Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Mumbai Indians by 18 runs to become the first team to qualify for the 2024 Indian Premier League playoffs.
On Saturday, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated the Mumbai Indians (MI) by 18 runs at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, becoming the first teame to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 playoffs. The last time KKR defeated MI twice was in 2014, when they won their second IPL title. MI are already eliminated from the tournament.
Black clouds had been gathering over the City of Joy since the morning, and with game time approaching, the rain gods finally decided to pour down. When the black cloud lifted, although after an hour and a half, Hardik Pandya accurately called the coin toss and chose to bowl first.
MI pulled the KKR openers due to seaming circumstances. Sunil Narine was taken aback by Jasprit Bumrah’s delivery, which left him with an in-swinging yorker. Phil Salt had previously topped Nuwan Thushara.
Venkatesh Iyer walked out and took over the innings right away. He hit 42 important runs, including six fours and two sixes, but was bowled out by the game’s first ball of spin.
