KKR vs MI: Kolkata could not even score 152 runs, Mumbai Indians beat them by 10 runs in a thrilling match

KKR vs MI: In the fifth match of IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 runs. From the beginning, it seemed that the Kolkata Knight Riders were winning this match, but in the last five overs, Kolkata lost opportunities and eventually lost the match. With this, Mumbai registered their first win of this season.

Chasing the target of 153 runs scored by Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders had a great start. Both of his openers Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill gave the team a tremendous start. These two shared a 72-run partnership for the first wicket. As the first wicket, Shubman Gill was dismissed for 33 runs with the help of 5 fours and a six in 24 balls.

Rahul Chahar was dismissed by Shubman Gill. After this, Nitish Rana scored the highest run opener for the team. He scored 57 runs in 47 balls with the help of 6 fours and two sixes, but apart from him, no other batsman could even touch the double figures. Rahul Chahar took four wickets in the beginning and in the end, Trent Boult took the Mumbai Indians to victory with two wickets.

For Mumbai Indians, Rahul Chahar took 4 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. While Trent Boult took 2 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Krunal Pandya also took a wicket in his name. Due to this, Mumbai Indians also defended the score of 152 and defeated Kolkata by 10 runs.

Earlier, Mumbai Indians batted first after losing the toss and scored 152 runs in the allotted 20 overs with the help of Suryakumar Yadav (56). On behalf of Kolkata, Andre Russell had destroyed Mumbai’s team in the last over. Russell took 5 wickets for 15 runs. In addition to Russell, Pat Cummins also sent two batsmen to the pavilion.