Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 runs

Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians put their Indian Premier League title defense back on track on Tuesday by beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 runs, AFP reported.

Mumbai, who lost their opener last week, defended a modest total of 152 and then kept Kolkata to just 142 for seven to seal the win in Chennai, AFP reported.

Kolkata seemed to be cruising at 122-3 in the 15th over but Nitish Rana’s departure after his 47-ball 57 triggered a Mumbai fightback.

Mumbai Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar claimed four wickets while New Zealand pace bowler Trent Boult took two, AFP reported.

“I knew if anybody could change the game here, it would be a spinner,” said man of the match Chahar.

Left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya also stood out with the key wicket of Shakib Al-Hasan, for nine, and gave away just 13 runs from his fours overs.

“Anyone who came to bowl at different stages wanted to put their hands up and do something for the team,” Sharma said after the victory.

“We can take a lot of confidence from this game. There were lots of positives.”

Kolkata’s fall came after a 72-run opening stand between Rana, who had scored 80 in his team’s opening win on Sunday, and Shubman Gill, who made 33.