MI beat KKR
Mumbai Indians opened with a statement win at the Wankhede, beating Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets while Shardul Thakur led the bowling with 3/39 in four overs. (indianexpress.com) Highlights and a full recap are already live — useful if you missed the Wankhede drama. (youtube.com)
Kolkata finished on 220 for 4 in 20 overs, with Ajinkya Rahane making 67 off 40 balls and Angkrish Raghuvanshi 51 off 29. (cricbuzz.com) Mumbai reached 224 for 4 in 19.1 overs; Ryan Rickelton scored 81 off 43 and Rohit Sharma 78 off 38, the pair combining for a 148-run opening partnership. (cricbuzz.com) Rickelton was run out by Anukul Roy and Rohit was dismissed by Vaibhav Arora, while Suryakumar Yadav added a quick 16 off 8 and Tilak Varma made 20 off 14. (cricbuzz.com) Mumbai’s chase marked their highest-ever IPL pursuit and was the biggest successful chase recorded at the Wankhede Stadium. (espncricinfo.com) The match produced a combined aggregate of 444 runs, the highest total in any MI–KKR IPL meeting. (espncricinfo.com) Mumbai won the toss and elected to bowl; Vaibhav Arora finished with 4-0-52 for KKR and Kartik Tyagi took the key wicket of Suryakumar Yadav for 1/43. (cricbuzz.com)
