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MI vs KKR Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has blamed the batsmen for the defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 51st match of IPL 2024. Against the target of 170 runs, Mumbai Indians were all out for 145 runs in 18.5 overs. According to Pandya, the wicket had become easy for batting in the second innings but still his batsmen could not build a partnership and kept losing wickets continuously, which led to the team's defeat. Apart from Suryakumar Yadav, no batsman for MI could play more than 20 balls.
Could not form a partnership and kept losing wickets
Hardik Pandya said after the match that, we could not build a partnership while batting and kept losing wickets continuously. There are many questions whose answers will take time. But there is nothing to say right now. The bowlers performed brilliantly on this track. If I am not mistaken there was fog in the second innings which was good for batting.
“We will watch the game and focus on what we can do better,” he said. You keep fighting, I keep telling myself. This is a challenge but you accept the challenge.
How was the MI vs KKR match?
Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 169 runs in 19.5 overs with the help of a half-century from Venkatesh Iyer (70). Iyer's 83-run partnership with Manish Pandey for the sixth wicket proved to be very useful for the team. Chasing this score, MI did not have a good start. The team kept losing wickets continuously. Suryakumar Yadav scored a half-century in this match. However, Yadav lost his wicket due to a big shot off Andre Russell and Mumbai Indians collapsed for 145 runs in 18.5 overs. KKR won this match by 24 runs.