Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh, proper, interacts with Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Varma whereas KKR’s Anukul Roy, centre, interacts with different Mumbai Indians gamers after the staff’s win following the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Wednesday, Could 20, 2026.
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Mumbai Indians bowling coach Paras Mhambrey admitted that even on a difficult Eden Gardens pitch his staff ought to have scored some extra runs to beat Kolkata Knight Riders within the return leg of their IPL contest.
Mhambrey stated shedding 4 wickets for 46 runs within the PowerPlay hampered his staff’s progress because it managed 147 for eight. Finally, MI misplaced the match by 4 wickets.
“It wasn’t a straightforward pitch. Not a standard Eden Gardens wicket. It had a spongy bounce. It was just a bit bit up and down that made stroke-making slightly tough. Credit score to them that they bowled nicely. If you lose 4 wickets within the PowerPlay, it’s all the time tough to return again. We have been some 20-25 runs quick on this pitch. We nonetheless may have managed 160 [with a partnership]. And that might have been actually aggressive,” stated Mhambrey.
“It’s all about partnerships. We misplaced wickets often and it was very tough for us to assemble a partnership.”
Requested in regards to the catches which MI couldn’t seize, Mhambrey stated that was half and parcel of the sport.
Mhambrey stated MI would concentrate on profitable its final match towards Rajasthan Royals on Sunday with out bothering about its impression on RR’s prospects of creating it to the playoffs.
Printed – Could 21, 2026 02:24 pm IST
