Heave-ho! Venkatesh entered the report books, changing into the second Knight Rider to run up an IPL century.
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Venkatesh Iyer made it to the report books on Sunday as he turned the second Kolkata Knight Riders cricketer, after Brendon McCullum, to rating a century (104, 51b, 6×4, 9×6) within the Indian Premier League.
On a Wankhede Stadium floor the place the batters struggled in opposition to cutters and slower deliveries, Venkatesh rode on some clear hitting to convey up his maiden ton and likewise guided KKR to 185 for six.
Heartbreak
Counter-thrust: Ishan Kishan’s half-century went a good distance in Mumbai pulling it off in opposition to Knight Riders.
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But on the finish, it was heartbreak for the visiting facet as Mumbai Indians rode on Ishan Kishan’s half-century and an important 43 (25b, 4×4, 3×6) by Suryakumar Yadav to clinch a five-wicket win.
Venkatesh’s innings had given KKR hope however as the sport progressed, issues went MI’s approach with the KKR bowlers, barring spinner Suyash Sharma (two for 27), failing to make an impression.
After struggling within the first three video games, Suryakumar, main MI as Rohit Sharma had to sit out within the first innings due to a abdomen bug, stepped up when it mattered and solid two essential partnerships — a 60 with Tilak Varma and a 29-run stand with Tim David — to information the group house with 14 balls to spare.
Good information: Suryakumar Yadav rediscovering his kind augurs effectively for Mumbai Indians’ marketing campaign.
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Chasing a tall whole, Rohit got here in as Impact Player, changing Riley Meredith, and solid a 65-run opening partnership with Kishan, earlier than a screamer of a catch by Umesh Yadav off Suyash despatched him again to the dugout.
But Suryakumar and Kishan confirmed resilience and even after Kishan was cleaned up by Varun Chakravarthy, Suryakumar stood agency and ultimately obtained the group nearer to the goal.
Losing the plot
However, KKR can be dissatisfied with the best way it misplaced the plot despite Venkatesh’s heroics. MI handed a debut to Arjun Tendulkar, who opened the proceedings and conceded 17 runs in two overs. But it was Cameron Green, who struck first and dismissed N. Jagadeesan for a duck.
Piyush Chawla and Hrithik Shokeen tightened the noose as neither Rahmanullah Gurbaz nor Nitish Rana might make an impression. But Venkatesh overcame the difficult circumstances and rebuilt. But after he fell to Meredith, KKR might rating solely 45 runs within the final 5 overs.
