Suryakumar Yadav is very fearless when he bats: Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma praised batsman Suryakumar Yadav for his fearless performances. On Tuesday, as Mumbai Indians played their second game against Kolkata Knight Riders. Yadav once again displayed his batting masterclass. Rohit Sharma scored 43 off 32 balls and shared a 76-run partnership with Yadav. The skipper stated that the Chennai pitch is entirely different from the one at Wankhede, where the second batch of games is taking place.

MI rode on Rahul Chahar's brilliant performance with the ball and Suryakumar Yadav's astonishing half-century. Mumbai defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by ten runs. Mumbai Indians grabbed their first win of the season after losing their opening game against RCB by two wickets. Asking Mumbai Indians to bat first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy got KKR off to a brilliant start. The Tamil Nadu player dismissed opening batsman Quinton de Kock (2) cheaply. However, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma steadied the ship for the defending champions.

Bumrah and Boult's heroics once again sailed MI out of trouble

Rohit and Yadav were the only two batsmen who managed to impress against KKR's impressive bowling unit. The duo posted a 76-run partnership for the second wicket. Suryakumar scored a quickfire 56 off 36 deliveries consisting of seven fours and two sixes. On the contrary, Rohit Sharma scored 43 off 32 balls. After the duo's departure, the middle order struggled to get going as the five-time champions were bundled out for 152 runs. For KKR, Russell produced a magical spell as he picked up a five-wicket haul in just two overs. The West Indies all-rounder finished the game with magnificent figures of 5/15 in his two overs. He picked up the crucial wickets of Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya. He also took three wickets in the final over to complete his fifer.

It was an incredible turnaround from Mumbai Indians as Bumrah and Boult's heroics in the death overs once again sailed them out of trouble. With 19 runs required off the last two overs, Bumrah and Boult gave away just four runs each of the 19th and 20 over, respectively. The pace duo helped to seal MI's first win of the 14th IPL season. Mumbai Indians will now hope to continue their winning momentum when they play against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their third game of the season on Saturday (April 17).

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