MI made a strong statement with their first win of the IPL 2025 season, crushing KKR by 8 wickets in the 12th match. Captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to chase. KKR’s struggles with their opening pair continued from their first two matches. This time, Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar struck early, dismissing Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock, and putting KKR on the back foot.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, and Rinku Singh tried to stabilize the innings, but none could convert their starts into a big score. Debutant Ashwani Kumar was the standout bowler for Mumbai Indians. He took four crucial wickets—Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Manish Pandey. KKR got bowled out for just 116 runs, marking the lowest total of the IPL 2025 so far.
Mumbai Indians started their chase cautiously, as Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma both took time to settle. As it looked like they were winning the powerplay, the West Indian pacer got Rohit out with a short ball for just 13 runs. Despite there being two foreign players on the crease, quality spinners Narine and Varun Chakravarthy couldn’t get them out. Russell took the second wicket as well, as the struggle-filled innings of Will Jacks came to an end.
On the other side, Rickelton looked in a fine touch today, as he scored his first fifty in IPL. Then came Suryakumar Yadav, and it looked like he wanted to finish this match as early as possible. He scored 27 runs in just 9 balls and helped MI get their first win of the season after two losses. MI jumped to 6th position with 1 win and 2 losses in 3 games. Meanwhile, the reigning champions are at the dead bottom with the worst run rate out of all teams.
Fans react to reigning champions KKR’s embarrassing loss to Mumbai Indians
Before the match between KKR and MI, fans anticipated a fierce contest between bat and ball. However, it turned into a one-sided affair, as KKR’s batsmen had no answer for MI debutant Ashwini Kumar. While many fans celebrated Mumbai’s victory, others were disappointed by KKR’s sudden batting collapse.
One fan criticized Kolkata’s bowling performance, while another called the loss even more humiliating than Shah Rukh Khan’s ban from Wankhede Stadium. One user made a ridiculous prediction of captain Pandya removing Rohit from the team due to his bad performance. Here are some of the top fan reactions:
One fan was delighted with Mumbai Indians’ strong comeback, while another criticized SKY’s batting, claiming he only performed well when the team was already winning. Some fans doubted KKR’s chances of winning the IPL this season, pointing out a lack of a winning mentality in the squad. Overall, many fans slammed Kolkata Knight Riders for their disastrous performance.