IPL 2021 | Venkatesh, Tripathi power Knight Riders to thumping win
The Hindu
Rohit and de Kock put on 78 for the opening wicket before KKR pulled things back through Ferguson, Prasidh, Narine and Varun
Venkatesh Iyer (53, 30b, 4x4, 3x6) and Rahul Tripathi (74, 42b, 8x4, 3x6) made light of a target of 156 with some bold and brutal hitting to take Kolkata Knight Riders to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians at Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The victory, with 4.5 overs to spare, took Eoin Morgan’s team to the top four.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma, donning the Mumbai Indians jersey for the first time in the second leg, gave his team a perfect start along with opening partner Quinton de Kock. Kieron Pollard played a cameo at the fag end. Still, the Kolkata Knight Riders bowling unit ensured its superlative performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier in the week wasn’t a fluke, restricting Mumbai Indians to 155 for six.
As a result, Eoin Morgan’s men would have been the happier lot at the break, especially after the manner in which Rohit and de Kock got off the blocks.
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