IPL 2021: Trent Boult not getting carried away with Mumbai Indians record against KKR

The
defending
champions
Mumbai
Indians
have
beaten
KKR
22
times
in
the
28
meetings
between
the
two
sides
so
far
in
the
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL)
with
the
Kolkata-based
franchise
winning
only
on
six
ocassions.

Even
during
last
season
in
UAE,
MI
did
the
double
over
KKR
and
the
five-time
champions
have
the
chance
to
do
the
same
this
season
as
well,
having
won
the
reverse
fixture
by
10
runs
earlier
this
year
in
April.

Mumbai
Indians
will
face
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
at
the
Sheikh
Zayed
Stadium
in
Abu
Dhabi,
the
same
venue
where
Rohit
Sharma’s
side
registered
a
49-runs
and
8-wicket
wins
in
IPL
2020.

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Although
MI
have
a
better
record
against
KKR
in
the
cash-rich
league,
Boult
believes
that
history
does
not
matter
in
the
T20
format
and
it’s
all
about
‘starting
afresh’.

“It
is
more
about
starting
afresh,
every
game
is
such
a
big
game,
every
match
is
important
now.
History
is
history,
it
is
nice
to
have
previous
results
against
them,
but
they
are
a
quality
side
and
we
would
not
take
them
lightly,”
said
Boult
during
a
virtual
press
conference.

The
32-year-old
Boult
like
most
of
the
international
or
overseas
cricketers
also
felt
that
competing
in
the
IPL
is
good
preparation
for
the
upcoming
T20
World
Cup,
which
will
be
held
in
the
UAE
and
Oman
in
October-November.

“You
could
probably
not
have
any
better
build-up
to
the
tournament
like
the
T20
World
Cup.
The
focus
is
on
what’s
on
for
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
but
in
terms
of
preparation,
it
is
very
good.

“Conditions
can
change
quite
quickly
but
having
to
deal
with
the
heat
and
humidity
is
a
big
challenge
at
this
stage.
It
is
going
to
be
interesting
to
see
how
conditions
move
over
the
course
of
the
next
few
weeks,”
Boult
concluded.

IPL
2021:
Will
Mumbai
Indians
duo
Rohit
and
Hardik
return
against
KKR?
Boult
gives
update

Boult
will
be
part
of
the
New
Zealand
team
for
the
T20
World
Cup,
but
before
that
the
left-arm
pacer
and
Mumbai
Indians
will
look
to
get
back
to
winning
ways
after
suffering
a
20-run
loss
to
Chennai
Super
Kings
on
Sunday
(September
19).

MI,
who
are
placed
in
fourth
position
currently,
will
play
an
in-form
KKR,
who
are
on
six
points
and
in
the
sixth
position
after
thumping
RCB
for
a
9-wicket
victory
on
Monday
(September
20).

Eoin
Morgan’s
KKR
also
have
a
chance
to
pip
MI
to
foruth
place
with
a
victory.
So,
the
reigning
champions
are
up
against
it
as
they
look
to
seal
a
play-off
spot
in
IPL
2021.

(With
PTI
inputs)