Kolkata Knight Riders Becomes First Team to Qualify for IPL 2024 Playoffs Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakaravarthy Shine As KKR Secure Clinical 18-Run Victory over MI
KKR move to 18 points from just 12 games with 9 wins and they become the first team to enter the top four of IPL 2024. They also complete the double this season over MI.
Kolkata Knight Riders become the first team to enter the IPL 2024 playoff as they secured a clinical 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians. After put in to bat first, KKR were in trouble early losing their in-form openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt. Things got worse when Shreyas Iyer also perished. Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer stitched up a crucial partnership and powered by cameos from Rinku Singh and Andre Russell, they posted 157/7. Chasing it, MI got off to a great start through Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan. But KKR spinners entered the picture after powerplay and put on the stranglehold on MI. Despite the inspired effort from Tilak Varma and Naman Dhir in the end, KKR made sure ot go over the line.ย Enraged Fans React After Third Umpire Doesn't Call Vaibhav Arora's Waist-High Fulltoss to Rohit Sharma as No Ball During KKR vs MI IPL 2024 Match, Compares It With Virat Kohli's Controversial Dismissal.
Kolkata Knight Riders Becomes First Team to Qualify for IPL 2024 Playoffs
Say hello to the first team to qualify for the #TATAIPL 2024 Playoffs ๐คฉ
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โ IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 11, 2024
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