Venkatesh Iyer's maiden ton went in vain as Ishan Kishan's fifty and Suryakumar Yadav's quick-fire knock of 43 runs guided Mumbai Indians (MI) to a 5-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Sachin has played six IPL seasons, all for Mumbai, where he has scored total 2,334 runs in 78 matches. Sachin has 13 fifties and one hundred under his belt, hitting 29 sixes and 295 fours, with the strike rate of 119.82.
Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav bounced back against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 after failing to perform in the first three matches for MI.
"Feels great, coming to Mumbai and playing a game is always special. Getting a hundred is even more special." Ventakesh said in a post-match presentation.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has achieved another milestone as he scored the most number of runs against a single opponent in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Sunday at Wankhede stadium.
The duo accomplished this feat when Duan Jansen made his IPL debut with Mumbai Indians during his side's clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday
Venkatesh Iyer became the first player to score a century for Kolkata Knight Riders in 15 years as his blistering knock of 104(51) took KKR's tally to 185/6 in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Arjun's debut was one of the most awaited debuts in IPL; considering, he is a son of world most celebrated cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Mumbai Indians had bought him at 30 lakhs in 2022 IPL auction, however he was the part of the squad but did not play any match. MI had also retained Arjun
In the absence of MI captain Rohit Sharma, who decided to sit out the match with a stomach bug, Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side on to the field. While Arjun Tendulkar will also makes his IPL debut for MI. KKR made no changes to their playing eleven.
Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif thinks Titans' defeat against KKR wouldn't be in skipper Hardik Pandya's mind as this team always looks to feed off each other's positivity.