IPL 2018, KKR vs MI: 5 reasons why Kolkata lost against Mumbai

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It was a highly anticipated clash in the IPL today as the Kolkata Knight Riders looked to avenge their defeat against Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium, a couple of days back. Dinesh Karthik won the toss and elected to field first.

Mumbai got off to a slow start but a stupendous knock by Ishan Kishan got their innings going. Some lusty blows at the end by Ben Cutting propelled Mumbai’s score to 210.

In reply, Kolkata got off to a woeful start as they lost both their openers with not many runs on the board. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals and in the end, Mumbai emerged victorious by a massive 102 runs. Let us have a look at 5 reasons why Kolkata lost.

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#1 Ishan Kishan blitzkrieg

A lot of promise has been shown by the young Ishan Kishan in recent games. He has gone on to play some handy cameos.

However, today he played truly match-changing innings. Coming in to bat in the 10th over, Kishan played the innings of his life. With his team needing some handy blows after a slow start, Kishan went after KKR’s bowling from the word go.

His innings of 62 runs of just 21 balls included 5 fours and 6 sixes. Kishan’s innings changed the momentum of the match completely and put Mumbai into the driver’s seat.

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