MI vs KKR: Riding on a blistering half-century from Ishan Kishan and a brisk knock from Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight in the 22nd match of IPL at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai continued their fantastic head-to-head record against Kolkata and denied them a win at their fortress in front of specially invited 19000 young girls. The chase was set by Kishan and Suryakumar as Mi held their shape well and registered a five-wicket win.
Kishan, and Suryakumar set MI's win
After not scoring much in the first three games, both Suryakumar and Kishan rose to the occasion. While Kishan provided a fiery start, Suryakumar took the baton in the middle overs. Due to Kishan's firepower, MI raced to 72/1 in the first 6 overs. This was their 5th highest total ever in the powerplay. Even thoug, Chakaravarthy got the wicket of Kishan, Suryakumar and Tim David kept Mumbai ahead. Suryakumar was set for a fifty but fell to Shardul cheaply as he was caught behind. David then took the team over the line along with Cameron Green.
Venkatesh's 100 goes in vain
Powered by Venkatesh Iyer, KKR finished the first innings at 185/6. While the other batters found it difficult to go, Venkatesh batted on a different level. He smashed a 23-ball fifty as KKR were at 90/3 at the halfway stage. He carried his form in the next half and helped set a brilliant platform. Iyer smashed a 49-ball hundred as the other batters struggled for runs. Meanwhile, he fell Meredith in the 18th over and KKR got 185. His 100 has now gone in vain.
Notably, the match witnessed 19000 young girls catching the action from the ground and Harmanpreet Kaur coming to the toss. Captain of the Mumbai Indians women's team Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday walked out along with men's team stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav for the toss in MI vs KKR game. Mumbai Indians face Kolkata Knight Riders in their fourth game of the tournament at the Wankhede Stadium as Mumbai look for the second consecutive win.
Harmanpreet Kaur was in presence at the toss when captains of the two contesting teams- Suryakumar Yadav and Nitish Rana walked out to flip the coin. Notably, Mumbai Indians are celebrating a special initiative called 'ESA Day' (Education and Sports for All).
Under this initiative, MI have invited 19000 young girls from 36 NGOs to witness the cricket match. They have also invited the women's team of Mumbai Indians to the game and Kaur's presence in the middle is part of the initiative. MI host a game every season where they invite children from across NGOs and this game is dedicated to inspiring the girl child.
