Shreyas Iyer IPL 2024: The 60th league match of the 17th season of IPL was played between the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians. Due to rain, in this match played of 16-16 overs, KKR team defeated Mumbai Indians team by 18 runs. With this victory, KKR team also confirmed its place in the playoffs. At the same time, team captain Shreyas Iyer made a special record in his name. A record which till now was only in the names of Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir.
Shreyas Iyer’s big record in IPL
The performance of Kolkata Knight Riders under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer has been quite excellent this year. Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated big teams at their home Eden Gardens Stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians on Saturday to register their fifth win of the season at the Eden Gardens Stadium. With this, Shreyas Iyer has become the third captain in the history of Kolkata Knight Riders to win 5 matches at home in one season. Before this, only Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir as captains could win 5 matches in a season at Eden Gardens.
KKR’s explosive performance in IPL 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders’ winning streak continues in IPL 2024. Kolkata Knight Riders have played 12 matches so far this season. During this period, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 9 matches and lost 3 matches. It is leading the points table with 18 points and has also become the first team to reach the playoffs this season.
This was the condition of the entire match against Mumbai Indians
In this match played in 16-16 overs, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. Whereas, KKR batted first and put 157 runs on the board. Venkatesh Iyer scored the highest 42 runs for KKR. In response, Mumbai Indians team could score only 139 runs in 20 overs and lost the match by 18 runs. This is Mumbai’s 9th defeat this season.
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