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Karthik started the last T20 World Cup in Australia as India’s designated keeper before losing his spot ahead of the team’s semifinal defeat to England.
In the 37th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) between Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders and Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians, MI batsmen batted well to take the score to 181 runs in 20 overs for the loss of four wickets at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Sunday.
After winning the toss, KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik invited MI to bat first and soon their plan back-fired as MI’s openers Suryakumar Yadav (59) and Evin Lewis (43) gave Mumbai a flying start.
MI’s opening duo added 91 runs for the first wicket in just 9.2 overs. However, Andre Russell brought Kolkata back into the game by sending Evin back to the stands.
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After the departure of Lewis, skipper Rohit Sharma joined Yadav at the crease, but Sunil Narine bowled him out at the score of 11 runs.
Following Rohit Sharma’s dismissal, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, along with Suryakumar Yadav (35), took charge of MI’s innings.
West Indies bowler Russell broke their partnership by sending Yadav back to the pavilion and soon Krunal Pandya (14) followed.
From Kolkata camp, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell took two wickets each.
Fall of wickets:
Mumbai:
91-1 (Evin Lewis, 9.2), 106-2 (Rohit Sharma, 11.4), 127-3 (Suryakumar Yadav, 14.2), 151-4 (Krunal Pandya, 16.5)
Teams:
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Jean-Paul Duminy, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Johnson, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav
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