Indian Premier League 2022 KKR vs MI: The match played for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 was no less than a nightmare. Rohit and Company had set a target of 162 runs for the victory in front of KKR on the slow pitch of Pune, which KKR achieved by losing five wickets in just 16 overs. If Pat Cummins conceded 49 runs in four overs with the ball, then made up for it with the bat and returned not out after scoring 56 off 16 balls. He has equaled KL Rahul in terms of fastest fifty in IPL history. Cummins hit fifty off 14 balls.
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In this match, Suryakumar Yadav made a comeback for Mumbai Indians, while Pat Cummins for KKR. Today was not Cummins’ day with the ball, he dismissed Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, but conceded 49 runs in four overs. Talking about the match, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians to bat. Mumbai Indians lost the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis and Ishan Kishan for 55 runs in 11 overs. After this Suryakumar and Tilak Verma together brought down the Mumbai Indians with difficulty.
Both took the score to 138 runs. Suryakumar was dismissed for 52 runs off 36 balls, while Tilak Verma scored 38 runs off 27 balls. Kieron Pollard scored 22 not out off five balls for Mumbai Indians and took the team’s score to 161 runs. The target was not bad on a slow pitch. In reply, KKR also lost four wickets for 83 runs in 11.4 overs. Venkatesh held on to one end, but the real hit came from Pat Cummins, who scored 56 not out off 15 balls with the help of four fours and six sixes.