Although Ajinkya Rahane was happy to lose the toss against the Mumbai Indians, his uncertainty in decision-making carried into the team’s batting. The threatening duo of Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar spit venom with Ashwani Kumar further epitomising the impact. Following a 41-run powerplay, the debutant wreaked havoc into the defending champions’ middle order, with Andre Russell’s bowled being the highlight of all his four-scalps. At one point, it seemed like KKR could struggle to make it to a hundred, but a couple of lusty blows from Ramandeep Singh propelled them to 116.
In reply, the Mumbai Indians got off to a steady start after Ryan Rickelton escaped through Spencer Johnson’s vicious first over. Harshit Rana’s failure to adapt to the new ball in the absence of Vaivhab Arora allowed them to settle with swinging conditions. Although Rohit Sharma struggled for a 13-ball 12, Rickelton’s stroke play helped Mumbai reach 55 inside the powerplay. A 45-run stand with Jacks followed as Rickelton smashed his maiden IPL fifty before Suryakumar Yadav’s 27 at a strike rate of 300 eased the chase with eight wickets in hand.
RCB 😂🤌 pic.twitter.com/FN20kv4HXo
— Wellu (@Wellutwt) March 31, 2025
Chai business is so bad in this heat that Dolly had to start doing side hustle pic.twitter.com/8cE3I2FWXD
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 31, 2025
Crazy
Try
KKR fans trying to understand why KKR management bought Venkatesh Iyer for 23.75 and let go Phil Salt and Starc- pic.twitter.com/CssgexVfHp
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) March 31, 2025
Rohit Sharma dropped for one match and Mumbai indians find their rhythm back
Coincidence? I don’t think so remember BGT ’24? pic.twitter.com/XXra5uAGss— Kevin (@imkevin149) March 31, 2025
Thrashed
We thrash KKR at home again & that’s such a feel good thing!
Clinical evening in Blue & Gold! We’re on the board with an NRR boost!#MIvKKR— Nish Navalkar (@YUVI_NISH) March 31, 2025
He’s here
Woh aa gaya? 🤩 pic.twitter.com/rf79g72lVH
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) March 31, 2025
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) March 31, 2025
Nice
Players to have played in every IPL season from 2008 to 2025:
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
MS Dhoni
Manish Pandey #IPL2025 #MIvKKR— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 31, 2025
Comeback time
Comeback horha kya? pic.twitter.com/ITjjpxQdTH
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) March 31, 2025
