IPL 2021, KKR vs MI, KKR beat MI, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi
It happened just once in last 12 games before Thursday, but KKR achieved one of their most morale boosting win of the IPL when they not just beat but humbled the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 7 wickets. 2 back-to-back thumping wins have now powered the Knights into the top half of the points table at number 4.
Batting first, Mumbai got a decent start as openers took them to 78. But when wickets started to tumble, the defending champions crumbled under the pressure of a slow scoring rate and were restricted to 155/6. KKR openers went berserk from the word go as MI bowlers didn't know what struck them. Shubman Gill though went back for 13, but new sensation Venkatesh Iyer kept attacking and raced to a 25-ball-50. He was dismissed soon after and skipper Eoin Morgan also went back for 7, but Rahul Tripathi took the Knights over the finish line in just 15.1 overs with an unbeaten 74 as KKR registered their 4th win in 9 games. Mumbai on the other hand were handed its 5th loss in 9 games.