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KKR steps into Iyer gear – India Times Hindi News

September 24, 2021
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Through Venkatesh Iyer’s discovery and Rahul Tripathi’s pyrotechnics, Kolkata Knight Riders continued to rise. He came into the second leg of the IPL playing serious catch-up with just four points. Consistent victories from Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians have now propelled them into the top four.

MI’s total was 155 below par. But on the slow pitch at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, they had a star-studded bowling line-up to defend it. However, Iyer and Tripathi take a walk in the park for KKR, breaking MI Hoodoo in the process. It was his first win against his bogey team in two years. More importantly, after a seven-wicket win with 29 balls to spare, they have the healthiest net run-rate among all teams.

iyer rocks

The beauty of IPL is that it allows young players to break out of relative obscurity and rise to prominence. Iyer is the latest in the list. Even four months ago, the 26-year-old was a bench-warmer. As the left-handed batsman revealed after the last game, he was a KKR . was the head coach of Brendon McCullumDecided to include him in the playing XI. The team management, caught in the initial quagmire during the first phase, acted in despair. This is proving to be a masterstroke.

His unbeaten 41 off 27 balls against RCB was impressive but without the pressure of the scoreboard. Against MI, they faced a formidable challenge – they were chasing and had arguably the best attack in the league. He didn’t bow down. he attacked Trent Boult And Adam Milne, two experienced international bowlers, was not afraid to use his legs with disdain and against spinners. He hit a six and a four off Milne’s ball. When Jasprit Bumrah’s height decreased by a few inches, he stood up and stuck to the wall. He sweeps Rahul Chahar from outside off-stump to deep midwicket-boundary. He rolls down the track and hits a six off Kunal Pandya.

Iyer completed his maiden IPL fifty in 25 balls and when Bumrah dismissed him for 53, KKR were just 28 runs away from victory.

His backstory makes his rise even sweeter. Iyer pursued a career in chartered accountancy and management to play cricket at the behest of his mother. He made his IPL debut six years after playing his first home T20 match for Madhya Pradesh. At this rate, he can become a millionaire in the open auction next year.

Tripathi Dazzle

He is well known in the IPL but doesn’t mind being overshadowed by his junior teammate despite outscoring Tripathi. In difficult conditions, he played an innings of 74 not out in 42 balls. Tripathi benefited from the pace of MI’s fast bowlers. Case in point – when he tried to flick Bumrah and took an edge, the ball went over the third man boundary. Also, the radar didn’t work for Bolt and Milne, making their team’s situation worse. While playing spinners, Tripathi was adept at lifting them by hand. Backed by a smooth surface, thanks to the evening dew, their match-winning partnership of 88 runs off 52 balls was the joie de vivre of the game.

lose my way

The pitches at this ground are usually green in color with a good cover of grass, but historically spinners have taken 40 per cent of wickets at this ground in limited overs cricket. The reason for this is the slowing down of the surface. The bounce is somewhat parabolic even for fast bowlers.

So there was no hesitation in putting KKR captain Eoin Morgan in MI and there was a slight reluctance to start with spin. He read the pitch in its entirety, but his counterpart, Rohit Sharma, which copes with sheer class. Rohit’s outsmarting Varun Chakravarthy was the best piece of cricket in the second phase of the IPL.

Against the mystery spinner, the MI captain stayed near the line of the ball, giving the bowler a good look at the stumps, prompting him to bowl straight. Varun takes the bait and is loft-drive to mid-off for a boundary.

The spinner failed to stop Rohit’s next move. The latter decided to be at the back of the line this time, overtaking the bowler. Varun once again bowls a straight, leg stump ball. Rohit takes it to the cow corner for the second boundary.

Quinton de Kock was facing the fast bowlers at the other end and after nine overs the defending champions were 77 for no loss. KKR then rallied first through a vicious Sunil Narine leg-cutter, giving Rohit a bit more bounce to catch him at long-on. After the choke, Mumbai lost two wickets for 16 runs in four overs.
The back-end side had MI 28/2 in four overs in the second leg. The game went in favor of KKR.

Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians: 155 for 6 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 55, Rohit Sharma 33; Lockie Ferguson 2/27, Famous Krishna 2/43) Lost to Kolkata Knight Riders: 159 for three in 15.1 overs (Rahul) Tripathi 74) not out, Venkatesh Iyer 53, Jasprit Bumrah 3/43).

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