Watch: Ishan, Rohit Steal Zaheer From Live Interview For Victory Parade

Mumbai Indians opening pair Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan laid a wonderful foundation for the team, chasing the target of 186 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on Sunday. The duo put in 65 runs for the first wicket before Rohit was dismissed for 20 runs. However, after the match, Rohit and Ishan barged into former MI star Zaheer Khan's interview with the broadcaster, taking him away from the camera during the live shoot.

Zaheer was in a chat with Jio Cinema, one of the broadcasters of the T20 league. But, celebrating the team's win against KKR with some special fans, Rohit and Ishan took him away from the interview, into their victory parade. Here's the video:

Chasing a target of 186, Mumbai got off to a fiery start as their openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma hammered Shardul Thakur for 16 runs in the second over of the game. The Mumbai duo continued their blistering form as they slammed Umesh Yadav for 17 runs with the help of two sixes and one four.

The constant strike rotation and picking up boundaries for fun kept the pressure off Mumbai. The Mumbai openers settled in with loose deliveries on offer and made use of the scoring opportunities given by the Kolkata pacers.

Kishan in red-hot form slammed Sunil Narine for 22 runs in the 4th over with the help of two sixes and brought his team's score beyond the 50-run mark.

The aggressive pair piled up beyond 60 runs in 5 overs, however, the 65-run partnership between the openers was broken as Suyash Sharma dismissed Rohit for 20.

The right-handed batter Suryakumar Yadav then came out to bat. Kishan kept his red-hot form going as he brought up a 21-ball half-century in the 8th over of the game. After slamming a maximum in the 9th over, Kishan fell prey to Varun Chakaravarthy's stunning ball. Ishan Kishan departed not before scoring a cracking 52 off just 22 deliveries.

Tilak Varma then came out to bat. The Mumbai batters rotated the strike brilliantly, not allowing the Kolkata bowlers to settle down while whacking the loose balls on offer. Suyash Sharma then produced a stunning delivery to bowled Tilak Varma for 30 off 25.

Tim David then came out to bat and slammed Chakaravarthy for 15 runs with the help of two maximums. Suryakumar then fell prey in the 17th over to Shardul Thakur after scoring 43 runs.

Nehal Wadhera then came out to bat but could to do much as he was sent back to the pavilion after scoring just 6 runs. In the 18th over David guided his team to a 5-wicket victory over KKR.

With PTI inputs

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