KKR vs MI: Pat Cummins hits joint quickest IPL half -century, KKR storms to No.1 in factors desk

Kolkata Knight Riders stormed to victory by 5 wickets vs Mumbai Indians on the MCA Stadium in Pune on Wednesday. They have now changed Rajasthan Royals because the No.1 within the IPL 2022 factors desk.

KKR ‘s victory was scripted by Pat Cummins, who smashed a surprising 56 not out off 15 balls, and Venkatesh Iyer, who scored a gutsy half-century. Chasing 162, KKR had been in bother after dropping Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Sam Billings and Andre Russell with nonetheless some work to do.

However, Cummins, who was enjoying his first match of IPL 2022, paired up with Venkatesh handy Mumbai Indians their third defeat in as many matches this season. Cummins equaled the report for the quickest half-century within the Indian Premier League when he received to the milestone off solely 14 balls. He now holds the report with KL Rahul.

KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer gained the toss and requested MI to bat first on a contemporary pitch with bounce on provide on the MCA Stadium. Umesh Yadav, the Purple Cap holder, struck in his 2nd over to take away Rohit Sharma whereas Dewald Brevis, who impressed on his IPL debut with a 19-ball 29, was despatched again by Varun Chakravarthy.

Ishan Kishan had a torrid time within the center and was dismissed by Pat Cummins for a 21-ball 14, however the innings was anchored by Suryakumar Yadav (52) and his 83-run stand with Tikal Varma set the platform for Kieron Pollard who smashed 3 sixes off the ultimate over of Pat Cummins to offer MI a aggressive 161 for five off their 20 overs.

RAHANE GOES EARLY

KKR have adopted an attack-at-all value strategy to their batting however on Wednesday, Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer had been watchful in opposition to Basil Thampi and Daniel Sams in a chase of 162. While Thampi conceded simply 8 runs in his first spell of two overs, Sams gave away 6 in a single over. KKR’s openers had been additionally cautious in opposition to Jasprit Bumrah, taking simply 2 runs off his first over.

By the time Tymal Mills got here on for his first over, the stress of the asking charge was mounting for KKR. Rahane, who had managed solely 7, pulled a brief ball from Mills straight to Sams at deep midwicket. That dismissal introduced KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer into the center alongside Venkatesh Iyer.

ROHIT FAILS

Rohit Sharma has a wonderful report in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders. On Wednesday, Mumbai Indians would have hoped for his or her captain to deliver on his A sport because the workforce sought their first win of IPL 2022 however that wasn’t to be. After struggling within the first two overs, Rohit mistimed a pull off Umesh Yadav and was well caught by KKR wicketkeeper Sam Billings. Rohit’s patchy innings yielded solely 3 runs as Umesh Yadav inched ahead within the race for the Purple Cap, extending the hole between himself and Yuzvendra Chahal and Avesh Khan.

BABY AB SHINES

Dewald Brevis has modeled his sport on his icon and fellow South African AB de Villiers. ABD was an integral a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore for a number of years and produced a few of the most breathtaking innings within the Indian Premier League. On Wednesday, Brevis was handed a debut as Tim David was dropped. Brevis’s fame preceded him – he was the main run-scorer within the U-19 World Cup. Against KKR, he did his fame no hurt with a 19-ball 29 earlier than he was achieved in by Varun Varun Chakravarthy.

ISHAN STRUGGLES

Ishan Kishan held the Orange Cap briefly and continues to be second behind Jos Buttler within the Orange Cap checklist, however on Wednesday, the Mumbai Indians opener couldn’t discover any sort of rhythm in opposition to a top-quality KKR bowling line-up. Ishan noticed his captain Rohit Sharma fall to Umesh Yadav and Dewald Brevis make an thrilling debut. But Ishan, usually a free-flowing batter, couldn’t get his timing proper as MI scrapped for runs. Suryakumar Yadav, coming again and after an harm lay-off, didn’t begin properly both and MI had been in huge bother when Ishan’s painful keep on the crease was ended by Pat Cummins.

TILAK, SURYA FIGHT

Suryakumar Yadav didn’t begin properly after getting back from an harm break, however he step by step discovered his timing within the firm of Tilak Varma, who introduced himself within the IPL with a maiden half-century in opposition to Rajasthan Royals. The two got here collectively at a time when MI had been in a spot of trouble, however they bailed the workforce out of bother with an 83-run partnership. As Suryakumar Yadav started to seek out the gaps, Tilak continued from the place he left off in opposition to RR.

Suryakumar fell to Pat Cummins for a 36-ball 52 within the final over of the MI innings however his innings and Tilak’s fireworks gave Mumbai Indians one thing to bowl with in opposition to a power-packed KKR batting line-up.

POLLARD EXPLODES

Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma gave Kieron Pollard the right platform to blow up. Coming in to bat at No.5, Pollard hit Pat Cummins for 3 sixes and completed with an unbeaten 22 off balls. MI took 23 runs within the twentieth over to race away to 161 for 4, a complete which had appeared out of attain once they had been tottering at 55 for 3 in 11 overs.