IPL 2021: Iyer, Tripathi star as KKR break MI jinx to jump to top four

Rookie Venkatesh Iyer left many in awe of his talent as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a clinical performance for the second successive game since IPL's resumption to tame the mighty Mumbai Indians by seven wickets and enter the top-four in the points table in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. After putting MI in, KKR restricted the defending champions to 155 for 6 and in reply, Rahul Tripathi and Venkatesh Iyer hit fiery fifties as KKR chased it down in 15.1 overs with 7 wickets in the bank.