Published: May 13, 2017, 10:11 PM (IST)
Edited: May 13, 2017, 11:43 PM (IST)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) took on Mumbai Indians (MI) in an important game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017. Match No.54 started, after a rain wedded day in Kolkata, ensured that the toss took place after a delay of half an hour. Gautam Gambhir after winning the toss, without much hesitation asked Rohit Sharma and co to bat. Much to Gambhir’s disarray it was Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu that held Mumbai Indians’ across the 20 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders bowler’s did well to restrict the Mumbai Indians batsmen below 200-run mark to only 173 for 5 . Full Cricket Scorecard: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Mumbai Indians (MI), IPL 2017, Match 54
Man of the Match from Mumbai Indians’s last IPL win, Lendl Simmons went for a 5-ball duck with the ball swinging both ways. Trent Boult who came in for Chris Woakes revved up some good pace that saw Simmons hold out to his Caribbean teammate Sunil Narine at mid off. Rohit Sharma joined Tiwary in the middle with bowling conditions favouring fast bowlers. Tiwary meanwhile continued to ride his luck knocking over cheeky boundaries. The pair brought up their 50-run stand in 29 balls.
Ankit Rajpoot struck into his first over, getting the crucial wicket of Rohit. Rohit trying to nudge the ball towards thirdman missed the line and got struck in front of the stumps for 27. Ambati Rayudu playing his second match came out at No.4. Rayudu was lucky to survive on 10, after Robin Uthappa dropped him off Narine. Tiwary after a slow start launched into Narine en route his first IPL half-century this season. Tiwary got to his fifty in 42 balls. Just after his fifty Tiwary was run out by Umesh Yadav, in a single call by Rayudu. Tiwary made 52 off 43.
With final few overs to go, both Rayudu and Kieron Pollard tore into the Kolkata Knight Riders bowling. Rayudu in no time recorded his fifty in 32 balls via a lip-smacking six over backward square leg. Pollard, joined six-hitting party soon with Rayudu going great guns. Rayudu who whacked Kuldeep Yadav for 10 runs on the previous three-balls was outfoxed by the Chinaman bowler. Rayudu came dancing down the track, misread the googly and got his stumps rattled by the keeper for a 37-ball 63.
Pollard in an attempt to muscle Boult ended up giving Yusuf Pathan a simple catch at covers for 13. For Mumbai Indians it was Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya who remained not out on 0 and 1 respectively.
Kolkata Knight Riders made just one change, bringing in Trent Boult in place of Chris Woakes while Mumbai Indians made wholesome changes; 6 in all. Mumbai Indians roped in Ambati Rayudu, Tiwary, Tim Southee, Vinay Kumar, Krunal Padnya and Mitchell Johson while resting Parthiv Patel, Nitish Rana, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan Singh and Lasith Malinga.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians 173 for 5 in 20 overs (Saurabh Tiwary 52, Ambati Rayudu 63 ; Trent Boult 2 for 30 ) vs Kolkata Knight Riders
