IPL 2023 Live, Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Score Updates: Mumbai Indians played a stupendous inning and defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets. MI had to chase the wining target of 186 which they did at the loss of 5 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders had managed to score 185 runs at the loss of six wickets. KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer was the star player and impressed everyone with his brillinat innings. Iyer slammed MIs at their home ground and hit this season’s first century! “Playing this game in Mumbai is special but the job is still half done,” Iyer said after KKR’s stupendous innings.
The match was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai Indians had won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Another news that made headlines was Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar’s IPL debut. We didn’t get to see him much except for teh times when he bowled a few overs.
Mumbai Indians won their last match against the Delhi Capitals and it was their first win of this IPL season. This win is their second win of the IPL 2023 season. Kolkata Knight Riders too had a great batting line-up but they couldn’t surpass the performance displayed by Mumbai Indians.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Mumbai Indians
186/5 (17.4)
Kolkata Knight Riders
185/6 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 22 )
Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets
IPL 2023 MI vs KKR Live Updates: Mumbai Indians emerged victorious against Kolkata Knight Riders. MI defeated KKR by 5 wickets!
Mumbai Indians have defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets. They played an amazing inning and the match became quite predictable towards the end.
Mumbai Indians currently have to make just 2 runs from 17 balls. Neha; has been eliminated and Arjun Tendulkar has taken his place. It's a no brainer that MI will walk away victorious from this match. What a redemption!
Unfortunately for Yadav, the star player got dismissed as he was about to make his half century. Nehal has replaced Yadav at the field.
Current Score: 176/4
Tim David has been hitting sixes since the time he arrived on the ground. Him scoring runs is very crucial for Mumbai Indians at this point in the game. Yadav too is going steady.
Current Score: 163/3
Tilak Verma has been dismissed. This was an important wicket for the KKR team as Tilak was performing amazingly well. It was important for KKR to break Verma and Yadav's partnership. Tim David is now on the field to replace Verma.
Tilak is showing an amazing performance by hitting boundaries frequently. he scored a six in the 13th over. He has managed to score 30 runs of 20 balls. Yadav on the other hand has scored 37 runs of 19 balls.
Current Score: 147/2
Suryakumar has made 26 runs of 15 balls and Tilak has made 18 runs of 14 balls. Mumbai Indians are likely to win this match if they maintain this partnership and performance.
Current Score: 124/2
Surya and Tilak are going steady. Narine was bowling the 9th over. MI current score stands at 100 at the loss of two wickets.
Ishan Kishan played an electrifying inning. He was dismissed shortly after scoring a half-century against KKR.
Current Score: 90/2
Mumbai Indians have already made 76 runs in six overs! With this speed, they are definitely going to emerge victorious out of this game against Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR have lost just one wicket of Rohit Sharma.
All eyes are now on Suryakumar who hasn't been consistent in his performance this season. Hopefully Kishan and Yadav's will do wonders for Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma has departed. He was eliminated with a catch-out. Isham Kishan is still going strong.
Current Score: 65/1
Ishan Kishan has managed to drag Mumbai Indians' score to 53 at the loss of no wickets. Rohit Sharma too is playing a steady game and complementing Kishan on the field.
Current Score: 65/0
Shaam ki chai, Ishan ke naam!♨️
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Chants of Ishan! Ishan! are echoing in the Wankhede Stadium. The star player hit a boundary with a six in the third over. It will be great for MI if both Sharma and Ishan maintain their partnership at this pace and stick it out longer on the field.
Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma have already started to build pressure on KKR. Both the players are hitting boundaries and trying to chase runs at rapid speed. The third over was a steady one for Mumbai Indians.
Current Score: 25/0
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are on the field. There's a lot of pressure on Sharma as he has been quite inconsistent in his form for the past few games.
Current Score: 2/0
Meredith bowled the last over. KKR managed to score a total of 185 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. MI have to score 186 runs to win the game.
Rinku Singh was eliminated out of the game with a catch out. Narine is now on the field replacing him. We are now in the final over!
Current Score: 175/6
Russell hit the boundary with a six and a four in the 19th over of the game against Mumbai Indians. If he maintains this stance, KKR could end up with a score nearing 200.
Current Score: 171/5
Russell is now on the field in place of Venkatesh Iyer. Rinku and Russell's partnership is going to be a nail biter as KKR is already down 5 wickets. Keep watching this space for full live coverage of MI vs KKR. Only two overs are left now.
Current Score: 160/5
Respect! Venkatesh Iyer played a fantabulous inning and scored a century, which was the first century of this IPL season. He was dimissed with a catch-ot shortly after but gained everyone's respect and admiration with his skills and run rate.
Current Score: 159/5
Piyush Chawla is bowling the 16th over. Rinku is yet to score big but currently he has managed to score 1 runs. Venkatesh on the other hand is at 97!
Current Score: 145/4
Venkatesh is definitely a high quality player. He has played an incredible innings and continues to amaze cricket fans across the world. If he sticks it out at the field for another half an hour, he will definitely hit a century!
KKR's star players Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer are now on the field. Singh replaced Shardul who was eliminated with a catch-out.
Current Score: 125/4
Shardul Thakur has been eliminated. KKR have lost their fourth wicket but their most crucial player, Iyer has managed to stay at the ground. Mumbai Indians did get almost lucky but dropped the catch for Iyer.
Current Score: 123/4
D Jansen bowled the 12th over. Venkatesh continued to hit sixes where Mumbai Indians tried hard to take his wicket. Iyer's wicket is a crucial one for MIs at this point in time.
Current Score: 117/3
Meredith bowled the 11th over. Shardul and Venkatesh seem to share a steady partnership on the pitch. Mumbai Indians had appealed for a run out but the third umpire declared Not Out. Venkatesh hit a six and is at a total score of 70 runs in just 31 balls.
Current Score: 104/3
Shardul Thakur has now taken the batting stance in place of rana. Venkatesh has scored 50 runs and made half-century.
Current Score: 90/3
Hrithik has eliminated MI skipper NItish Rana, who did not like it one bit! There was some heated exchange of words at the field. KKR is now 3 wickets down. Mumbai Indians have upped their ante, for sure.
Current Score: 73/3