Par match jaise-jaise aage badha, story bilkul ulta nikal kar aayi.
Pitch slow thi, ball ruk kar aa rahi thi aur KKR ke bowlers ne wahi advantage perfectly use kiya. Mumbai Indians ke batters kabhi comfortable hi nahi lage. Koi partnership build nahi hui, pressure continuously badhta gaya aur end tak MI sirf 147/8 tak hi pahunch payi.
Sach kahun to scoreboard se zyada struggle batting me dikh raha tha.
Mumbai Indians Ka Start Fir Pressure Wala Raha
Mumbai Indians ko ek solid powerplay chahiye tha, especially Eden Gardens jaisi batting-friendly reputation wali ground par. Lekin shuruaat se hi wickets girne lagi.
Ryan Rickelton ne ek achha cut shot boundary ke liye maara tha, par Cameron Green ne unko jaldi pavilion bhej diya. Ball thoda hold hui aur shot properly connect nahi hua.
Uske baad Naman Dhir bhi zyada der crease par nahi tik sake. Green continuously same area hit kar rahe the aur MI ke batters uncertain lag rahe the.
Rohit Sharma ne zarur kuch attacking shots lagaye. Ek six backward square ke upar gaya jo typical Rohit timing wala shot tha. Crowd bhi us moment par loud ho gaya tha. Lekin innings long nahi chal payi.
Saurabh Dubey ne pace mix ki aur Rohit ka mistimed shot seedha fielder ke paas chala gaya.
Powerplay ke andar hi Mumbai pressure me aa chuki thi.
Suryakumar Yadav Ne Intent Dikhaya, Lekin Rhythm Nahi Bana
Jab Suryakumar Yadav batting karne aaye tab thoda momentum shift hota hua laga. Unhone aate hi boundaries nikali aur strike rate instantly upar le gaye.
Straight drive bhi clean tha aur fine leg ke upar jo lap shot six maara, usme pura SKY touch dikh raha tha.
Par innings zyada lambi nahi chali.
Saurabh Dubey ne angle change karke unko trap kiya. Surya off-side me aggressively khelna chahte the, lekin ball andar aa gayi aur bat ka inside edge stumps par lag gaya.
Mumbai Indians ko wahi wicket bahut heavy pad gaya.
Kyuki uske baad batting aur slow ho gayi.
Hardik Aur Tilak Dono Comfortable Nahi Lage
Middle overs me normally Tilak Varma aur Hardik Pandya innings ko control kar lete hain. Lekin is match me dono players struggle karte nazar aaye.
Tilak ka innings kaafi slow pace par chala. Ek side se wickets gir rahi thi, dusri taraf run bhi freely nahi aa rahe the. Narine aur Varun Chakaravarthy continuously pressure build kar rahe the.
Tilak ne ek bada slog sweep six maara tha jo kaafi clean hit tha, but uske alawa timing consistent nahi thi.
Ek interesting moment tab aaya jab Tilak ka catch almost ho gaya tha. Varun Chakaravarthy catch lene ke liye set the, but wicketkeeper Angkrish Raghuvanshi unse collide kar gaye aur ball niche gir gayi.
Us waqt laga Mumbai ko life mil gayi.
Par Kartik Tyagi ne thodi der baad short ball se Tilak ko out kar diya. Deep square leg par simple catch gaya aur innings khatam.
Hardik Pandya bhi apni usual flow me nahi dikhe. Kuch boundaries aur ek six aaye, but strike rotate karne me dikkat ho rahi thi.
Fir Sunil Narine ne classic spinner wala moment create kar diya.
Ball sharply turn hui, Hardik beaten hue aur stumps udd gaye. Eden Gardens crowd us wicket ke baad kaafi loud ho gaya tha.
KKR Bowlers Ne Conditions Ka Full Fayda Uthaya
Is match ka real difference batting nahi, bowling thi.
Cameron Green ne new ball se perfect lengths hit ki. Saurabh Dubey ne variations smartly use kiye. Kartik Tyagi death overs tak impact daalte rahe.
Aur spin department ne Mumbai ko bilkul settle nahi hone diya.
Sunil Narine aur Varun Chakaravarthy dono experienced bowlers hain, aur slow pitch par unka control clearly visible tha. Batters unsure lag rahe the ki attack kare ya bas survive kare.
Kabhi ball grip kar rahi thi, kabhi skid ho rahi thi.
Isi confusion me Mumbai Indians continuously wickets lose karti gayi.
Corbin Bosch Ne Last Overs Me Thoda Damage Control Kiya
Agar end me Corbin Bosch attacking shots nahi khelte, to Mumbai ka total aur bhi low reh sakta tha.
Unhone last overs me kuch powerful hits lagaye, especially Kartik Tyagi ke against. Deep mid-wicket aur square leg region me clean sixes aaye.
Deepak Chahar ne bhi kuch useful boundaries nikali jisse score thoda respectable dikha.
147 ka total huge nahi tha, but pitch dekhkar lag raha tha ki chase me bhi batting easy nahi hogi.
Match Ka Overall Feel Kaisa Tha?
Ye typical high-scoring IPL game nahi tha.
Ye un matches me se tha jahan bowlers gradually game control karte hain aur batting side pressure se bahar hi nahi nikal pati. KKR ne flashy cricket nahi kheli, but disciplined cricket zarur kheli.
Fielding sharp thi, bowling plans clear the aur energy bhi consistent thi.
Mumbai Indians ke liye concern definitely batting consistency hogi. Starts mil rahe hain, lekin koi batter innings ko deep nahi le ja pa raha.
Kolkata ke liye though, ye performance confidence boost dene wali thi. Especially playoffs race ke stage par aise wins kaafi important ho jaate hain.