MI vs KKR, IPL 2023 Match 22 Stats Review: Knight Rider’s woes in Wankhede continue, Venkatesh Iyer ends KKR’s century drought and other stats

Venkatesh Iyer’s magnificent maiden T20 century went in vain as Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by a margin of five wickets in Match No. 22 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. The left-hander became the first KKR batter to smash a century since Brendon McCullum’s mind-boggling knock of 158* in the first-ever IPL match way back in the year 2008.

Talking about how the game panned out, Rohit Sharma suffered a stomach bug as Suryakumar Yadav donned the captaincy hat for MI. He won the toss and elected to field first on a doubleheader afternoon game. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and N Jagadeesan scored eight and zero runs respectively as KKR got off to a shaky start. Batting at no. three, Venkatesh slammed 104 off just 51 balls with the help of six fours and nine maximums. Courtesy of his innings, KKR managed to post a total of 185/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Duan Jansen had a forgettable debut as he conceded 53 runs and claimed just one wicket in his four-over spell.

Chasing 186, Rohit came out as an impact player and got dismissed for 20. Ishan Kishan kept going as he struck 58 off just 25 deliveries, which included five fours and as many sixes. Stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav returned to form as he amassed 43 off 25 deliveries. Youngster Tilak Varma scored 30 while Tim David remained not out on 24 as the home side registered back-to-back victories in IPL 2023. KKR’s Wankhede hoodoo continued as they lost their ninth match against MI out of the ten matches played in the stadium. On account of his spectacular century, Venkatesh grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 22 between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2023:

1040 – With 1040 runs against KKR, Rohit Sharma has now scored the most runs against an opponent in the IPL. He surpassed Shikhar Dhawan’s tally of 1029 runs against Chennai Super Kings.

2 – Venkatesh Iyer became only the second KKR batter to smash a century in the cash-rich league. Brendon McCullum was the first player to hit a ton (158*) for the franchise in the first-ever match of IPL, 15 years back in 2008.

9 – KKR suffered their ninth loss in ten matches played against MI at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL. Their only victory came way back in the year 2012 when they won their maiden title.

185/6 – KKR registered their third-highest total of 185/6 against MI in the league. They posted 232/2 on the board in Kolkata in 2019 and 187/5 at the same venue in the 2016 edition.

250 – Venkatesh has racked up 250 runs in just four innings at an average of 83.33 with one century and two half-centuries against MI.

1 – Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar became the first father-son duo to feature in the competition.

0/41 – Sunil Narine delivered his second-most expensive spell of 0/41 against MI in 21 innings. He leaked 44 runs for two wickets against them in Kolkata in 2019.

41.00 – Tilak Varma now has the highest average of 41.00 by a player with a minimum of 500 runs for MI. Lendl Simmons is in the second spot with an average of 39.96.

23 – MI recorded their 23^rd victory in 32 games against KKR. The Kolkata-based franchise has managed to win only nine encounters.

1 – Marco Jansen and Duan Jansen became the first pair of twin brothers to feature in the league.