IPL 2020: KKR beat RR by 60 runs but their playoff berth depends on MI, SRH contest

Eoin Morgan led from the front while Pat Cummins starred with the ball as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Rajasthan Royal (RR) by 60 runs in Match 54 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Dubai on November 1 and kept their playoff hopes alive.

Now they will hope that MI should defeat SRH on Tuesday so that they can qualify for the playoff.

Defending 191, KKR conceded 19 runs on the first five balls. But then, KKR turned it on with the ball. Cummins had Robin Uthappa caught on the final ball of the first over. Cummins, bowling his second over, picked two big wickets as RR lost Ben Stokes and Steve Smith.

Shivam Mavi gave KKR their fourth wicket after he had Sanju Samson caught behind the wickets before Cummins, bowling his third over in the powerplay, picked his fourth wicket, dismissing Riyan Parag with a short ball.

Jos Buttler and Rahul Tewatia then added 43 runs together but Varun Chakravarthy broke the partnership after Buttlerm who scored 35, was holed out in the deep. While Tewatia put up some fight and scored 31, Chakravarthy dismissed the left-hander soon after RR moved past 100.

KKR eventually restricted RR to 131/9 to complete a comprehensive 60-run win.

Earlier, RR elected to bowl and restricted KKR to 191/7.

Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 191/7 (Eoin Morgan 68*, Rahul Tripathi 39; Rahul Tewatia 3/25) beat Rajasthan Royals 131/9 (Jos Buttler 35, Rahul Tewatia 31; Pat Cummins 4/34) by 60 runs

Courtesy: www.iplt20.com