Mumbai, April16:Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in Match 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Opener Ishan Kishan smashed 58 off 25 balls, including five boundaries and five sixes, while Suryakumar Yadav scored a blistering 43 off just 25 balls, as Mumbai chased down a target of 186 runs with 14 balls remaining. This was also the first afternoon match for Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium and they made the most of it, scoring 72/1 in the Power-play.
Earlier, Venkatesh Iyer had played a brilliant innings of 104 off 51 deliveries, but Mumbai Indians did not allow the other Kolkata Knight Riders batters to prosper and restricted them to 185/6 in 20 overs. Mumbai Indians made a brilliant start with Kishan hammering Shardul Thakur for two fours and a six in the second over. Rohit Sharma, who came in as an Impact Player, hit a six off Umesh Yadav, and Kishan bashed two sixes and a four off Sunil Narine’s first over, which cost 22 runs. However, Kishan was eventually bowled by Varun Chakravarthy off the next delivery after completing his half-century.
Suryakumar Yadav then took charge and hit back-to-back sixes off Lockie Ferguson, while Tilak Varma scored 30 off 25 balls. Mumbai Indians completed the fifty off their partnership in 30 balls, and Suryakumar hit Andre Russell for a six and a four off successive deliveries. Though Varma was out for 30, Suryakumar continued to grow strong and hit a four off Narine in the 16th over. He got out soon after the resumption of play, but Nehal Wadhera struck a four off Ferguson before getting out the next ball. Suyash Sharma was the best KKR bowler, finishing with figures of 2-27 off his four overs.
