In a drastic change of fortunes, the Mumbai Indians (MI) managed to beat the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 10 runs in the fifth match of the IPL 2021. Kolkata Knight Riders required 31 runs from the last 30 balls and it should have been a cakewalk for KKR as they had Dinesh Karthik and Shakib Al Hasan on the crease with Andre Russell yet to bat.
But it was Krunal Pandya and Bumrah who turned the game in favour of Mumbai Indians with Trent Boult wrapping it up in style after conceding only 4 runs in the last over. Mumbai Indians managed to win the match by 10 runs.
Rahul Chahar was the chief architect of MI’s win on Tuesday night. The leg spinner scalped 4 wickets and gave away simply 27 runs in his quota of 4 overs. In truth, Chahar was the man who ripped via the whole Kolkata prime order.
Harsha Bhogle Tweeted Why Players Grow In The Mumbai Franchise
Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has heaped reward on the Mumbai franchise. Bhogle tweeted that it was as a result of the confidence that the captain has in the players that the players grow so shortly in the Mumbai franchise.
When a bowler (Rahul Chahar) says my captain (Rohit Sharma) sometimes has more confidence in me than I do in myself, you understand why players grow in that team. @mipaltan
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 13, 2021
In the post-match presentation ceremony, Chahar heaped a reward on his skipper Rohit Sharma. He revealed that even at instances when his confidence is down, it’s Rohit who imposes religion in him to carry him up. Chahar concluded by stating that the Mumbai Indians (MI) is a particular franchise as a result of they handle their players even throughout the low season.
“My confidence is sometimes down, but Rohit shows confidence in me to lift me up. Mumbai Indians takes care of its players during the off-season as well, and that’s why it is such a special franchise,” revealed Chahar at the post-match presentation ceremony.
The Mumbai Indians are one of every of the most profitable franchises in the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The aspect has received a whopping 5 IPL trophies and has received everyone in every one of them beneath the management of Rohit Sharma. Mumbai Indians will play their 3rd match of the tournament against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, 17th April.
