Sara Tendulkar, daughter of the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, graced the match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the Wankhede Stadium on Friday along with her presence. Sara joined the ranks of celebrities attending the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match, passionately cheering for MI, a workforce mentored by her father, Sachin.
Sara Tendulkar within the stands. pic.twitter.com/Jmw5vecY85
 Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 3, 2024
Venkatesh Iyer and Manish Pandey’s 83-run stand propelled Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to 169 as Mumbai Indians (MI) tempo duo Jasprit Bumrah and Nuwan Thushara ran rampant on the Wankhede Stadium within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season on Friday. While standing on the verge of lacking out on playoffs, MI walked into the Wankhede stadium with a special mindset.
Thushara’s first over confirmed the primary glimpse of the totally different physique language that MI gamers had on the sphere. After placing KKR to bat, Thushara obtained the breakthrough by eradicating Philip Salt (5) within the first over with Tilak Varma taking a shocking catch.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi despatched the ball into the stands for a towering six to restore the harm of the early blow. In the third over, Raghuvanshi punished Thushara for wavering off his line and size with a six to silence the colourful blue waves. (WATCH: Rohit Sharma Can’t Control His Laughter Following Question On Virat Kohli’s Strike-Rate)
Yet it was Thushara who had the final snort, he claimed Raghuvanshi’s (13) wicket on the following ball with a slower one. KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer (6) confirmed intent by discovering the fence on his first ball of the innings. Two balls later Thushara with a little bit of in-swing obtained the higher of Iyer because the ball flew to the correct of Tim David.
Sunil Narine tried to stay to his standard hard-hitting method and cleared the ropes on MI skipper Hardik Pandya’s first ball of the innings. Pandya struck again by dislodging the stumps on the following supply to extend KKR’s woes.
KKR managed to place 57 runs on the board on the finish of the powerplay however at the price of 4 wickets. The alternative was staring proper at Rinku Singh’s face as he had ample time to rebuild KKR’s innings. But Piyush Chawla’s spin made the left-handed batter stroll again to the dressing room with a rating of 9(8).
Manish Pandey was referred to as in as an influence substitute to present themselves an opportunity to place a aggressive complete on the board. With Venkatesh Iyer on one facet, the duo stitched up a 50-run stand within the thirteenth over. Pandey opened his arms within the subsequent over by making Jasprit Bumrah his goal. He flicked the ball in direction of the fence for a 4 on the primary supply and a ball later he managed to clear the boundary line. With a single Venkatesh raised his bat for 50 within the sixteenth over.
With the sport in its climax, Pandey (42) tried to go berserk and push for additional runs. He smacked Pandya for a six on the primary ball of the seventeenth over. But misplaced his wicket a ball later after miscuing his shot. Pandey’s dismissal invited Andre Russell to the crease and he did not waste a single second to get into the motion. He opened his innings with a six and took a single on the following ball. Venkatesh matched Russell’s intent and cleared the rope by flicking it over large long-on.
On the ultimate ball, a second of confusion led to Russell’s anguish as he obtained run out. Venkatesh was targeted on watching the ball, and Russell ran straight for a single. Venkatesh noticed Russell and made him return to the non-striker’s finish. KKR’s star hitter did not get throughout the road in time and walked again with a rating of seven. Venkatesh tried to compensate by selecting up a few boundaries within the subsequent overs however fell to Bumrah on the second final ball of the innings for a rating of 70.
