Kolkata Knight Riders started with a victory in IPL 2022. The team defeated Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets. After the match, new KKR captain Shreyas Iyer praised Umesh Yadav. Umesh has been named ‘Man of the Match’. Along with this, he said that when Mahendra Singh Dhoni is batting, there is always tension. Dhoni scored an undefeated half century in this match.
After winning the match, Captain Shreyas, referring to Dhoni, said that when Mahendra Singh Dhoni is batting, there is always tension. He knew that in the end the momentum was going towards them, the bowlers were not able to hold the ball. The team management, the franchises are all excited and we want to continue playing like this.
Referring to the wicket and to Umesh Yadav, he said, this wicket was more fluffy than expected, I thought the wicket would be flat, because I have played here since childhood. Umesh Yadav did very well in practice matches, he always works hard and it’s good to see him play well today.
Significantly, after losing the toss, opting to bat first, CSK scored 131 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. In response, KKR won the match in 18.3 overs. Ajinkya Rahane played a major inning of 44 runs for the team. At the same time, Sam Billings also chipped in 25 runs. Umesh was amazing at bowling. He took two wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs.
