Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in IPL
Mumbai, May 3: Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers rose to the occasion and defended a modest total en route to a 24-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Incidentally, it was KKR's first win over MI in Mumbai after 12 years.
Opting to bowl, Jasprit Bumrah (3/18) was at his best as MI bowled out KKR for a modest 169.
Sri Lankan medium pacer Nuwan Thushara (3/42) blew the top-order while Bumrah was menacing at the back end with skipper Hardik Pandya (2/44) also getting a couple of wickets.
For KKR, Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) made significant contributions to take the visitors to a decent but sub-par total.
But MI faltered in their chase as they were bowled out for 145 in 18.5 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 35) and Tim David (24 off 20) were the notable contributors for MI in their failed chase.
Mitchell Starc was the best bowler for KKR with figures of 4 for 33, while Varun Chakravarthy (2/22), Sunil Narine (2/22) and Andre Russell (2/30) picked up two wickets apiece.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 169 all out in 19.5 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 70, Manish Pandey 42; Jasprit Bumrah 3/18, Nuwan Thushara 3/42).
Mumbai Indians: 145 all out in 18.5 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 56; Mitchell Starc 4/33).
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Mangaluru youngster killed in road accident in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri
Konaje: A 28-year-old married man from Boliyar near Mudipu died in a road accident reported in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Rizwan (28), son of B.H. Kareem, a resident of Boliyar, police said.
Rizwan had been working for several years as a driver of a fish transport lorry through a company. He was driving a fish-laden lorry to Maharashtra when the accident occurred between two lorries in Ratnagiri. He sustained severe injuries in the crash and succumbed to them, according to information received.
He is survived by his father, mother, wife, two-year-old child, three brothers and three sisters.
Family sources said the body is expected to reach his native place on Wednesday morning and burial will take place in the premises of the Boliyar Central Mosque.
