In a thrilling match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium, MI had to face defeat at the hands of KKR. MI player Hardik Pandya looked very emotional and disappointed due to this defeat.
A brave fight by KKR
Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata managed to score 169 runs in 20 overs. At one time Kolkata had scored 58 runs and lost five wickets. After this KKR made a comeback. Venkatesh Iyer and Manish Pandey took the team to the fighting total. After this, the bowlers shook Mumbai’s innings by taking wickets one after the other.
Bowlers shine for KKR
KKR bowlers took advantage of the pressure created by their batsmen, took wickets continuously and prevented MI batsmen from settling at the crease. In the 51st match of IPL 2024, Kolkata defeated Mumbai by 24 runs. Mitchell Starc took four wickets. Hardik Pandya looked disappointed after this crushing defeat. At the same time, he also looked emotional after the match.
Hardik Pandya said the batsmen performed poorly
After the defeat, Hardik Pandya said, as a batting unit we did not perform well. We were not successful in building a partnership. If you lose wickets continuously in T20, you will have to suffer losses. Our bowlers had performed very well. I don’t have much to say right now. It is definitely a struggle for me or for our team, but in such a situation you have to keep fighting.
Mumbai Indians’ playoff hopes dashed
This defeat has dealt a huge blow to MI’s hopes of reaching the playoffs. Currently placed 9th on the points table with only 6 points from 11 matches, MI face an uphill battle to seal a playoff berth. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are at second position in the points table with 7 wins in 10 matches. He has 14 points, due to which he is a few steps away from making it to the playoffs.