NEW DELHI:
Rohit Sharma
's struggle in the
IPL 2024
persisted as the former Mumbai Indians captain faced another failure against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the
Wankhede Stadium
on Friday.
He was dismissed for a mere 11 runs by KKR's spin bowler
Sunil Narine
. This dismissal led to Rohit's name being etched in the record books, albeit not in the way he would have preferred.
The mystery spinner Narine achieved a significant milestone as the most successful bowler against Rohit in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.
Narine has now dismissed Rohit a record eight times in IPL matches, making him the bowler who has taken the most wickets against a single batsman in the T20 tournament's history.
The Caribbean bowler dismissed the former MI skipper in the sixth over, contributing to KKR's dominance over the hosts. Ultimately, KKR secured a 24-run victory over the Mumbai-based franchise. This win was especially significant as it marked KKR's first victory against MI at the Wankhede Stadium since 2012.
Narine claimed two wickets, conceding 22 runs at an impressive economy rate of 5.50 against MI.
Sandeep Sharma holds the second place on the list after dismissing Virat Kohli seven times in the history of IPL. The third spot is taken by Zaheer Khan after he removed MS Dhoni seven times.
Summarizing the match, put to bat first, a solid partnership stand of 83 runs between Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) guided KKR to 169. For MI, Jasprit Bumrah returned with a double-wicket over before ending with a spell of 3 for 18 in 3.5 overs.
In reply, MI were bundled out for 145. Starc made a terrific comeback in the tournament with a figure of 4-33 in just 3.5 spells, handing KKR a 24-run victory. Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine both finished with identical figures of 2/22, including some big wickets in the first half of the chase which put KKR on top in the match.
Following the win, KKR stand in second place on IPL 2024 standings with 14 points. Meanwhile, MI hold the ninth place with 6 points to their name.
KKR will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.
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