On the back of a staunch bowling performance which simply shattered the Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians have now fixed a fourth appointment against the Rising Pune Supergiant for the all-important clash in the final on Sunday.
For the Knight Riders, it was just a sorry tale, as their own gimmicks of using Sunil Narine at the top of the order didn’t come off and resulted in an absolute mess. The top order wilted away with barely 30 runs on the board, and half the side was lost.
Needing a mere 108 to win, Mumbai never had any difficulties in the chase and despite losing a few early wickets, skipper Rohit Sharma and Krunal Pandya steadied the ship and the formalities were wrapped up soon.
The men from Mumbai now will take on the Rising Pune Supergiant for the final in Hyderabad. Fans on Twitter reacted, as Mumbai advanced through and below are some of the tweets.
#KKR 34/5. Someone Please Remind Them They Aren't Chasing 48 Tonight. ???#MIvKKR #KKRvMI #IPL #IPL10 #KKRvsMI #MIvsKKR
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) May 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/venkyjustvenki/status/865586587102359552
https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIvKKR?src=tren&data_id=tweet%3A865578566209093633
I think Ambati Raydu is the most frustrated batsman in this world. ?#MIvKKR #IPL
— Lovers of Rishabh Datta (@Rishabhfanpage) May 19, 2017
Players to score 300 runs in all 10 seasons of IPL:
Suresh Raina
ROHIT SHARMA* #MIvKKR— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) May 19, 2017
These Pandya bros are insane #MIvKKR #IPL
— Gururaj Bhatia (@gururajbhatia) May 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/jibber_jabber05/status/865616192731361286
Look at ghambir's face ??????? #MIvKKR #CricketMeriJaan
— Almina ❤️ Gurmeet (@alminas49) May 19, 2017
Seems like @robbieuthappa has changed roles with @ImRo45
Throwing away his wicket by playing beautiful Cricket Shots#MIvKKR @cricbuzz— Prasoon Raj (@PrasoonRaj_13) May 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/RafiqueBhaukali/status/865616169029349376
@KKRiders Probably the team with the most haters. But there are peoples who love them the most. Thanks for wonderful season. #AmiKKR #MIvKKR
— ?? Sahil (@IMShutterBug_) May 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/inshirah04/status/865616146912989185
https://twitter.com/Aneelgs/status/865616113710891008
@mipaltan giving a really hard time to @KKRiders #MIvKKR
— Ramit Vazirani (@RamitVazirani) May 19, 2017
Once again Krunal Pandya showing excellent temperament. A calm head is what @mipaltan needed most.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 19, 2017
Opening with Sunil Narine is a gamble and gives the impression of depth to the line-up. But then, T20 is about taking gambles
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 19, 2017
Bumrah-Karn 7 wickets for 23 runs in 7 overs. Game, Set, Match for #MI??? Needless to say that #KKR must strike EARLY & keep Striking.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 19, 2017
KKR has played on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday…third day is always the moving day of a cricket match 😉 #MIvKKR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 19, 2017