Mon Mar 31 14:40:00 UTC 2025: ## Mumbai Indians Bowl Out KKR for Meagre 116 in IPL 2025 Clash

**Mumbai, March 31, 2025** – Mumbai Indians (MI) dominated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their IPL 2025 encounter at the Wankhede Stadium today, bowling out their opponents for a paltry 116 runs. Debutant Ashwini Kumar shone with the ball, claiming four wickets, while Deepak Chahar bagged two. Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya, Vignesh Puthur, and Mitchell Santner each contributed a wicket to the impressive bowling performance.

KKR’s batting lineup struggled immensely. Only Ankrish Raghuvanshi managed a respectable score of 26 runs, while five batsmen were dismissed for single-digit scores. The lower order attempted a late fightback, but it proved insufficient to prevent a comprehensive defeat.

The match saw a strong bowling display from MI, who effectively stifled KKR’s batting from the outset. The early wickets of Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock set the tone, and the KKR innings never recovered. The absence of Rohit Sharma from MI’s starting XI, playing instead as an impact player, did not hinder their victory.

Mumbai’s winning playing XI included Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt.), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwini Kumar, and Vignesh Puthur. Kolkata’s playing XI comprised Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (capt.), Rinku Singh, Ankrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakravarthy.

This win further extends MI’s head-to-head record against KKR, although KKR had won five of their last six encounters prior to this match.

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