Mumbai Indians put on a commanding display at Wankhede thrashing Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets in Match 12 of IPL 2025. The star of the show was Ashwani Kumar who delivered a dream debut with a fiery 4-wicket haul dismantling KKR for just 116 runs. Ryan Rickelton then guided MI home with an unbeaten 62 wrapping up the chase in just 12.5 overs.

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Debutant Ashwani Kumar proved to be KKR’s nightmare ripping through their batting lineup with his impressive spell. His four-wicket haul left KKR struggling failing to build any momentum. MI’s bowlers kept up the pressure ensuring Kolkata never got going.

Chasing a modest 117 MI openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton started well with a 46-run partnership. While Sharma fell to Andre Russell for 13 Rickelton continued unfazed. Suryakumar Yadav then provided a final push smashing a quickfire 27 off just nine balls to seal the victory with 43 balls to spare.

Post-Match Reactions

Hardik Pandya MI captain "Very satisfying to win, especially at home. The way we did it, as a group, everyone chipped in - can't be happier. It's always a challenge of picking one guy here and there. With our team it's pretty sorted with the players who we are backing. This wicket just offered a bit more and we thought Ashwani can come in and bowl the way he bowled. First of all, it's all because of the scouts. All MI scouts have gone all the places and picked these young kidsWe played a practice game and it looked like he had that zip and late swing, had a different action and plus he is a leftie. The way he took that wicket of Russell was a very crucial wicket. And especially, how he started with that catch of Quinton. Was great to see a fast bowler jumping that high. As I mentioned earlier, it's a great sign for everyone to chip in and kick of the tournament for us"

Ashwani Kumar | POTM "It's a big thing for me to get this opportunity and get the Man of the Match. My native place is in Mohali district. Has taken a lot of hard work and by God's grace I'm here. I had full confidence but still there's always nervousness before a game. Whatever opportunities I get, will make people proud back home"

Ajinkya Rahane KKR captain "Collective batting failure. It was a good wicket to bat on as I mentioned in the toss. 180-190 would have been good on this wicket. It has a very good bounce. Sometimes you have to use the pace and bounce. We got to learn really fast from this game. Couldn't do much with the ball. They tried their best. But not much runs on the board. We kept on losing wickets. Four wickets in the powerplay. It was difficult to consolidate and get that total on the board. You need that partnership going. You need one batsman to stay till the end"