Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata by 10 runs in match 5 of IPL 2021 in Chennai. In the process, they register their first win of the season and maintain their domination over KKR. The Rohit-Sharma led-side has now won 11 of their last 12 games against Kolkata. KKR spoiled the match after being in control for most of the game. More about match 5 report in detail below.
Chasing 152 to win, Kolkata Knight Riders blew off the chase in the final five overs. After the openers added 72 for the first wicket, KKR lost wickets at regular intervals. They lost four wickets in a space of 18 balls in the final five overs of their chase. From being 72 for 1 KKR were down to 122 for five-wicket the loss of Shakib Al Hasan.
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Needing 31 to win off the final four overs, the Mumbai Indians pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult restricted the KKR big hitters Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik from tracking the score down with some immaculate bowling. KKR needed 19 off the final two overs with Bumrah and Boult bowling none over each and going for just nine together.
None of the two KKR finishers were able to hit the big shots. Rahul Chahar bowled a spell of 4 for 27 and took the initial KKR wickets, Krunal Pandya too bowled miserly in the middle overs. He finished with figures of 1 for 13 off his four.
Earlier in the game, Andre Russell took his maiden fifer to restrict Mumbai to 152. He took those five wickets bowing the two of the final three overs of the Mumbai innings.
Suryakumar Yadav scored an impressive 56 and added 76 with Rohit Sharma (43) for the second wicket. KKR bowlers also bowled in tight channels and picked wickets at regular intervals. Mumbai Indians big hitters Keiron Pollard (5) and Hardik Pandya (15) failed with the bat. It was Krunal Pandya’s 15 off 9 that helped Mumbai post a score over 150 which was just enough at the end as it turned out.
Raul Chahar for his matchwinning spell of 4/27 was awarded the Man of the Match. KKR face RCB next Sunday while Mumbai Indians take on Sunrisers Hyderabad next Saturday.
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Mumbai Indians 153 (Yadav 56, Rohit 43, Russell 5-15) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 142 for 7 (Rana 57, Gill 33, Chahar 4-27) by 10 runs
