Proactive Venkatesh gets to work

Kolkata Knight Riders (157 for 7) beat Mumbai Indians (139 for 8) by 18 runs

The ball was swinging and troubling the batsmen in overcast conditions. With the hard-hitting openers dismissed and Russell still out, Venkatesh took charge of the innings. He walked down the track, swung back to pull the short balls, and used his reach to score 25 off 10 in the powerplay. That included 14 off five balls against Bumrah.

Venkatesh was also lucky to get edges off the fielders and his proactive approach helped KKR to 77 off the first eight overs, all bowled by fast bowlers.