Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders booked their place in the IPL playoffs on Saturday as a result of an 18th successive win mumbai indians. Initially, the game was delayed due to rain before it was later reduced to 16 overs per side. In a rain-affected match, KKR batted first and after Venkatesh Iyer scored an explosive 42 runs off 21 balls, they made a total of 157 for seven wickets. Competitiveness Score.
In response Mumbai Indians led by Haridik Pandya managed only 139 runs with only eight players Spin Combo.
However, Tilak Varma’s brisk scoring of 32 from 17 balls did provide some impetus but not enough to lead his team to victory.
Reflecting on the defeat, Mumbai Indians skipper Pandya said that his team had not been at their best throughout the season.
“It was tough,” he said. “We got the basics right as a batting unit but we couldn’t capitalize and that cost us. After that we couldn’t capitalize; the wicket behaved poorly so momentum was crucial. The score was par if you consider my conditions” he said in a post-match interview.
“We just want to do what we love – play good cricket. We have always wanted that all along but we haven’t played good enough cricket yet.”
