Indian Premier League, 2020
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date & Time: 23 September 2020
RR: 7.3 | Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 49 runs
Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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Shubman Gill c Kieron Pollard & b Trent Boult | c Kieron Pollard & b Trent Boult | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
Sunil Narine c Quinton de Kock (W) & b James Pattinson | c Quinton de Kock (W) & b James Pattinson | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
Dinesh Karthik lbw Rahul Chahar | lbw Rahul Chahar | 30 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 130.43 |
Nitish Rana c Hardik Pandya & b Kieron Pollard | c Hardik Pandya & b Kieron Pollard | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 133.33 |
Eoin Morgan c Quinton de Kock (W) & b Jasprit Bumrah | c Quinton de Kock (W) & b Jasprit Bumrah | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
Andre Russell bowled Jasprit Bumrah | bowled Jasprit Bumrah | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
Nikhil Naik c Hardik Pandya & b Trent Boult | c Hardik Pandya & b Trent Boult | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Pat Cummins c Hardik Pandya & b James Pattinson | c Hardik Pandya & b James Pattinson | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 275 |
Shivam Mavi stumped Rahul Chahar | stumped Rahul Chahar | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
Kuldeep Yadav not out | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Sandeep Warrier | 0.00 | |||||
Extras | 5 (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0) | |||||
Total | 146 (9 Wkts, 20.0 Ov) |
Fall of Wickets |
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14-1 (Shubman Gill,2.4), 25-2 (Sunil Narine,4.5), 71-3 (Dinesh Karthik,10.1), 77-4 (Nitish Rana,11.4), 100-5 (Andre Russell,15.1), 101-6 (Eoin Morgan,15.4), 103-7 (Nikhil Naik,16.3), 141-8 (Pat Cummins,18.2), 146-9 (Shivam Mavi,20), |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
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Trent Boult | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | James Pattinson | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | Rahul Chahar | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | Kieron Pollard | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | Krunal Pandya | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | Rohit Sharma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quinton de Kock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suryakumar Yadav | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Saurabh Tiwary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hardik Pandya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rohit Sharma, Mumbai's captain, is also the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. He says that the blues of not winning in the UAE have gone off now. Says that only 2 players from that 2014 squad play for Mumbai now. On his fetish for the pull shot, Rohit Sharma says that he practices it a lot and is happy that it came off well today. Adds that the team haven't played much cricket. 6 months is a long time. However, they have done well today, he states. Sharma states that the strategy of Mumbai for the 2020 Indian T20 League was centered in the fact that they would play in Mumbai. But now that it is happening in UAE, they have had to rejig their plans. He adds that the humidity is taxing and is not easy to play in. Enjoys playing alongside Bumrah and Pattinson.
Trent Boult of Mumbai says that he is comfortable with the heat, in these conditions. Adds that it is a challenge bowling to the likes of batsmen like Morgan etc. Says that he is excited to be playing cricket and adds that the Indian T20 League is a very professional league. Boult says that the hotel and the accommodation has been very comfortable. Looks forward to the coming games as well.
Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata's captain, says that he feels the team could have done better with both the bat and the ball. Feels that it has been a rusty day and does not want to think about it much. Prefers not to think too analytically about this match. Adds that Cummins has only come off from quarantine today. On the possible changes for the next game, Karthik says that he has not had a chat with the squad yet and states that he wants to think about those later.
It is the Mumbai batting though which set the victory up for them! A brilliant innings from Rohit and a lovely partnership between him and Yadav saw them get to a total which was slightly above par and in the end, they defended it easily.
The Mumbai bowling was up for it tonight! Everybody except for Krunal Pandya who bowled just the one over had an excellent outing. Pollard surprised a lot of people with how he made it difficult for the batters to score off him. The other four finished with two a-piece and were economical too.
A very convincing win for Mumbai in the end! Kolkata never looked like they would chase this down. They lost their openers cheaply. Rana and Karthik did build a partnership but they needed to go on for longer which they could not. By the time Russell and Morgan joined association, the task was an improbable one. Both though failed to make any kind of impact. Had it not been for Cummins' cameo towards the end, the defeat or margin would have been a lot more.
Penultimate over coming up! James Pattinson to bowl it. 3-0-22-1 are his figures.
DRINKS! The game is probably in Mumbai's pocket! Kolkata probably need a miracle, it will be something unbelievable if they pull this off. Morgan is probably their last hope but don't think he could turn this around. The thing Kolkata can now do is, reduce the deficit and ensure the loss is not by a very big margin.
Boult is back!
Match 5 sees Mumbai take on Kolkata. The defending champions began their League campaign with a loss in their opener. Mumbai had started off well with the bat but lack of substantial partnerships hurt them. On the bowling front too they had begun well, but could not sustain, ending up losing in the end. Rohit Sharma and co would look to put up a well-rounded performance in this game. Kolkata, on the other hand, start their journey in this year's tourney with a game against the defending champions. After 2014, they failed to reach the finals even once and have come up with a revamped coaching setup and fresh faces. Led by Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata also have the services of World Cup winning skipper, Eoin Morgan, along with the World's No. 1 Test bowler, Pat Cummins. Kolkata's main concern would be Russell's recent lack of form in the CPL, which they hope will not persist in the League. Gill will most likely open the batting, but who will partner him? Banton or Narine? Interesting to see who it will be. In UAE, it is the norm that spinners rule the roost and Kolkata have an edge over Mumbai here. All in all, both teams would look to bring out their best and open their account in the tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders Team Squad -Eoin Morgan,Nitish Rana,Rahul Tripathi,Rinku Singh,Shubman Gill,Siddhesh Lad,Andre Russell,Chris Green,Manimaran Siddharth,Sunil Narine,Dinesh Karthik,Nikhil Naik,Tom Banton,Ali Khan,Kamlesh Nagarkoti,Kuldeep Yadav,Lockie Ferguson,Pat Cummins,Prasidh Krishna,Sandeep Warrier,Shivam Mavi,Varun Chakravarthy
Mumbai Indians Team Squad -Anmolpreet Singh,Chris Lynn,Kieron Pollard,Rohit Sharma,Saurabh Tiwary,Suryakumar Yadav,Anukul Roy,Hardik Pandya,Krunal Pandya,Sherfane Rutherford,Aditya Tare,Ishan Kishan,Quinton de Kock,Dhawal Kulkarni,Digvijay Deshmukh,James Pattinson,Jasprit Bumrah,Jayant Yadav,Mitchell McClenaghan,Mohsin Khan,Nathan Coulter-Nile,Prince Balwant Rai,Rahul Chahar,Trent Boult
Well, it was more than a comfortable win for Mumbai today and they open their account in the 2020 Indian T20 League. Match 6 promises to be another thriller. It is the battle of the teams from the North and the South, Punjab and Bangalore, led by the respective captains from the other region. The clash is on Thursday, 24th September 2020, at 1800 Local (1400 GMT). We hope to see you then. And until then, stay safe and take care.