In the 51st match of IPL 2024, on Friday, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 24 runs. In this match, former MI captain Rohit Sharma did not get a place in the playing 11. He came to bat as an influential player. In such a situation, the team’s experienced spinner Piyush Chawla has revealed why Rohit Sharma did not get a place in the playing 11. Piyush Chawla said that Rohit Sharma played as an unimpressive player due to his back stiffness.
Rohit’s bat did not work
Rohit Sharma’s performance in the match was nothing special. He scored 11 runs in 12 balls with the help of 1 six. Sunil Narayan once again made him his victim. Rohit Sharma’s bat has been quiet in the last few matches. He scored 4 against Lucknow Super Giants, 8 against Delhi Capitals, 6 against Rajasthan Royals and 36 against Punjab Kings. Rohit Sharma has scored 326 runs in the 11 matches played so far at an average of 32.60 and strike rate of 154.50. During this period he has also scored 1 century.
match status
Talking about the match, Kolkata Knight Riders, who came to bat first after losing the toss, were all out for 169 runs. Venkatesh Iyer was the top scorer with 70 runs. Apart from this, M.sh Pandey played an inning of 42 runs in 31 balls. Jasprit Bumrah and Nuwan Thushara got 3-3 wickets for Mumbai Indians. While captain Hardik Pandya took 2 wickets. In reply, MI could score only 145 runs in 18.5 overs. Apart from Suryakumar Yadav, no other batsman could do anything special. Akash played an innings of 56 runs in 35 balls.
