The strategy that the team used to get rid of right-hand opener Rohit Sharma was made public by Varun Chakravarthy.
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy of the Kolkata Knight Riders disclosed the strategy the team used to dismiss right-hand opener Rohit Sharma after the team’s triumph over the five-time champion Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2024. In the IPL 2024 match at Eden Gardens on Saturday, the two-time champions became the first team to qualify for the playoffs as their incredible comeback attempt saw the KKR spinners hold MI to 139/8 in 16 overs, derailling their run-chase of 158 runs.
Earlier, the match organizers agreed to reduce the length of the competition to 16 overs due to rain.
According to the spinner, he was able to take advantage of the wicket’s assistance.
“I was able to take advantage of the wicket, which clearly provided assistance in getting Rohit to hit over the boundary. While technically we are significantly different, tactically we (referring to Narine) are comparable. Chakravarthy stated in the post-match presentation, “The wickets were too flat at beginning. My bowling hasn’t changed from the first game; the results are simply coming up now.
Due to weather, the game was limited to 16 overs each side when it started. MI won the toss and decided to field first.
After losing the first two wickets, Phil Salt and Sunil Narine, KKR reached 157/7 in 20 overs thanks to important contributions from Venkatesh Iyer (42 in 21 balls, six fours and two sixes), Nitish Rana (33 in 23 balls, four boundaries and a six), Andre Russell (24 in 14 balls, two fours and two sixes), and Rinku Singh (20 in 12 balls, two sixes).
The two best bowlers for MI were Jasprit Bumrah (2/39) and Piyush Chawla (2/28).
Ishan Kishan (40 in 22 balls, five fours, and two sixes) and Rohit Sharma (19 in 24 balls, four and six) opened the run-chase with a solid 65-run partnership. But KKR quickly stopped the flow of the game and claimed wickets. Despite a valiant effort by Tilak Varma (32 in 17 balls, five fours, and a six) and Naman Dhir (17 in six balls, two fours, and two sixes), MI was defeated by 18 runs, finishing at 139/8 in their 20 overs.
KKR’s best bowler was Varun Chakravarthy (2/17) in the match. Harshit Rana (2/34) and Andre Russell both performed admirably with the ball.
With nine victories and three defeats, KKR has the most points (18) and is atop the standings. MI has eight points, which puts them at the bottom with four wins and nine losses.
