KKR vs MI Highlights, IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets

In the MI vs KKR 2021 match yesterday, Rahul Tripathi and Venkatesh Iyer of KKR has smashed the bowlers of MI on Thursday's match and did half-centuries.

Tripathi scored an unbeaten 74 off 42 balls and Iyer, playing his second IPL game, smashed 53 off 30 balls, as Kolkata raced to 159 for 3 in 15.1 overs, chasing down Mumbai Indians' 155 for 6.

Mumbai Indian's captain Rohit Sharma however failed to deliver anything as he was caught out after his run was 33.

After Rohit's wicket, MI was expecting the exciting Suryakumar Yadav to hammer the bowling from the word go, but that didn't happen. Suryakumar, who has been included in India's squad for the 2021 World T20, could manage only 5 runs off 10 balls before being dismissed by KKR pacer Prasidh Krishna.

The Covid-19 infection, which halted Indian Premier League (IPL) in May this year, seems to yet again breach the bio-bubble, with Sunrisers Hyderabad's Thangarasu Natarajan recently testing positive. Natarajan tested positive just ahead of the team's match against Delhi Capitals in UAE. While the 30-year-old pacer along with six close contacts, including all-rounder Vijay Shankar, were isolated, the match was held as other players tested negative.

The bio-bubble is a concept introduced for the prevention of Covid-19. It is a special arrangement to limit contact with the outside world, and allows only those who are tested negative for the virus to enter the restricted area. To maintain the bio-bubble, the players and staff are even provided separate check-in counters at airports when they travel between matches, besides best healthcare facilities for players, including the option to airlift them to safety.

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