Twitter Reaction: Venkatesh Iyer, Mitchell Starc lead KKR to victory over MI at Wankhede | IPL 2024

Conflict between Mumbai Indians (MI) again Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede stadium there was a fierce battle of wills, the Knight Riders won by 24 runs.
Venkatesh Iyer considers KKR to be the absolute value of the competition
The Knight Riders, after being asked to bat first, set themselves a target of 170 runs in Mumbai. Venkatesh IyerKolkata’s performance, scoring 70 runs off 52 balls, laid the foundation for Kolkata’s innings. He was well supported by Manish Pandey, who contributed a brisk 42 runs off 31 deliveries. However, a straight bowling attempt from Mumbai Nuwan Thushara again Jasprit Bumrah restricted Kolkata to a total of 169 runs. Thushara and Bumrah took three wickets each, disrupting Kolkata’s batting line-up.
Mitchell Starc produces a match-winning performance
Chasing 170 runs, Mumbai faced early setbacks, their top order failing to build a solid partnership. Suryakumar Yadav showed resilience by scoring 56 runs off 35 balls, but lacked significant support from the middle order. Anyway Tim David24 out of 20 and with blows from the bottom of the order, Mumbai Indians failed to reach the target, giving out 145 runs. Mitchell Starc it was the pick of the Knight Riders bowler. He took four wickets while conceding 33 runs in 3.5 overs.
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Key Functions
- Venkatesh Iyer (KKR): His stunning half-century gave Kolkata a solid platform.
- Nuwan Thushara (MI): His fast-bowling fire ravaged Kolkata’s batting line-up, picking up valuable wickets.
- Mitchell Starc (KKR): Starc’s four-wicket haul wreaked havoc on Mumbai’s batting, tipping the scales in favor of the Knight Riders.
- Jasprit Bumrah (MI): Bumrah’s economical bowling and three key wickets kept Mumbai in contention.
Here’s how Twitter responded:
Images you can hear from the West Coast to the East! 😳 pic.twitter.com/tKW4OoZweL
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 3, 2024
The emotions, the joy, the smiles mean how important this win was @KKRiders!! Wankhede win after 12 years! Absolutely brilliant bowling from Mitchell Starc and co.#MIvKKR
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) May 3, 2024
A huge win from KKR with the bottom score of the wankhede.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 3, 2024
Mitchell Starc with the last wicket @KKRiders 💪
Watch the recap @StarSportsIndia again @JioCinema 💻📱#TATAIPL | #MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/aUz2emSPdV
– Indian Premier League (@IPL) May 3, 2024
Today’s match between MI and KKR at Wankhede is only the fourth time in IPL history that all 20 wickets have fallen in over 1076 matches!
DC v RR, Nagpur 2010
KKR v RCB, Eden Gardens 2017
MI v SRH, Wankhede 2018
KKR v MI, Eden Gardens 2024 #KKRvMI– Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 3, 2024
KKR get the better of MI at Wankhede 👊#MIvKKR #ipl2024
Scorecard: #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/0OtrZ6pw77– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 3, 2024
Mitchell Starc tonight:
First two overs – 1/23.
Last 2 overs – 3/10.– VINTAGE STARC FOR KKR..!!! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ipk3bYEAn8
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 3, 2024
MITCHELL STARC’S 4 WICKETS, BACK WITH THE BANK….!!!!
– Form is temporary but Class is forever 🌟 pic.twitter.com/lFsX5rEk54
— John. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 3, 2024
Mitchell Starc’s IPL turnaround is a slap in the face to all the haters. From laughter to a deadly weapon, he showed the world what real amber looks like. Gambhir’s 20 odd crore bet turned out to be pure genius.#MIvsKKR #MIvKKR
pic.twitter.com/ysAnaZhxMv– Satan (@Scentofawoman10) May 3, 2024
It wasn’t meant to be 💔#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/GRbiXmx0O0
– Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 3, 2024