IPL Points Table, Team Standings, Orange Cap And Purple Cap Updated List After MI vs KKR Match

Venkatesh Iyer is surely a name to reckon with. For the second match in a row, the Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) batsman decimated the opposition bowling attack and helped the Eoin Morgan-led side hammer the Mumbai Indians with 7 wickets to spare.

Iyer displayed no sense of fear against a bowling attack consisting of names like Trent Boult, Adam Milne, and Jasprit Bumrah. The 26-year-old plundered his way to a fantabulous 53 at a whopping strike rate of 176.66.

Rahul Tripathi also tore into the Mumbai bowling attack and scored a marauding 74* off 42 deliveries. And, it was the 88-run partnership between Iyer and Tripathi that allowed the Knight Riders to romp home with ease.

The Mumbai Indians bowlers produced a disappointing performance with the ball. None of the bowlers who rolled their arms over went at an economy rate of less than 8 runs per over. Jasprit Bumrah scalped all 3 wickets to fall for the Kolkata outfit.

Quinton De Kock’s half-century propels MI past the 150-run mark

The Mumbai Indians’ (MI) openers, Quinton De Kock and Rohit Sharma put on a 78-run partnership for the opening wicket. While Sharma struck 4 boundaries in his 30-ball stay out in the middle and scored 33, De Kock scored a stroke-filled 55 off 42 deliveries. The South African’s innings was studded with 4 fours and 3 sixes.

But then, after a good opening stand, the Mumbai Indians kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Suryakumar Yadav departed after scoring just 5 runs, while Ishan Kishan scored a 13-ball 14. West Indian Kieron Pollard scored 21 at a strike rate of 140, while Krunal Pandya contributed 12 runs, as the Mumbai Indians ended their innings with their scorecard reading 155/6.

On the bowling front, Lockie Ferguson and Prasidh Krishna scalped 2 wickets apiece. While Prasidh was on the expensive side and leaked 43 runs in the 4 overs that he bowled, Ferguson gave away 27 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Apart from Ferguson and Krishna, Sunil Narine scalped a solitary wicket. With this win, the Kolkata Knight Riders have moved to the 4th position in the points table while the Mumbai Indians are placed at the 6th spot.

Here is the updated points table

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