KOLKATA: The much-talked about Kolkata Knight Riders batting unit came a cropper as they lost their opening encounter to Mumbai Indians in IPL 13 by 49 runs on Wednesday.
This was MI’s first win in the United Arab Emirates after six defeats since the 2014 IPL edition.
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There’s something about Kolkata that seems to charge up Rohit Sharma. Be it the Eden Gardens in Kolkata or the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the MI skipper’s love affair with KKR continued as his majestic 80 (54b, 3×4, 6×6) helped his side put up 195 for five.
Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav laid the foundation for a big innings adding 90 runs for the second wicket after KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik put the rivals in on winning the toss.
Although the MI middle order failed to capitalize on that good start, their bowlers did well to keep it tight from the word go and restrict the rivals to 146 for…
This was MI’s first win in the United Arab Emirates after six defeats since the 2014 IPL edition.
Scorecard| Points Table
There’s something about Kolkata that seems to charge up Rohit Sharma. Be it the Eden Gardens in Kolkata or the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the MI skipper’s love affair with KKR continued as his majestic 80 (54b, 3×4, 6×6) helped his side put up 195 for five.
Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav laid the foundation for a big innings adding 90 runs for the second wicket after KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik put the rivals in on winning the toss.
Although the MI middle order failed to capitalize on that good start, their bowlers did well to keep it tight from the word go and restrict the rivals to 146 for…