Pat Cummins of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates the wicket of Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals. Sportzpics for BCCI
Morgan masterminds Kolkata’s massive win
The Kolkata Knight Riders vaulted from the bottom of the IPL 2020 points table to the top four after a massive 60-run win over the Rajasthan Royals in Dubai on Sunday night. Captain Eoin Morgan played a great hand, striking 68 runs off 35 balls to catapult Kolkata to a winning total of 191/7 in 20 overs.
Rajasthan’s chase never got off the ground, losing five wickets inside the powerplay. After that Rajasthan never seemed to make a match of it, although they played the full 20 overs to finish at 131/9.
Earlier, Jofra Archer drew first blood for Rajasthan with the second ball of the game, but Shubhman Gill (36 in 33) and Rahul Tripathi (39 off 33) put on a rollicking stand of 72. At 71/1, Kolkata hit the skids losing four wickets with the addition of 17 runs, but Morgan’s sterling knock ensured that Kolkata had a big score to put Rajasthan under pressure. And Rajasthan crumbled. So did their playoff hopes.
