Mumbai Indians (MI) pulled off a win from the jaws of defeat over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday night, which was their first win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. KKR has almost sealed the game while chasing Mumbai’s 152, but it all went downhill quickly with MI eking out a 10-run win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
There were many star performers which helped MI to win the game despite being on the verge of a loss like Suryakumar Yadav and Trent Boult. After the match, the duo decided to have a fun chat in front of the camera with Suryakumar even testing Boult’s ‘Hindi’.
Here is the video of the ‘Hindi Test’:
When SKY meets Thunder Boult ⚡️⚡️
Batting brilliance, last-over nerves & some fun in Hindi. 😎😎 #VIVOIPL #KKRvMI @Vivo_India @mipaltan
This @trent_boult–@surya_14kumar interview by @28anand has it all. 👌👌
Watch the full interview here 🎥👇 https://t.co/KMu8KcifQ3 pic.twitter.com/jJTTtaIxxM
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 14, 2021
Suryakumar Yadav was the standout batsman for Mumbai Indians as he played a handy knock of 56 off just 36 balls, including a monster six off Pat Cummins. Captain Rohit Sharma was the only other MI batsman to score more than 15 runs, dismissed for a 32-ball 43.
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In the context of the game, Suryakumar and Rohit’s partnership of 76 runs proved crucial to MI’s cause as the team only managed to score 38 runs in the last 5 overs, losing seven wickets in the process. KKR openers, Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill added 72 runs which put KKR completely in charge. Rana went on to score his second consecutive fifty as KKR cruised towards MI’s total.
Despite losing Rahul Tripathi and Eoin Morgan cheaply, KKR was still in command, needing 31 off the last five overs. However, panic seemed to set in after as Rana and Shakib fell on the same score.
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At the death, Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik just couldn’t get going. Karthik remained unbeaten on 8 off 11 balls while Russell was eventually got dismissed in the last over by Boult after huffing and puffing his way to 9 off 15 balls. KKR will be kicking themselves after losing the game from a winning position while MI.
