Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 8 wickets and scored their first win in IPL-18. On Monday, KKR was all out for 116 runs with the help of Ashwini Kumar's four wickets. In reply, the MI scored 121 for 2 wickets with the help of Ryan Recalton's brilliant half -century and won the match with 43 balls remaining.
Many moments and records were seen at Wankhede Stadium. Ashwin became the first Indian to take 4 wickets in the IPL debut match. Sunil Narayan was bowled by Trent Bolt's Yorker ball. Venkatesh gave two lives in 2 overs. Naman slowly grabbed a diving catch of Harshit Rana.
Read the best Moments and Records of Mi Vs KKR match …
1. Ananya Pandey performed
Ananya Pandey
Bollywood actress Ananya Pandey performed before the match. Ananya is the daughter of actor Chunky Pandey. He debuted in 2019 with the film 'Student of the Year'.
Ananya Pandey performing at Wankhede Stadium.
2. Naren Bold on Bolt's Yorker
Bolt dismissed Sunil Narayan for the 5th time in T20.
Kolkata lost a wicket in the first over. On the fourth ball of the over, Trent Bolt bold out Sunil Narayan. He threw a yorker but Naren's bat did not come down in time and he became bowled.
3. Ashwini took a wicket on the debut ball, Tilak caught the jugling catch
Ashwini Kumar, who played his debut match, took a wicket on his first ball. He caught Captain Ajinkya Rahane (11 runs) at the hands of Tilak Verma in the first ball of the third over. Tilak caught in the second attempt.
Ajinkya Rahane sent a pavilion to Ashwini Kumar for 7 runs.
4. Venkatesh two lifes in 2 over
- Sentner left the Venkatesho catch
Life on Sentner Venkatesh to zero score
Venkatesh Iyer got the first chance of life in Ashwini Kumar's over. On the third ball of the over, Iyer came forward and played a big shot. The ball moved from the outside edge of the bat to the cover. Fielder Mitchell ran behind Center and dive to catch the ball but the ball fell between his hands.
- Venkatesh Iyer got another life, missed Ashwini's catch In the fifth over, Venkatesh Iyer got a second life. This time Ashwini Kumar left his catch on Trent Bolt's ball. Venkatesh cut the short of length ball. Ashwini Kumar, who was standing on the ball third man, went quickly but missed the catch. Venkatesh was at 3 runs at this time.
5. Naman's diving catch
Naman slowly caught Harsh Rana on 4 runs.
Kolkata lost their 9th wicket in the 15th over. Here Vignesh Puthur caught Harshit Rana (4 runs) at the hands of Naman Dhir. Harshit played slog sweep shot on the overpitch ball. Naman, who was standing on the deep midwicket, ran ahead and dive and caught the catch. Naman took 3 catches yesterday.
6. Ashwini left another catch
Ashwini Kumar gave life to Ramandeep for 6 runs.
Ashwini Kumar left Ramdeep's catch on the 5th ball of Vignesh's over. Ramandeep played a sweep shot on the ball on the leg stump. Ashwini Kumar, who was standing on the short fine leg, missed a simple catch here.
Records now …
- Ashwini Kumar became the first Indian bowler to take 4 wickets in the IPL debut match. Yesterday, he dismissed 4 batters in 3 overs.
- Kolkata Knight Riders have been all out for less than 120 runs in the IPL, and this has happened six times against the Mumbai Indians.
- Suryakumar Yadav completed 8,000 runs in T-20 cricket. He became the fifth Indian to do so. He scored 27 off 9 balls yesterday.
1. Ashwini is the fourth bowler to take a wicket in IPL debut for Mumbai Ashwini Kumar became the fourth bowler to take a wicket on his IPL debut ball for the Mumbai Indians. Before him, in 2019, Alzhari Joseph dismissed David Warner on the ball before. In 2022, Davald Bravis dismissed Virat Kohli on his debut ball.
2. Bolt completed 30 wickets in his first over in IPL Trent Bolt is at the top of the list of the highest wicket -takers in the first over of the IPL, who took 30 wickets in 96 games. Bhubaneswar Kumar comes after him, who took 27 wickets in 126 matches. Praveen Kumar is third, taking 15 wickets in 89 matches.
3 Mumbai Indians have the highest winning record against any team at the same place in the IPL. The team has won 10 matches against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium. In addition, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 9 matches against Punjab Kings in Kolkata.
Mumbai has beaten Kolkata 24 times in IPL so far. This is the biggest win against the other team by any team.
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