IPL 2021, MI vs KKR: Who won yesterday’s match?

It seemed only the formalities were left. But, not the first time, PBKS proved that they are experts at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. There was no momentum to SRH’s innings at all. The bowler had dismissed Saha with the last ball of his previous spell and was on a hat-trick.

The batter failed again, though, trapped in front by Nortje with one that angled in sharply. Jason Holder (10) and Samad threw their bats around, but did not last long. Rashid Khan then swung Rabada for a six over third man and a four over the keeper in the penultimate over to gather some handy runs for SRH. Ahmed had his revenge, though, when Shaw dragged a slog and was well caught by Kane Williamson, running back from mid-on.

Chakravarthy, Russell star as KKR restrict RCB to a paltry 92

The PBKS left-arm seamer copped some punishment early on but held his nerve and came up with a fantastic bowling spell. Mohammed Shami was highly impressive at the death to finish with 3 for 21. Pant, who lost his bat trying to hit Rashid Khan, slapped Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a six over deep square leg. He then followed that up with two cracking big hits off Khaleel Ahmed as DC marched towards victory.

It was in the air for a long time but it eventually landed on the other side of the rope. Rayudu gets in on the act with a terrific six over long on. Mohammed Siraj conceded two boundaries to MS Dhoni as CSK pick 10 runs from that over. Varun Chakravarthy (3/13), Andre Russell (3/9) and Lockie Ferguson (2/24) indibet starred for KKR, never allowing RCB to get into any sort of rhythm.

Kagiso Rabada (3/37), Anrich Nortje (2/12) and Axar Patel (2/21) combined to restrict SRH to 134/9, bowling first after losing the toss. Shikhar Dhawan (42), Shreyas Iyer (47 not out) and Rishabh Pant (35 not out) then combined to ease DC home in 17.5 overs. For MI, De Kock’s 55 was the only significant performance. Bumrah claimed three but they were consolation scalps. Narine was named the Man of the Match for his economical spell.

MS Dhoni, CSK captain, at toss

A short delivery was then pulled to deep midwicket, while a full ball was flicked in the same region. The runs kept flowing for KKR, though, as Rahul Tripathi joined Iyer. Both helped themselves to a six each off left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya. Iyer cleared the ropes at deep midwicket in the seventh over while Tripathi hammered one over long-on to start the ninth over. In between, Rahul Chahar also went for a couple of fours in his first over. The 10th over bowler by Bumrah went for 14, including five wides off a bouncer.

• Varun Chakravarthy (3/13), Andre Russell (3/9) and Lockie Ferguson (2/24) starred for KKR, never allowing RCB to get into any sort of rhythm.
• The replay shows he got there just in time.
• Ishan Kishan (14) then toe-ended a pull off Ferguson.
• Full from Saini, Faf shuffles across and paddles the ball over the fine leg boundary for six.
• Lewis took a liking to Porel and crunched the nervous pacer for four fours in his next over, which went for 17.

SRH’s woes with the bat continued, as they posted a disappointing 134 for 9 after winning the toss. Abdul Samad (28 off 21) and Rashid Khan (22 off 19) were the only batters to cross the 20-run mark as DC’s bowlers dominated proceedings. Jadeja drags the ball onto Kohli’s pads and he flicks the ball to the fine-leg boundary for four.

Chakravarthy nearly had three in three, as he struck Kyle Jamieson on the pads first ball. For RR, Jaiswal top-scored with 49 but it was Lomror’s 17-ball 43 that was the standout innings. Then, out of nowhere, Kartik Tyagi bowled that magical last over and walked away with the player of the match award.