KKR vs MI – IPL 2022 Report: Pat Cummins’ smack fest!

KKR vs MI – Match 14 – IPL 2022 Report: Kolkata Knight Riders thumped Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets with 4 overs remaining – thanks to Pat Cummins’ joint fastest half-century in IPL history in just 14 balls. Cummins scored 35 runs off Daniel Sams’ over (16^th over) to finish the proceedings.

Cummins has equalled KL Rahul’s record of 14-ball fifty against Delhi in 2018. Venkatesh Iyer returned to form as he registered his 5^th IPL half-century.

Earlier Suryakumar Yadav returned to IPL and scored a 36-ball 52 while baby AB Dewald Brevis made his IPL debut with Mumbai Indians.

Toss: Shreyas Iyer (KKR) won the toss and elect to bowl

Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings (wk), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Varun Chakaravarthy

Mumbai Indians:

Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Dewald Brevis, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi

Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

KKR vs MI - Pat Cummins played his first match of IPL 2022 (PC: BCCI) — KKR vs MI – Pat Cummins played his first match of IPL 2022 (PC: BCCI)

KKR vs MI – IPL 2022 – Match Summary

MI 161-4 in 20 overs

Ishan Kishan 14 (21) – 1 four

Dewald Brevis 29 (19) – 2 fours & 2 sixes

Suryakumar Yadav 52 (36)- 5 fours & 2 sixes

Tilak Varma 38*(27) – 3 fours & 2 sixes

Kieron Pollard 22*(5) – 5 fours – 440 Strike Rate

KKR vs MI - Pat Cummins hit the winning six (PC: BCCI) — KKR vs MI – Pat Cummins hit the winning six (PC: BCCI)

KKR 162-5 in 16 overs

Venkatesh Iyer 50*(41) – 6 fours & 1 six

Sam Billings 17 (12) – 2 sixes

Andre Russell 11 (5) – 1 four & 1 six

Pat Cummins 56*(15) – 4 fours & 6 sixes

Pat Cummins – Ball by Ball innings:

1, 6, 4, 0, 0, 6, 4, 1, 6, 4, 6, 6, 2, 4, 6

Daniel Sams 3-0-50-1

Tymal Mills 3-0-38-2

Murugan Ashwin 3-0-25-2

Result: KKR won by 5 wickets

KKR vs MI Player of the Match: Pat Cummins

Points Table:

KKR – 6 points – 1st spot

MI – 0 points – 7th spot

IPL Fastest Half Centuries

Batsman	Runs	Balls for Fifty	Versus	Year
Pat Cummins	56*	14	MI	2022
KL Rahul	51	14	DC	2018
Yusuf Pathan	72	15	SRH	2014
Sunil Narine	54	15	RCB	2017
Suresh Raina	87	16	PBKS	2014
Ishan Kishan	84	16	SRH	2021
Chris Gayle	175*	17	PWI	2013
Hardik Pandya	91	17	KKR	2019
Kieron Pollard	87	17	CSK	2021
Adam Gilchrist	85	17	DC	2009
Chris Morris	82	17	GL	2016
Nicholas Pooran	77	17	SRH	2020