Twitter Reactions: Mumbai Indians beat Knight Riders yet again

Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 102 runs.

Published - 09 May 2018, 23:38 IST | Updated - 09 May 2018, 23:38 IST

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The Mumbai Indians squared off against the Kolkata Knight Riders for the second time in four days. This time, the stage was all set at the iconic Eden Gardens for the marquee clash. When the two sides had clashed a few nights ago in Mumbai, the defending champions had beaten the Knight Riders by 13 runs. Coming to Kolkata, the hosts hoped to take their revenge with the home advantage in their favor.

The fans expected a close finish in the game but as the things turned out to unravel on the day, it was a one sided affair on the cards. The Mumbai Indians thoroughly outplayed the Kolkata Knight Riders in all the three departments of the game. After posting a total in excess of 200 runs on the board, the MI bowlers gave absolutely no sniff to the KKR batsmen in the run chase.

Earlier in the game, the the KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik had won the toss and opted to field first. The MI openers, Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis, got off to a decent start with 46 runs for the opening wicket. While Yadav scored 36, Lewis perished for a quick 18. Skipper Rohit Sharma chipped in with a crucial 36 to his name as well.

The actual impetus to the innings was given by Ishan Kishan. The southpaw hammered a 17-ball fifty to steer his side to a dominating position in the game. He eventually ended up with 62 to his name in just 21 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes. Towards the end, Ben Cutting smashed 24 off 9 to propel the Mumbai Indians to 210/6 in their stipulated 20 overs.

In the run chase, the Kolkata Knight Riders failed to find an anchor for their innings. They surrendered meekly to the bowling variations of the Mumbai Indians. The MI bowlers chipped in with wickets at regular intervals to bundle out KKR for 108 in 18.1 overs. MI won the game by 102 runs.

Here is how the fans reacted to the match:

Sports is about the spirit & wins/losses don’t reflect that. But tonite as the ‘Boss’ I need to apologise to the fans for the lack of spirit
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) May 9, 2018

Mumbai Indians doing what they do best, turning it around in style. From being number 8 to being in the top 4, this is a remarkable effort from @mipaltan .Just the consistency to do this is amazing. KKR were clueless against Mumbai's intensity. #KKRvMI
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 9, 2018

#KKR need to arrest this phase quickly. Need more from their big players, Lynn, Uthappa and Russell
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 9, 2018

#KKRvMI. T20 is not about hitting four and sixes it's about taking one's and two's also in situations when you're struggling in a match. How come these Cricketers are not learning yet???
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) May 9, 2018

#MumbaiIndians this season. #KKRvMI
First 6 games – 1 win
Next 5 games – 4 wins
— Moulin (@Moulinparikh) May 9, 2018

KKR NRR from +0.15 to – 0.36
— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) May 9, 2018

Just In : "We wanted to lose this. It's no fun when 4 teams get eliminated 1 week before playoffs. Now with this loss and #MI's win, the competition is On & table is wide open. It will be exciting for players & viewers in the next matches."
– Dinesh Karthik after #KKRvMI match. pic.twitter.com/y71z9u5crP
— TIMES HOW (@TiimesHow) May 9, 2018

Rohit Sharma in the IPL at the Eden Gardens:
2008 – IPL debut
2012 – Maiden IPL century
2013 – IPL & T20 Captaincy debut
2013 & 2015 – First two IPL titles as captain
2017 – Led MI to their 100th T20 win
2018 – 100th T20 match & 50th IPL win as captain#IPL2018 #KKRvMI
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) May 9, 2018

Mumbai Indians' win/loss record in IPL:
April month – 39/40
May month – 51/31*#KKRvMI
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 9, 2018

Most consecutive win against a team in IPL:
8 ~ RCB vs DD
8 ~ KKR vs KXIP
8 ~ MI vs KKR*
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 9, 2018

So with this win @mipaltan rise to number 4 with a positive NRR of 0.5and @KKRiders 5th with a NRR of negative 0.28. Will be surprised if @mipaltan let’s it go from here.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 9, 2018