The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Mitchell Starc was completely pumped up after rattling the stumps of Gerald Coetzee and guiding his group to a shocking victory over the Mumbai Indians (MI) within the 51st match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) on Friday, Might 3, on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Knight Riders have at all times struggled to win in opposition to Mumbai Indians within the Indian Premier League and on the Wankhede Stadium they’d an unbelievably poor file as heading into the match they’d registered only one win over the 5-time champions on the venue in IPL historical past, which got here again in 2012.
Nonetheless, Kolkata Knight Riders did not let the ghosts of the previous performances hang-out them as they did an honest job whereas batting first after which they had been unbelievable with the ball within the second innings. Venkatesh Iyer, who gained the Participant of the Match award, performed a superb knock of 70 runs to energy his group to a complete of 169.
Defending the goal, Mitchell Starc picked up 4 wickets whereas Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell bagged two wickets every to bowl out MI for 145 and registered a 24-run win. With the win, KKR ended their dropping streak at Wankhede and this was their first victory on the venue in 12 lengthy years.
The 2-time champions sealed the victory on the fifth ball of the nineteenth over when Mitchell Starc bowled a trademark yorker to flatten the stumps of Gerald Coetzee for 8. Starc could not disguise his feelings after bundling out MI and he erupted with an aggressive celebration. The KKR dugout additionally regarded delighted whereas Gautam Gambhir and Abhishek Nayar regarded completely thrilled and shared a stunning hug after the win.
Watch – Mitchell Starc and Gautam Gambhir’s celebration after the win
Mitchell Starc with the ultimate wicket for @KKRiders 💪
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) Might 3, 2024
Talking after the match, the thriller spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who performed a key position within the win, stated that they had been assured of defending the entire regardless of the dew round. He stated:
“Extraordinarily good feeling for we now have by no means gained in Wankhede in 12 years and it is an ideal feeling to win right here. We had been nonetheless assured, it was a matter of 1 wicket. 170 was below-par and there was dew within the 2nd innings, however we managed our feelings and caught to our plans. [on if it spun in the 2nd innings] Not a lot within the 2nd innings as there was dew.”
Varun Chakravarthy revealed that they deliberate extensively for the match in opposition to MI and it labored out effectively for them. He additionally lauded Sunil Narine and added that he feels fortunate to be bowling together with the West Indies nice. He stated:
“We deliberate extensively for this match and it labored out. They did inform me that the ball is stopping however as I acquired to bowl, it was not stopping and it was happening effectively. Sunny is a legend, he has been bowling the identical manner from I do not know when. Glad to be bowling alongside him.”
Varun Chakravarthy signed off by labeling the win over MI as particular. He elaborated:
“It is a very particular win for we had been down and out within the first innings, the best way Pandey and Venkatesh pulled off the sport from their shoulders was nice. It’s type of a comeback from the Punjab sport once we conceded so many runs, so we stated Let’s do it.”
