IPL 2025, MI vs KKR Highlights: Ryan Rickelton, debutant Ashwani shine in Mumbai Indians 8-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders
MI vs KKR, IPL 2025 Highlights: Mumbai Indians chased down a target of 117 in just 12.5 overs and are back to winning ways with an 8-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
IPL 2025, MI vs KKR Highlights: Mumbai Indians chased down a target of 117 in just 12.5 overs and are back to winning ways with an 8-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. The Hardik Panday-led Mumbai jumped to the sixth spot in the points table with +0.309 NRR after this win while defending champions KKR slumped to last place with a -1.426 NRR.
Mumbai though on paper has a very good side that can upstage any opposition on their day is yet to click as a collective. Against Chennai Super Kings while the bowling did a decent job it was the batting which did struggle. Against the Gujarat Titans, both departments have collectively combusted a few missed opportunities in the field too.
Meanwhile, Rahane did look a bit lacklustre with his captaincy in the opening game but did make some sharp tactical moves in the game against the Royals. While the spinners Varun Chakarvarthy and Sunil Narine have found their mojo it is the pacers who need to start hitting their mark for Kolkata to become a complete attack. The batting has been a hit-and-miss. In the first game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru despite a half-century from Rahane, they have only put on a sub-par total.
Probable XII: Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Sunil Narine, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Vignesh Puthur, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Reece Topley, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Krishnan Shrijith
