This was IM’s first victory in the UAE after six defeats since the 2014 IPL edition.
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There is something in Kolkata that seems to load Rohit sharma. Whether at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata or the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the IM captain’s love affair with KKR continued as his majestic 80 (54b, 3×4, 6×6) helped his team win 195 by five.
Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav he laid the groundwork for a great inning by adding 90 runs for the second wicket after KKR captain Dinesh Karthik put the rivals to win the toss.
Although IM’s middle order couldn’t capitalize on that good start, their pitchers did well to keep it tight from the get-go and restrict opponents to 146 by nine.
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None of the KKR hitters were able to get going and their only hope was dashed when Jasprit Bumrah threw a clean bowling pin. Andre Russell only for 11.
The pacemaker made a great comeback after scoring 43 runs in the final game, finishing two of 32.
By contrast, KKR’s most experienced bowler Pat cummins‘Giving away 49 runs in his three overs made a big difference to the final result.
Rohit, who missed his time against CSK in the opener of this IPL, still seemed slow running through the wicket, but showed flashes of his old self as he almost single-handedly pushed MI into a position of strength.
Wednesday’s opener also became the second Indian after MS Dhoni to reach 200 sixes in IPL.
Had it not been for the KKR effects duo of Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav, MI might have ended up getting a lot more on the board.
The combination of right and left held firm in the middle as Rohit and Surayakumar broke free.
Narine, who claimed six wickets in the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League (CPL), ended up taking one wicket for 22 runs of his four overs, while Kuldeep was left without a wicket conceding 39 runs.
Former Knight Suryakumar gave Rohit good support by playing a 28-ball, 47-run inning before he was unnecessarily left with nothing.
Rohit continued to play his shots, but being out of action for a long time, exhaustion finally got the better of him when he died when Mavi couldn’t clear the long limit and was caught by Cummins.
But once again, Hardik Pandya and the greats of MI Kieron pollard could not set fire to the stage. While the former was offside in a rather peculiar way playing too deep inside the box, the great West Indian managed just 13 seven-ball runs that he faced.
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