Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced each other in the Sunday afternoon clash of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, where Mumbai managed to defeat Kolkata by five wickets.
Put to bat first, the Knight Riders got off to a shaky start as they lost two early wickets without scoring any runs. However, Venkatesh Iyer played a scintillating knock and smashed his maiden century to bail KKR out of trouble. He scored 104 off just 51 balls, which included 6 fours and 9 sixes, to help his team post a challenging total of 185/6 in 20 overs. Hrithik Shokeen was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai Indians as he picked up 2 wickets for 34 runs in his 4 overs.
Chasing a target of 186 runs, Mumbai got off to a decent start with Rohit Sharma scoring 20 runs off 13 balls. However, it was Ishan Kishan who turned the match in Mumbai Indians’ favour with a brilliant innings of 58 off just 25 balls, which included 5 fours and 5 sixes.
Stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav and batter Tilak Varma also contributed with scores of 43 and 30, respectively, while Tim David played a quickfire knock of 24 runs off 13 balls. Mumbai Indians chased down the target with 2.2 overs to spare and 5 wickets in hand.
For KKR, Suyash Sharma was the most successful bowler, bagging two wickets for 27 runs in his quota of 4 overs. However, it wasn’t enough to prevent Mumbai Indians from winning the match.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
🔥 start, classy fifty & 💯% entertainment 😎#OneFamily #ESADay #MIvKKR #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #IPL2023 #TATAIPL @ril_foundation @ishankishan51 pic.twitter.com/duPJIX077E
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 16, 2023
Venkatesh Iyer won the Player of the match award for his terrific hundred.
It came in losing cause but one to remember in IPL history. pic.twitter.com/Pinxd7hnDx
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 16, 2023
Very impressive chase that from @mipaltan. Venkatesh Iyer’s century dominated the first half but #MI batters went a step ahead. Also delighted to see Arjun Tendulkar make his IPL debut today.#MIvKKR #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/hjz3SZAKmp
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) April 16, 2023
Its 23 vs 9 in head to head between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. Sheer domination this by Rohit’s team. 🙌🙌 #MIvsKKR #IPL2023
— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) April 16, 2023
At the Wankhede, 186 is like 140 on a two-paced deck. Only V Iyer could hit top form for them.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) April 16, 2023
Venkatesh Iyer…the wait is over. Only three boundaries were hit while he was at the crease. Unbelievable knock. Proper definition of a ‘one man show’. #TataIPL #MIvKKR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 16, 2023
Pretty historic day
Tendulkar’s are the first father-son pair to play in IPL.
Marco Jansen and Duan Jansen are the first twins to play in IPL.
Venkatesh Iyer only 2nd KKR batsman to get a 100 after Brendon McCullum!#MIvKKR #IPL23
— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) April 16, 2023
Clinical MI thump KKR: https://t.co/yRH2iSi0yS#cricket #MIvKKR #IPL2023 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/Eyap07pNMi
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 16, 2023
Except for the first game vs RCB, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave good start in all three last games. My openers 💙 pic.twitter.com/ZqG0NQUIOI
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 16, 2023
We have trolled Ishan Kishan a lot but need to appreciate when he does well.
Great Knock, Ishan Kishan. 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/ve9y1epPyJ
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) April 16, 2023
MI batters to hit 50 in 21 balls or less most times in IPL:
5 – Pollard
3 – ISHAN KISHAN
2 – H Pandya
1 – Harbhajan, D Smith #MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/76dTLEhN8H— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 16, 2023
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TAGS: Indian Premier League, IPL 2023, IPLT20, Kolkata Knight Riders, MIvKKR, Mumbai Indians, Venkatesh Iyer
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