Arjun Tendulkar makes debut for KKR clash
Rohit Sharma out due to stomach bug, Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar to make IPL debut with Dwayne Jansen
After scoring his first half-century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma had to miss the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday. In his absence, batsman Suryakumar Yadav stepped into the shoes of the captain and won the toss against Nitish Rana & Co. at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Stand-in captain Suryakumar said that Mumbai Indians will field first in their second home match this season. When asked about the reason for Rohit’s absence, Surya said that the MI skipper has got a stomachache. As far as team news is concerned, Arjun Tendulkar, son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, will be making his IPL debut alongside Dwayne Jansen.
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“Would love to bowl first, wicket looks dry. The ball comes on to the bat well later. Rohit is out, he has got an infection in his stomach. It’s time to perform well. We’re going in with one change, Duane Jansen comes in, everything else the same,” Surya said at the toss.
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It was good for KKR skipper Nitish Rana to lose the toss as the visitors wanted to bat first. KKR has fielded an unchanged playing XI for the game against the five-time champions.
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“We were going to bat first anyway. Good mood in the dressing room, we need to improve our bowling. We are confident that we can chase 200-210. I think the ball can turn in the second innings. One player can’t win you a tournament, it’s a team sport. It’s good for us that everyone is scoring runs. We will aim to score around 180 runs on this wicket, we are playing with the same team,” said KKR skipper Nitish Rana.
Here are the playing XI:
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Riley Meredith.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakraborty.
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