IPL 2025 : The Mumbai Indians faced the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 12 of the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025 season. On March 31, both teams met in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, with Kolkata losing the toss and coming in to bat first.
Mumbai Indians quickly dispatched Kolkata in IPL 2025
Mumbai Indians quickly dispatched Kolkata Knight Riders’ batting attack thanks to an outstanding bowling effort. The defending champions lost openers Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock by scores of 0 and 1, respectively. Furthermore, Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, and Rinku Singh only scored 11, 26, 3, and 17 runs, respectively.
To make matters worse, the MI bowlers also dismissed Manish Pandey and Andre Russell cheaply. In the end, Ramandeep Singh’s 22-run performance helped the Kolkata Knight Riders score 116 runs in the first innings.
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Ashwani Kumar was the Mumbai Indians’ leading wicket taker, with four wickets. Deepak Chahar grabbed two wickets, while Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya, Vignesh Puthur, and Mitchell Santner each claimed one.
The Mumbai Indians opened their innings, aiming to chase down the 117-run goal, with Rayan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma batting. Former captain Rohit Sharma, hoping for a strong knock after a couple mediocre ones, failed to deliver, retiring for just 13 runs.
Mumbai Indians’ first victory of the IPL 2025 season
However, Ryan Rickelton’s knock helped the Mumbai Indians prevail. The outstanding batter helped MI to an eight-wicket victory. It is worth noting that this was the Mumbai Indians’ first victory of the IPL 2025 season. After losing two consecutive matches, the five-time winners have quickly dispatched KKR, and they will try to maintain this momentum in the future rounds.
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