The Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders match in IPL 2023 on Sunday was a special one for the Tendulkar family as Arjun made his IPL debut in game. Arjun, the son of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has been a part of the franchise for the last two years as he was picked up for the base price of Rs 20 lakh ahead of IPL 2021. The left-arm medium pacer started proceedings for MI as he was given the responsibility to bowl the first over.
While Sachin had returned figures of 0 for 11 after bowling two overs in the match against KKR, Arjun conceded 17 runs without taking any wicket.
Talking about the IPL 2023 game on Sunday, Ishan Kishan (58) and Suryakumar Yadav (43) led the charge as MI handed KKR a five-wicket defeat at Wankhede Stadium.
The fastest century in this year's IPL for Venkatesh Iyer - 104 off 51 balls - went in vain for KKR, who suffered their ninth defeat in 10 matches at the Wankhede Stadium, and an overall 23rd in 32 matches against Mumbai Indians.
The highlight of Mumbai Indians' win was not just their sturdy response with the bat chasing 186, but their key middle-order batter Suryakumar banishing batting woes with a 25-ball 43.
(With PTI Inputs)