Key Highlights :
1. Suryakumar Yadav scored 43 from 25 balls to help Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets.
2. Venkatesh Iyer became only the second Kolkata batter to score an IPL hundred, even as his effort went in vain.
3. Arjun Tendulkar (0-17 in two overs), the son of cricket great Sachin Tendulkar, made a much-awaited debut for Mumbai and bowled an impressive opening spell although he didn't pick up a wicket.
4. Iyer reached 50 off only 23 balls and continued his charge even as the other Kolkata batsmen struggled to get going.
5. Andre Russell's 21 not out was the second highest score of the innings, and the only other Kolkata batter to hit a six.
6. Iyer scored 50 more runs off 26 balls to reach his first IPL hundred off 49 balls.
7. It was the second century of the IPL season after Sunrisers Hyderabad's Harry Brook against Kolkata on Friday.
8. Iyer broke a long-standing Kolkata record, though, becoming only the second batter after Brendon McCullum to score a century for the franchise in 16 years of competition. McCullum had scored his hundred on IPL's opening night back in 2008, hitting 158 not out off 73 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Mumbai Indians stunned Kolkata Knight Riders with a five-wicket win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. The match was reduced to 14 overs due to rain and Mumbai Indians, chasing a modest total of 116, were in trouble at 5 for 57. However, the comeback of Suryakumar Yadav, who top-scored with 43 off 27 balls, ensured Mumbai Indians won by five wickets with 14 balls remaining. Yadav, who had been out of form, was the difference-maker for Mumbai Indians. Yadav was the only batsman to score more than 20 runs in the match.
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