MI vs KKR: The first match of the doubleheader in IPL (IPL 2023) was played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. In this match played at Wankhede, Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, KKR gave Mumbai Indians a target of 186 runs to win. Venkatesh Iyer played a century inning. Mumbai Indians did not have much trouble in achieving this goal. Ishaan Kishan (58) played a good inning in the beginning, after which Suryakumar scored 43 runs to bring Mumbai close to victory. Mumbai won the match by 5 wickets.
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MI vs KKR: Suryakumar Yadav was captaining
Today, not Rohit Sharma but Suryakumar Yadav was captaining for Mumbai Indians. Batting first, KKR scored 185 runs. Venkatesh Iyer played an inning of 104 runs, in which he hit 9 sixes and 6 fours. Venkatesh Iyer became the second batsman to score a century for KKR, the first being Brendon McCullum in 2008. Rohit Sharma came out to bat as the impact player, sharing a 29-ball 65-run partnership for the first wicket with Ishan Kishan.
MI vs KKR: Ishaan Kishan played a stormy inning, scored a half-century
Ishaan Kishan, who shared a 65-run partnership for the first wicket with Rohit Sharma, batted furiously. He brought up his half-century off 21 balls, before being dismissed by Varun Chakraborty. Ishaan scored 58 runs off 25 balls, in this innings he hit 5 sixes and 5 fours.
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Suryakumar Yadav also batted amazingly
After this, Suryakumar Yadav also batted amazingly, this is the first good innings that came from his bat this season. Earlier, he was seen struggling in the matches. Although he missed his half-century, he scored 43 but when he was dismissed, Mumbai was on the verge of victory.
