IPL
IPL 2021: KKR outplay MI by 7 wickets
Dubai/IBNS: An all-round performance helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to defeat Mumbai Indians (MI) by seven wickets at a match in the second leg of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Batting first, MI scored 155/6 in 20 overs.
For MI, Quinton de Kock scored 55 off 42 balls while skipper Rohit Sharma contributed 33.
KKR bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Prasidh Krishna picked two wickets each.
Sunil Narine clinched a wicket.
In reply, KKR marched to victory scoring 159/3 in just 15.1 overs.
Rahul Tripathi (74 off 42) and Venkatesh Iyer (53 off 30) almost single-handedly helped KKR to chase down the target.
MI’s premier pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah picked all three wickets of the Knights.
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