Mumbai. Mumbai Indians had to face defeat by 24 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League on Friday. Mumbai team collapsed for 145 runs while chasing the target of 170 runs. The target of 170 is not considered difficult on the Wankhede pitch. Despite this, captain Hardik Pandya looked upset due to the team’s defeat. He said that it will take some time to find the reason for the defeat.
For Mumbai Indians, only Suryakumar Yadav (56) could stay at the crease for some time. Tim David (24) also struggled a bit. The rest of the batters failed miserably. Pandya said in the awards ceremony after the match, ‘We could not make partnerships and kept losing wickets. There are a lot of questions and it will take some time to find answers to all these. Hardik Pandya was out after scoring just one run against KKR. However, he took 2 wickets in the earlier match.
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Hardik Pandya praised the bowlers for restricting KKR’s innings to 169 runs. He said, ‘The bowlers performed brilliantly on this pitch. If I am not mistaken, the wicket became better due to dew in the second innings. We have to see what we can do better. The struggle is continued in the game. I also say the same to my team players. It is challenging and you like challenge in sports.
Let us tell you that Mumbai Indians team is almost out of the playoff race of IPL 2024. It has lost 8 out of its 11 matches and is at ninth position in the points table with 6 points. Only Royal Challengers Bangalore are below that in the table. But Bengaluru has to play one more match than Mumbai. Bengaluru team has lost 7 out of 10 matches.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 4, 2024, 08:56 IST