Kolkata beat Mumbai after 12 years at Wankhede Stadium

Mitchell Starc's exceptional four-wicket haul, combined with Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine's masterful spin bowling, propelled Kolkata Knight Riders to a thrilling 24-run victory over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Kolkata's triumph marked their first win over Mumbai at this venue in 12 years, with their previous victory against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede dating back to 2012

Opting to bowl, Jasprit Bumrah (3/18) was at his best as MI bowled out KKR for a modest 169.

Sri Lankan medium pacer Nuwan Thushara (3/42) blew the top-order while Bumrah was menacing at the back end with skipper Hardik Pandya (2/44) also getting a couple of wickets.

For KKR, Venkatesh Iyer (70 off 52) and Manish Pandey (42 off 31) made significant contributions to take the visitors to a decent but sub-par total.

However, Mumbai faltered in their chase as they were bowled out for 145 in 18.5 overs. Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 35) and Tim David (24 off 20) were the notable contributors for Mumbai in their failed chase.

Mitchell Starc was the best bowler for KKR with figures of 4 for 33, while Varun Chakravarthy (2/22), Sunil Narine (2/22) and Andre Russell (2/30) picked up two wickets apiece.

With seven wins in 10 games giving KKR 14 points and the second position in the IPL points table, a berth in the playoffs looks within the grasp of two-time winners KKR.

For Mumbai Indians, the race to the IPL playoffs seems lost even though the five-time winners have four more games to play.