Asked to bat first, the defending IPL champions added a 56-ball 78-run stand for the opening wicket before Rohit Sharma fell for 33. His partner Quinton de Kock carried on a scored a 42-ball 55. They managed only 155, a total that KKR chased in 15.1 overs.
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MI failed to stitch up decent partnerships after the opening stand. Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya added 30 off 18 balls, but it wasn’t enough for them to set a challenging total. Pointing out that MI flouted the basics, Rohit Sharma added:
The consecutive defeats for MI since the resumption of the IPL 2021 have pushed them to sixth spot in the IPL points table with four wins from nine games.
Hopefully, we will win some games on the trot: MI skipper Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma remains hopeful that MI will be able to win matches on the trot to make it to the IPL playoffs. Despite their reputation for being slow starters, MI have a history of finding ways to peak at the right time.
The five-time IPL champions will face third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday at one of the IPL venues, that is, the Dubai International Stadium. In a much-anticipated clash, two bigwigs of Indian cricket – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – will face off.
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