5 factors that helped KKR complete a rare double over MI

A rare failure for Narine and Salt

It has either been Sunil Narine or Phil Salt failing, but a failure for both of them?

That has only happened twice in this year’s IPL, and guess what? Both have come against Mumbai Indians, with both Salt (6) and Narine (0) dismissed in the first seven deliveries to leave KKR reeling at 10/2.  

Cometh MI, cometh Venkatesh Iyer

Venkatesh Iyer and MI - a better love story than Titanic.

In six innings against MI across all IPLs, Iyer has scored 362 runs, including a 21-ball 42 on Saturday (May 11). Guess what? 29.6% of his IPL runs have come against MI, showing why he is the go-to-man against the five-time IPL champions. 

Chawla bowls a BOUNCER!! 

Andre Russell’s weakness against short deliveries is so well-known that Piyush Chawla employed a bouncer against the West Indian all-rounder.

In the clash against KKR, Chawla bowled two bouncers to Russell, one of which resulted in his shortcoming. It was the first time in IPL history a spinner dismissed Russell with a short ball.

Yet another cameo from Ramandeep Singh

At 125/6, KKR needed some real bravery from Ramandeep Singh. That’s where the all-rounder stepped up with an eight-ball 17. It is no surprise that he has hit a six in 6/9 innings this IPL. In fact, his first five-ball strike rate this season has been 205.7, with 10 boundaries in total. His cameos have been integral to KKR’s qualifying for the playoffs. 

Andre Russell sparks MI’s middle-over collapse

First over wicket? 📞 Russell! 

That’s exactly what KKR have done for ages, with the all-rounder picking his 40th first-over wicket in IPL history. Russell not only removed Suryakumar Yadav (11), but also triggered a collapse that saw Mumbai go from 87/3 to 92/5, which saw him remove SKY and Tim David.

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