Kurnal Pandya 45

Kurnal Pandya 45 propels Mumbai Indians to IPL Final

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Kurnal Pandya 45
Kurnal Pandya 45

Indian Premier League, Qualifier 2: Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, May 19, 2017

Kolkata Knight Riders 107 (18.5/20 ov) IR Jaggi 28 off 31, 3 fours, SA Yadav 31 off 25, 2 fours, 1 six, KV Sharma 16-4, JJ Bumrah7-3. MG Johnson 28-2, SL Malinga 24-1.

Mumbai Indians 111/4 (14.3/20 ov) PA Patel 14 off 9, 34 fours, RG Sharma 26 off 24, 1 four, 1six, KH Pandya 45 not out off 30, 8 fours, PP Chawla 34-2, NM Coulter-Nile 15-1, UT Yadav 23-1,

Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets with 33 balls remaining.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second qualifier at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Mumbai made on change to the XI that lost the first Qualifier to Rising Pune Supergiant on Tuesday, with Mitchell Johnson replacing injured Mitchell McClenaghan. KKR who beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator at the same ground on Wednesday, made two changes Colin de Grandhomme replaced Yusuf Pathan, while Ankit Rajpoot came in for Trent Boult.

Karan Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah picked up 7 wickets between them in 7 overs to push Mumbai Indians into their fourth IPL final with a six wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders who slumped to 31 for 5 in seven overs. A 56-run sixth-wicket partnership between Surya Kumar Yadav and Ishgank Jaggi ensured that they reached 107 total to defend .

 

Mumbai Indians lost three wickets inside their Powerplay, Krunal Pandya, Rohit Sharma steadied the ship with a partnership of 54.