Skipper Rohit Sharma pummelled the Kolkata Knight Riders bowling into submission and Jasprit Bumrah bounced back with a superb performance as Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs in the Indian Premier League match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
MI finally registered a win in United Arab Emirates after six defeats previously in the tournament’s history. They also kept their strong record against KKR going, registering their 20th win in the rivalry out of 26 matches played.
Chasing 196 for a win, KKR folded for 146/9 in 20 overs.
Having gone for plenty of runs against Chennai Super Kings in the opener, Bumrah starred with the key wickets of Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan. He went for 27 runs in his final over and still finished with figures of 2/32 in his four overs.
A look at the Points Table after Match 5 of #Dream11IPL 2020. pic.twitter.com/zJjwGqErxE
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