandya and Romario Shepherd in the set are considered to be the best players in this format. Tilak Verma is currently their top run-scorer with 343 runs in 10 games and a batting average of 153.81, while Rohit Sharma is second with 10 innings Scored 315 runs, including 105 not out, which was his best score.
Despite their wealth of talent, they have struggled to maintain consistency and their batting has not been up to par.
On the bowling front, Jasprit Bumrah currently occupies the Purple Cap with 14 wickets in 10 games, along with Mustafizur Rahman of Chennai Super Kings and Same for Harshar Patel of Kings XI Punjab. MI’s South Africa team was not far behind, taking 13 wickets in 9 games. Their other bowlers struggled for success.
Coach Mark Boucher and captain Pandya hope a return home can turn their fortunes around again. At the start of the league, they returned to the Wankhede Stadium after three consecutive defeats and bounced back with three wins from four games.
A typical Wankhede bowling awaits them and Pandya will hope that his batsmen, especially Rohit, Ishan and Suryakumar, can find their magic back and flourish at home.
Earlier last month, Rohit scored his second hundred in an IPL match against CSK at the Wankhede. Their top bowler Bumrah had a best record of 5-21 at the Wankhede and the team will be hoping that he can recreate his magic in the last three home games.
Their Friday opponents KKR currently have 12 points from 9 games. They have been playing pretty well so far, with openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt both scoring over 350 runs so far. Narine has hit one hundred and two fifties so far, while Phil Salt has hit four half-centuries.
They have a strong middle order in the form of captain Shreyas Iyer while Venkatesh Iyer plays in Rinku Singh and Andre Rashay With the help of Andre Russell, he successfully played the role of terminator several times and performed quite well.
Narine is their best bowler so far, taking 11 wickets in 9 matches, while Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana also took 11 wickets each. However, Rana could not take part in this match as he was suspended by the BCCI for violating the IPL Code of Conduct.
Rana was sent off during Monday’s (April 29) match against Delhi Capitals for breach of Article 2.5 (level one offence) and fined 100% of his match fee and served a one-match suspension.
KKR will rely on their batting ability against MI on Friday. A victory in Friday’s 51st match of IPL 2024 will take KKR closer to the top spot, while a victory over their rivals will revive Mumbai Indians’ slim hopes of making it to the play-offs.
The two teams have met 32 times, with Mumbai Indians winning 23 games and KKR winning 9 games. But on current form, Kolkata Knight Riders look the favorite to win their tenth game in the series and improve their chances of qualifying for the playoffs.
Team: Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (women), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Suchhara, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Dewald Brevis, Kumar Kartikeya, Shreyas Gopal, Harvik Desai, Gerald Coetzee, Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Dushmantha Chameera, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana (suspended), Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gulbaaz, Mitchell Starc, Ala Ghazhanfar, Saqib Hussey In, Shervan Rutherford, Chetan Sakariya, Nitish Rana, Srikha Bharat.
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