The Mumbai Indians completely outscored the Kolkata Knight Riders in the fifth game of the Indian Premier League. MI scored 195 runs after two impressive innings by Rohit Sharma (80) and Suryakumar Yadav (46) at Sharjah Stadium. They then pitched well to restrict KKR to just 146 runs and won the game by 49 runs to take first place on the IPL points table.
Yet a record that the defending champs created on Wednesday. They became the first team in IPL history to record 20 wins against a franchise. The next team on the list is, by the way, KKR, who has 17 wins against KXIP, while MI also has 17 against CSK.
If we look at the last 11 games, IM’s dominance over KKR is evident. KKR have lost 10 of their last 11 games to Mumbai Indians. In fact, KKR has achieved only 6 wins in the 26 matches it has played against MI so far.
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There was another race that MI stopped. After losing all their IPL matches in the United Arab Emirates, MI achieved their first victory in the country after defeating KKR.
IM captain Rohit admitted that conditions in the United Arab Emirates make it difficult for hitters to stay in the fold longer. He admitted he was feeling a bit tired at the end of his 80-run hit against KKR.
“It’s not easy to play long innings here. It takes a lot of you to play in these conditions. Maybe he was a little tired at the end and it was a lesson for us that hitters in a set need to hit deep until the end, ”Rohit said at the post-game introduction ceremony. “We’ve seen it in the past and that’s what I tried to do.” While the heat and humidity made it difficult, it was imperative to hit as long as possible after a six-month break, Rohit said.
“I haven’t played much cricket in the last six months and I was looking to spend some time in between; It didn’t go well in the first innings, but I’m glad I did tonight. ”During his tenure in the middle, he played shooting shots to perfection and hit a couple of sixes.
“I support myself to play shooting shots and I have practiced a lot. Quite happy with the performance of my team. All my shots were good (laughs), I can’t choose one, ”he said.
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