MI Star Ashwani Kumar Makes History
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After two back-to-back losses, Mumbai Indians finally opened their win tally against Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Opting to bowl, MI bundled out the defending champions for 116 with debutant pacer Ashwani Kumar claiming a four-wicket haul.
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Later, MI comfortably chased down the target in 12.5 overs with eight wickets in hand. Ryan Rickelton scored an unbeaten 62 off 41 balls.
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It was a dream debut for pacer Ashwani Kumar who broke the backbone of KKR's batting lineup with his figures of 4/24.
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He removed Ajinkya Rahane (11), Rinku Singh (17), Manish Pandey (19) and all-rounder Andre Russell (5) in his four-over quota.
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With this memorable spell, Ashwani not only bagged the Player of the Match award but also achieved a historic IPL feat.
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The left-arm pacer became the first Indian bowler to claim a four-wicket haul on debut.
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