IPL 2018, Match 37, MI vs KKR - Mumbai Indians Player Ratings

The Mumbai Indians have managed to live yet another day by another win in the season. Having lost 6 matches already in the season, they are under the pump to win all their remaining games. They managed to stay afloat in the competition by winning another game against the Kolkata Knight Riders this season. They managed to eke out a 13 run win in the match in Mumbai.

The Kolkata Knight Riders had asked the hosts to bat first in the game. The hosts got off to a flying start in the match with their openers, Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav, scoring 91 runs for the first wicket. While Lewis missed his fifty and was dismissed on 43, Suryakumar ended up top scoring for the side with 59. Towards the end, Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 35 to take the Mumbai Indians total to 181/4 in 20 overs.

In the run chase, the Kolkata Knight Riders had a contrasting start. Their openers perished cheaply. And it was the Indian duo of Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa who got the chase going. But once they were dismissed, the innings failed to take off again. Dinesh Karthik tried but ended up falling short by 13 runs.

Here are the Mumbai Indians player ratings for the match:

Evin Lewis – 8/10

Evin Lewis made a comeback to the team in the previous game. He, however, failed to get going in the previous opportunity. In this game, the Windies star looked in a good touch. Evin Lewis scored a brisk 43 off just 28 balls in the match with 5 fours and 2 sixes to his name.

Suryakumar Yadav – 9/10

Suryakumar Yadav has been performing exceptionally well for the defending champions this season. The veteran campaigner continued his good form with the bat and scored yet another fifty at the top of the order. He scored a brilliant 59 off 39 deliveries with 7 fours and 2 sixes to his name.

Rohit Sharma – 2/10

Rohit Sharma had an off day with the bat in hand. Rohit promoted himself to number three yet again in the tournament. The move did not work well and he was dismissed on 11. On the field, he looked a little perplexed with his choices later in the game.

Hardik Pandya – 9.5/10

Hardik Pandya was the star performer for the Mumbai Indians in the match. He bowled an exceptional bowling spell and returned with figures of 2/19 in the four overs that he bowled. The numbers would have been better had a catch not been dropped off his bowling in the match. Also, with his efforts, he not holds the Purple Cap. Earlier in the match, he scored an unbeaten 35 off 20 deliveries to finish things on a high for the hosts.

Krunal Pandya – 5/10

Krunal Pandya bowled the all-important final over of the match. He managed to keep things tight and successfully defended 23 in the over. Overall, he bowed 3 overs and finished with figures of 1/29 in the innings. He took the wicket of Sunil Narine in the final over. Also, he contributed with 14 runs earlier in the game with the bat.

JP Duminy – 3/10

JP Duminy did not get a promotion in the batting order on the day. He arrived at the crease in the 17th over of the Mumbai Indians innings. He played the second fiddle to Hardik Pandya and remained unbeaten on 13 off 11 deliveries. Later, he dropped a catch on the field in the final overs of the game.

Ishan Kishan – Not Assigned

Ishan Kishan did not get a chance to bat in the match. His services were not needed in the department. On the field, he fared up decently behind the stumps.

Ben Cutting – 2/10

Ben Cutting did not have a major part to play in the match. He was given only two overs to bowl and he returned with no wickets to his name. Also, he ended up conceding 23 runs in the two overs that he bowled. Earlier, he did not get a chance to bat.

Mitchell McClenaghan – 5/10

Mitchell McClenaghan was taken away for quite a lot of runs in his first couple of overs. He persisted with the short balls despite the fact that he was taken away for some runs. The move eventually paid off and he got the wicket of Chris Lynn in the match. He returned with figures of 1/30 in the match.

Mayank Markande – 4/10

Mayank Markande seems to have lost his golden touch. The batsmen found it easy to negotiate with him. He bowled 3 overs and returned with figures of 1/25 to his name. He got the wicket of Robin Uthappa in the match. Interestingly, earlier in the game, Markande had dropped Uthappa which cost the Mumbai Indians quite a lot of runs.

Jasprit Bumrah – 3/10

Jasprit Bumrah had an ordinary outing with the ball in the match. He bowled his complete quota of four overs and did not look very effective. Bumrah conceded 34 runs in the four overs that he bowled. In the death overs, Dinesh Karthik fancied his chances against him. Earlier, he had dismissed Andre Russell in the match.

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